Site is loading image

Pardon our stardust! You've reached our interactive prototype, where we're polishing and adding new content daily!

A younger reader inferencing with a decodable text.

Inferencing

Start Skill Explainer

A younger reader inferencing with a decodable text.

Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
Video: See Inferencing in the Classroom
Watch a demonstration of how to teach inferencing. Reading Universe provides hands-on resources and teaching materials for teachers.
Language Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
Model Inferencing with a Decodable Text
Learn how to explicitly teach inferencing with a decodable text, including specific resources, examples, and tips.
Language Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
Sentence Level Inferencing
Learn how to explicitly teach inferencing at the sentence level, including introducing and defining the concept with resources, examples, and tips.
Language Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
Model the Concept of Inferencing with a Read-Aloud
Learn how to explicitly teach inferencing with a read-aloud, including introducing and defining the concept with specific resources, examples, and tips.
Language Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
Use a Picture to Introduce the Concept of Inferencing
Learn how to explicitly teach, including introducing and defining the concept. Includes specific resources, examples, and tips.
Language Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
How to Teach Inferencing
Learn how to explicitly teach, including introducing and defining the concept. Includes specific resources, examples, and tips.
Reading Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
When to Teach Inferencing
Learn when to teach the skill.
Reading Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
skill Explainer
An Overview of Inferencing
Learn how to teach, when to teach the skill, how to build fluency, how to assess student learning & more. Includes sample lesson plans.
Language Comprehension
Reasoning
Inferencing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!
Inferencing Skill Explainer
video
Teaching Inferencing with Elke Blanchard
Reading coach Elke Blanchard teaches students how to make inferences from what they've learned in the text of a story and from their background knowledge.
Reasoning
Questioning
Inferencing
Retelling
Main Idea & Supporting Details
Summarizing
Sign in to save your favorites.
Don't have an account? It's easy and free to sign up!

Reading Universe is made possible by generous support from
Jim & Donna Barksdale, the AFT, the Emily Hall Tremaine
Foundation, and three anonymous donors.

AFT Education Healthcare Public Services