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READER THINKING

SESSION 3  |  Grades K-12 / ELL  |  Handout

Teach inferring in 5 steps

Use both voices to make an inference

Reveal the inference process within an anchor chart

Connect reader voices with Roz Linder’s Silhouette Head.

Anchor Chart pieces for Reader Voices & Make Inferences
Grades K-2: Voices | Inferences
Grades 3-5: Voices | Inferences
Grades 6-12: Voices | Inferences

Require readers to show their thinking.

Apply the 5-step inference process regardless of text type

Visual Text

Print Text

Audio Text

Video Text