Inferring
Describe what readers
do when they infer
Predict why a character
acts a certain way
Look for clues in pictures to see what a character is
feeling
Look for clues in reading to figure out why a person is acting
that way
Here is an example of how to use inferring in a reading
Book Title The Great Kapok Tree Author Lynne
Cherry
We don’t know why the
man wants to cut down the tree so we have to infer the answer. We also don’t know why he chose
to stop so we have to infer that answer too. We have to use clues in the text to infer what the
animals are feeling.
What are characters feeling?
