Read for Understanding Chart

Description

This resource focuses on enhancing students' reading comprehension through the practice of making inferences and citing textual evidence. The learning objective is to develop students' abilities to draw conclusions based on clues found within the text while supporting their understanding with relevant evidence. The document outlines two main strategies: making inferences (combining text clues with prior knowledge) and citing evidence (identifying proof within the text). It provides practical sentence starters to aid students in articulating their thoughts and reflections on their reading process. Additionally, it includes various reading scenarios with questions that challenge students to apply these strategies and reflect on their current reading skills.