SESSION 1  |  Grades K-12 / ELL All Levels | HANDOUT

Make inferences in 5 steps

Use both voices to make an inference

8½x11 Silhouette | Color | Black & White

Reveal the inference process within an anchor chart

Connect reader voices with Roz Linder’s Silhouette Head.

Anchor Chart pieces for basic inference—and additional thinking stems for a lack of background knowledge.
Readers Make Inferences

Require readers to show their thinking.

Print onto card stock and laminate to create individual “whiteboards.”

Record the thinking for 3 comprehension questions.

Apply the 5-step inference process regardless of text type

Start with visual text.

Template

World Series Photo
Jamboard from Student Group 2

Make inferences with all text types.

Video Text

Video | Template | Example

Make inferences—even when background knowledge is lacking.

Example