January+-+Making+Inferences

Prior to reading the chapter, I didn't know the difference between Making Predictions and Making Inferences. I'm still not sure that I know the difference between the two after reading the chapter, but I think that an inference is kind of like a prediction, but much more focused on the “Why?” Anyone else have an idea of the difference between the two?

I realized that I am guilty of having students make predictions, but not discussing in depth why they made the prediction that they made. I need to change my teaching to allow students more time to discuss the “whys” of their answers. This will allow the students to see how the strategies work together simultaneously to help them create meaning from the text.

Please share one way that this chapter is going to change the way you teach and/or one example of a lesson on inferencing that you are going to use in your classroom.