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Teaching Inference

Teaching Inference. Using Think Aloud November 18, 2009. What is a Think Aloud?. "Think-alouds" (Davey, 1983) help students understand the kind of thinking required by a specific task. The teacher models thinking process by verbalizing thoughts processing information

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Teaching Inference

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  1. Teaching Inference Using Think Aloud November 18, 2009

  2. What is a Think Aloud? • "Think-alouds" (Davey, 1983) help students understand the kind of thinking required by a specific task. • The teacher models thinking process by • verbalizing thoughts • processing information • performing a learning task http://www.tantasqua.org/superintendent/Profdevelopment/etthinkalouds.html

  3. Why Use Think Aloud? • Students see how the teacher • constructs meaning • engages in dialogue with the author • recognizes comprehension difficulty and selects a fix-up strategy • Ineffective readers benefit from a skilled reader modeling thinking. http://www.tantasqua.org/superintendent/Profdevelopment/etthinkalouds.html

  4. How Does It Work? • Select a passage to read aloud • Develop plan/script/questions • While students read the passage silently, read it aloud and verbalize thoughts, questions, and processes. • Have students partner to practice "think-alouds.”

  5. What Does It Look Like? http://int.cysd.k12.pa.us/strategies/Reading/thinkaloud.htm

  6. What Does It Look Like? • Teaching inference with videos • http://educononline.com/2009/01/26/teaching-inference-with-videos/ • Watch short video together • Watch again • Teacher will think aloud about connections, predictions, inferences • Students will ask questions and comment on observations of teacher behavior

  7. How Many Inferences? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV8yfpKUnmg&feature=related

  8. Make an Inference…or two

  9. Your Turn • Work in pairs • Watch video • Discuss inferences necessary • Develop think-aloud script • Share

  10. For January 6, 2010 • Choose a lesson that requires inference • Model inference making with think-aloud • Complete task sheet • Be ready to share and discuss on 1/6/10

  11. Resources http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/comprehension.html Examples from subject areas (from a link on the Teach 21 site) http://www.tantasqua.org/superintendent/Profdevelopment/etthinkalouds.html Inference Wiki https://WHSinference.pbworks.com

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