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    Inference Ideas
    By tangolily
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    Tanny McGregor introduces inference by bringing in her husband's old slipper and asking what you can tell about the owner just from examining the slipper. Make a T-chart with the kids labeled Evidence, Inference. For example, there is a pet hair on the slipper so the owner probably has a dog. The slipper is old and worn, so the owner probably loves his slippers and doesn't want to get rid of them-or maybe is poor and can't afford new ones, or hates to shop.
    End with a formula for Inference like Evidence + What we already know (schema) = Inference.
    See Comprehension Connections by Tanny McGregor
    http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&tag=mozilla-20&index=blended&link_code=qs&field-keywords=Tanny%20mcgregor&sourceid=Mozilla-search

    Inference Game (This might be from CAFE Book by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser.)
    Give a sentence like:
    My dad came into the living room, turned off the TV and frowned at me. or
    My mom came home with a bag from the Nintendo store.
    Have students write or discuss what they can infer... This can be done as a daily writing prompt throughout the year.

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