It says that the five brothers look exactly alike. I know from previous experiences that when siblings look exactly alike they are usually twins or triplets, etc. Since there are five the word would be quintuplets. So, I use the clues in the text and my prior knowledge together to figure out that the brothers are quintuplets. The author never comes right out and says that they are.
Teacher reviews the inferencing poster with the students.
Now let's look at page 20. Follow along as I read this page aloud. Teacher reads the page. Now see how I use clues in the story along with my prior knowledge to figure out what this part is about. Teacher begins to think aloud.