Inference—Teaching Students to Develop Hypotheses, Evaluate Evidence, and Draw Logical Conclusions

Designed to be used with professional study groups such as professional learning communities, this resource presents four ready-to-use, evidence-based classroom strategies for teaching late-elementary and middle grade students the skills they need for drawing inferences, examining evidence, understanding main ideas that are not explicitly stated, and using problem-solving approaches that require inference. The book begins with a chapter on the rationale for teaching inference skills and a tutorial on inference, then presents material on planning and evaluating a lesson and learning from student work. The book includes templates, examples, and reproducibles, along with a poster for classroom use. Silver is a consultant and publisher in the private sector. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)