PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012Developmental ReadingGood readers are able to establish therelationship between what the author actuallysays and what he or she means but does notdirectly say. That’s what an inference is.We make inferences all the time. For example,identify what is really being said whensomeone says the following:Literally, this simply means that someone isagreeing. But we can infer that it means thatthey are doing it against their will or becausethey are obligated to do it.Sometimes, for some people, when they saythey’ll only use a second, it ends up taking avery, very long time.Sometimes when some people say “Nothing,”they really meaning “Something”. You canjudge their emotions based on their bodylanguage.Making inferences is also known as “ReadingBetween the Lines”. See how many of thefollowing inferences you can correctly guess.1