1. What does it mean to infer?
INFERENCE
What does it mean to infer?

2. To infer, sometimes called “reading between the lines”, means to draw on prior knowledge along with facts to make a prediction about upcoming events.

3. HOW TO MAKE INFERENCES IN READING COMPREHENSION
Readers who infer…
􀂃 Draw conclusions about their reading by connecting the text with their background knowledge
􀂃 Synthesize new ideas and information
􀂃 Create unique understandings of the text they are reading
􀂃 Make predictions about the text, confirm or disconfirm those predictions based on textual information
􀂃 Extend their comprehension beyond literal understandings of the printed page

4. WHAT CAN YOU INFER FROM THIS PICTURE?

5. YOU MIGHT INFER THAT …

6. What can be inferred from this short paragraph?
My wife and I tried to pack light but we made sure not to forget our bathing suits and sun block. I wasn't sure if I would get seasick again so I made sure to pack some medicine for upset stomachs.

7. YOU MIGHT INFER THAT …