​What do you know? What do I need to find out?

• ​readers use clues from the story and then your own background knowledge (SCHEMA) to figure out details of the story

​I USE WHAT I ALREADY KNOW!

​(the more I read, experience things and study the more I know!

​This is why the older you get, the easier it is to inference things.

​WHY DO WE SHAKE A BIRTHDAY GIFT BOX?

​Making an inference involves using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know.

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We take all the things we know about... and add that to the things the writer tells us about then make a EDUCATED GUESS! The more we can activate our prior knowledge, the more it helps us to guess the right answers.

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​WHAT WE KNOW

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WHAT WE GET FROM EVIDENCE

​LETS TRY SOME INFERENCING TOGETHER

​Remember.. Use what you already know (your schema)... Read what the author is sharing, then come up with a conclusion. GOOD LUCK AND LETS HAVE SOME FUN!