inference making

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Research Article of the Month: October 2023

Monday, October 30, 2023
We highlight the findings of the scientific review article “Reading Comprehension: Core Components and Processes.”
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Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Educational Video Programming and Literacy Learning

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Three tips to keep in mind while watching TV as a home learning activity.
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Effective Literacy Lesson: Making and Evaluating Predictions to Support Comprehension

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
An instructional sequence shows how to help students integrate new info with their mental representation of the text.
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Filling the Gaps: Text Sets Build Background Knowledge and Improve Comprehension of Informational Texts

Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Consider the objective of the unit and what students already know, and then begin building a diverse set of texts for students to read.
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Inference Making: The Key to Advanced Reading Development

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Inference making, or the ability to connect information across a text, is a key reading comprehension skill. Learn ways to help students make inferences.

Making Inferences

Thursday, April 28, 2016
An overview of the Iowa Reading Research Center's Making Inferences graphic organizer, a tool to help children organize their thoughts and make inferences.