Let's practice one more time together. Read page 21 and figure out if anyone followed the first brother home to make sure he didn't run away. Students read, and again the teacher has them focus in on what prior knowledge clues and text clues they used to help them figure out the author's meaning. Tell your partner what you do to inference when you are reading. Students discuss and teacher rotates to assess what students have learned so far.
Teacher writes on board as the whole class contributes.
Right, first we look for clues in the text. Second, we think about what we already know about this topic. Third, we bring our knowledge together to figure out what the author means. Teacher reminds students to look at the strategy poster for help when they need it. In order to practice what you've just learned, work with your partner to find other places to inference in the story.