Reading Skills: Inference for Middle School Students
These websites are about using inference while reading. Find out why inference skills are important and how to infer while reading. Includes lessons, activities, and graphic organizers. There is a link to an eTheme on inference skills for elementary school students.
Grades
- 6,
- 7,
- 8
Links
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BBC: Types of Question: Inference
Here is a lesson that will help you understand using inference while you read. Includes an interactive quiz.
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Quia: Inference Battleship
Play this fun interactive game and test your inference skills.
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Inference Notes
This one-page PDF file includes a graphic organizer for making inferences about a character.
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Text and Subtext
This one-page PDF file includes a graphic organizer to help students draw inferences from a text.
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
This short article explains what is meant by inference and uses several short examples to illustrate the process.
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Introduction to Reading Literacy Strategies
Here is an article that explains and illustrates the different levels of reading comprehension. This is a five-page PDF file.
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Lesson Plan
This is a lesson plan for teaching inference skills to advanced readers.
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Inference: Reading Ideas as Well as Words
This article explains what inference is and how the process of inference works. Follow the links at the bottom for further reading.
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Between the Lines
Here is an exercise in inference that uses a short story and discussion questions. This is a one-page PDF file.
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eThemes Resource: Reading Skills: Inference for Elementary School Students
These websites will help elementary students learn how to infer while reading. There are activities, graphic organizers, and short lessons on inference. Includes a link on inference for middle school students.
Education Standards
