What we are learning in Language

Over the last few weeks our class has been working on making inferences.  We started by talking about what an inference is, and how we create one:

We then learned how to use the graphic organizer called the O-W-I to help us make inferences.  The O stands for what we observe, the W stands for what we wonder, and the I stands for what we infer

 

 We worked as a class, in partners, and then on our own to make inferences about images.  Then we worked our way up to making inferences about ideas in text.  To help us know what to put in our answer, we co-created success criteria for what makes a good answer.  This is it:

We are now working independently to make inferences about fiction and non-fiction texts.

At home, you can help your child by asking them questions when they are done reading.  Questions like:

What can you infer about the characters personality?

What inferences can you make about the relationship between character 1 and character 2?

How do you think the character felt when s/he saw/did/watched....? Why do you infer that?

Happy Inferencing!

Ms. Pike