Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to infer from reading a text.

VOCABULARY

To infer: to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have.

To make or draw an inference:

To understand something based on facts, the information is not explicitly stated, rather gathered from what clues there are in the text.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Read the following text and answer these questions:

1. What can you infer from this?
2. What clues tell you that?

Jane knew she had to make this shot. The game depended on her. She dribbled the ball and threw it. She closed her eyes and hoped she made it!