Enhancing Reading Comprehension: Predictions vs. Inferences
Understanding the distinction between predictions and inferences in reading comprehension is key. While predictions focus on what will happen in a story, inferences delve into analyzing clues to make informed guesses about characters, feelings, and actions. Readers can actively engage in making predictions and inferences before, during, and after reading, using text evidence to support their conclusions.
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Prediction What the reader thinks will happen based upon the text, the author, and background knowledge Think of a prediction like a hypothesis: an educated guess about what will happen later in the text
Inference The reader reads and analyzes all clues from the text and makes a guess For an inference, you must use clues (text evidence) from the text to make a guess
Then, what is the difference? Prediction: Inference: Reader may or may not know the answer by the end of the story Reader will know the answer to the prediction by the end of the novel Focuses more on what the character will do, how a character feels, etc. Focuses more on what will happen in the story THINK: character focus THINK: plot focus
As a reader You can make predictions: You can make inferences: DURING reading BEFORE you begin reading The reader asks questions and makes inferences based on what was read WHILE you are reading (Before and during reading!) An inference does not have to be about what will happen next
How do you make predictions? Ask yourself, What is going to happen next in the story? Ask yourself, What else could happen in the story?
How do you make inferences? Ask questions during/while reading Ask yourself questions about the character (how the character feels, how the character acts, etc.)
