How can teachers help their students to become stronger readers?
Simple. Give them the tools (aka reading comprehension strategies) to help them make sense of what they read.
Ok, maybe not so simple.
Teaching students these strategies does take practice, intentional instruction, and loooots of modeling. But that doesn’t mean we have to make it complicated in the way that we teach these reading strategies.
When it comes to teaching comprehension strategies, like inferring, we can provide our students with simple, concrete examples before turning them loose to try it on for size.
In this episode, we’ll break down reading comprehension instruction, specifically, how to teach students to make inferences while reading. I’ll take a straightforward, step-by-step approach to make sure you know how to explain inferring to your students (and how to explain what it is not.) I’ll show you how to seamlessly go from modeling concrete and tangible examples before transitioning into using this comprehension strategy in different texts.
It’s an episode that you’re going to want to tuck away in your teacher toolbox.
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LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
EPISODE 41: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies
EPISODE 42: Reading Comprehension Instruction: How to Teach Making Connections
EPISODE 47: Reading Comprehension Strategies: How to Teach Visualizing
EPISODE 51: Reading Comprehension Strategies: How to Teach Making Predictions
EPISODE 59: A Step-By-Step Guide to Teaching Determining Importance in the Upper Elementary Classroom
Here are some of my favorite books to use when modeling inferring (affiliate links):
- The Wretched Stone by Chris Van Allsburg
- The Memory String by Eve Bunting
- This Is Not My Hat by Job Klassen
- The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
Grab my FREE Inferring Bookmark inside the Members Resource Library under “Reading Resources.”
