Making Inferences for Kids | What is an inference? | Inference and reading comprehension practice

[Music] making inferences if you walked in your sister's bedroom and found her smiling and laughing while reading a book what type of book would you think she was reading probably something silly or funny right even though your sister didn't tell you the book was funny you'd almost likely assume or guess that it was because of her reactions to that book that's because your brain received information about a situation it saw your sister reading a book and then combined that information with something that was already familiar to you someone laughing your brain then connected the laughing image of your sister and her reading a book to help you understand that she was reading a funny book this is called making an inference making an inference simply means to use what you already know to make a guess about something that you don't know because things aren't always told to you directly sometimes you have to guess or assume what is happening in a situation based on what you see and what you already know people make inferences every day both when they speak to each other and in writing making inferences is an important skill in reading comprehension it helps you understand what is happening in a story even when it isn't written out for you to make inferences when you read follow these four simple steps number one read the text number two look for clues or important facts and details number three combine those details with things that you already know number four make inferences about what you are reading let's use these steps to make some inferences about a story the story is called bradley's guitar hey mandy want to come home with me and check out my new birthday present bradley called to his best friend as i left school for the day sure mandy replied what did you get i'm going to let you be surprised bradley said i had no idea my uncle was going to get me something so cool mandy and bradley walked a few blocks to his house they said hi to his mom when they got inside show me already mandy said excitedly bradley led mandy to the den there sitting on the couch was a big black case that looked like it held a musical instrument bradley raced to it while mandy walked behind him slowly isn't it awesome bradley cried pulling out a beautiful brightly polished guitar mandy stood in the doorway her excited smile now completely gone bradley didn't notice as he lifted the guitar from the case it's just like my uncles he said as he strummed the strings i can already play a couple of songs want to hear ah maybe later mandy replied uh i just remember i have to help my mom with dinner tonight i'll see you tomorrow okay mandy waved and practically ran out the door bradley frowned what was going on with his best friend let's pause the story here to make some inferences was mandy upset when she and bradley were walking to his house she wasn't upset at all was she they were actually having a great time was mandy excited to see bradley's birthday present she was very excited wasn't she did it seem like something changed once mandy saw the guitar it did didn't it mandy was suddenly in a hurry to leave bradley's house do you think something was bothering mandy and it might have to do with the guitar think about these questions as we continue the story the next day mandy avoided bradley at school she ran home as soon as the last bell rang but bradley followed her when he arrived at her house he was surprised to hear beautiful guitar music coming from the open windows of her living room he peeked inside the window before knocking on the door mandy was sitting on the rug in front of the television holding a box of tissues her wet eyes were glued to the screen where a home movie was playing bradley could see a man on the tv playing guitar and singing to a little girl seated next to him let's pause the story again to make some more inferences even though the story doesn't tell us that mandy is sad does it seem like she is if so what clues help you know that did you say the box of tissues next to her and what about her eyes being wet based on those two clues and what you already know about wet eyes and tissues in real life do you think you could make an inference that mandy is probably sad and who do you think the man and the little girl are in the video did you infer that it was mandy and her dad if so what clue would make you infer that was it because mandy was watching a home movie why do you think this home movie made mandy sad do you wonder if something happened to mandy's dad let's finish the rest of the story and see if we can answer those questions bradley prepared to knock on the door but just then mandy's mom opened it what movie is mandy watching bradley asked mandy's mom it's a home movie of mandy and her dad she replied he used to play the guitar for her every night before he died oh yeah i remember bradley said slowly um can i come in mandy's mom hesitated i guess that would be okay but mandy might not be up for some company right now bradley followed her inside when mandy caught sight of him she quickly turned off the video and wiped her eyes oh hi she mumbled do you want me to come over today bradley asked her i didn't get to show you my other presents i got a dart board and a gumball machine and to build your own robot kit it's pretty cool mandy's cheeks lifted as she suddenly smiled building a robot would be fun great let's go bradley grinned back he was happy to see his best friend smiling again now that you've listened to the entire story what inferences could you make about guitars mandy's father and sadness from this story did you infer that mandy was sad when she saw bradley's guitar because it reminded her of her dad and when mandy first saw the guitar at bradley's house could you make an inference that she was worried she might cry if she heard bradley play maybe you've lost someone close to you and can understand how mandy feels if so that personal knowledge is something that could help you make that inference and mandy crying later when she watched the home video of her dad would be a clue that helped support that inference let's make one last inference why do you think that bradley suggests darts or building robots as an activity that he and mandy can do at his house do you think that bradley was trying to cheer mandy up and he was trying to take the focus off the guitar now that he understood why she was sad when someone is sad have you ever tried to cheer them up by changing the subject if so your personal experience might have helped you make that inference for this story and mandy becoming excited again to go to bradley's house might be a clue that it worked great job now that you know how to make inferences that skill will help you get better at reading comprehension the next time you read a book pay attention to some inferences you make about the story the more you practice the better you'll get thanks for watching be sure to subscribe for more educational 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Length: 9min 55sec (595 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 27 2021