1. S
Inferring
PL 2014
Term 4

2. Inferring
Learning Intention
S To be able to infer meaning from
what was read/heard to help
comprehend text
Success Criteria
S I can communicate that
inferring means constructing
meaning beyond what is literally
stated
S I can communicate that
inferring expands
understanding by helping me
discover what is implied but not
explicitly stated by the author

3. Key Vocabulary
S inference/inferring
S making predictions
S using context
S visualising
S background knowledge

4. Hook

5. GKR
S Listen to the following audio
What do I
already know
about this
topic?
S Using the HWI worksheet, record everything you hear
and any wonderings you may have
S Once you have finished listening to the audio, have a
chat with the people in your group.
S Now, use what you heard, with what you already know
about these sounds, to infer what the audio is about
S Now let’s watch the story – check your predictions
What does
the title tell
me?
What do I
predict the
text will be
about?
What can
the pictures
tell me?
What
words do
I expect
to see?
What
images come
to mind?
What will I
do as I
read?

6. Minuscule: The good
education

7. What is inferring
Inferring means …
S constructing meaning beyond what is literally stated
S you use text clues and background knowledge to
read between the lines
S to expand understanding by discovering what is
implied but not explicitly stated by the author
S that readers think about and search the text, and
sometimes use personal knowledge to construct
meaning beyond what is literally stated

8. Activity
S On the following slides you will see some local
newspaper articles minus their headline.
S With your table group, use your inferring skills to predict
the original headline.
Remember: inferring is using text clues (in this case words
and pictures) and background knowledge to make a
prediction and construct meaning.

9. 1 Predict the headline
Shepparton News

10. 2 Predict the headline
Shepparton News

11. 3 Predict the headline
Shepparton News

12. 4 Predict the headline
Shepparton News

13. 5 Predict the headline
Shepparton News

14. Share time
S Choose a speaker for your group to share one of two of
your predicted headlines.

15. S
Inferring Headlines
The full articles i.e. the answers 
How close were your predictions to the original
headline?

16. Predict the headline
discussion
S How did your group go with predicting the
headlines?
S What text cues did you use?

17. Activity
S Read through The Butcher and his Wife. This may be
done on your own or with a partner. Answer the
questions.
S Tip: Read through the questions before you read the
story. If you do this, you will be aware of the information
you are looking for while you read.

18. Review
S Inferring is …
S Inferring helps me to
understand text better by …
S The learning actions I used
today were …