My original post:
I have a 2nd grade teacher needing help teaching Inferencing to her
students. Anyone have favorite picture books that they use for this skill??
Thanks so much for any suggestions!
Tina Ewing
Media Specialist
Hoover Elementary
Bartlesville, OK
ewingtj@bartlesville.k12.ok.us
Thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions - we are starting lessons tomorrow!!!
REPLIES:
any of the chris van allsburg books work very well, especially Mysteries of
Harris Burdick
Cassie
For older students I use a picture with something cut out of it that's
really obvious -- something like a picnic basket with a salad, and the
bottle of salad dressing conspicuously cut out so it's a white blob in
the shape of a salad dressing bottle.
Susan
Do you have a copy of Stephanie Harvey's _Strategies That Work_? On p.
105 she begins a discussion about inferring which should help. She
mentions _Tight Times_ by Barbara Shook Hazen being a good one to teach
inferring and with it the teacher is having kids infer from the
pictures. Another example she uses is _Teammates_ by Peter Golenbock
which she uses to infer themes. Lots of other titles could be used the
same way as these two, so you should be able to wow your principal with
many books from your collection!
Bettie
Good Dog, Carl. Show the kids the picture of the dog, Carl sitting next to the baby
and the laundry chute. The next picture is of Carl running down the stairs to the
basement. Have the kids infer (by drawing a picture) what is happening. (Kids draw
a picture of the baby going down the laundry chute.)
Brenda
These books have been suggested for inferring by Debbie Miller, author of
the book Reading with Meaning:
Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky by Georgia Heard
Fireflies by Julie Brinkloe
Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting
For the Good of the Earth and Sun by Georgia Heard
Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger
How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting
If you Listen by Charlotte Zolotow
Miss Maggie by Cynthia Rylant
Mother Earth, Father Sky selected by Jane Yolen
Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola
The Royal Bee by Frances and Ginger Park
Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Where are You Going, Manyoni? by Catherine Stock
Winter Fox by Catherine Fox
Also,
books by Chris Van Allsburg, especially The Stranger and Mysteries of Harris
Burdick
Town Mouse, Country Mouse - Jan Brett
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
My personal favourite is Tight Times - Barbara Shook Hazen - pictures lend
themselves to many inferences by children.
Donna
Strategies That Work by Harvey and Goudvis suggests these titles:
Dandelions by Eve Bunting
The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills
See the Ocean by Estelle Condra
The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor
Tight Times by Barbara Shook Hazen
Also Alexandra Day's Frank and Ernest books
James Marshall's George and Martha books
Chris Van Allsburg books
Susan
There is a nice list of books to use to teach inferring in each of these
books:
"Strategies that Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding" by
Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis
Bull Run - Fleischman
Datelin: Troy - "
DAndelion: Bunting
Encounter - Yolen
Fables - Lobel
Jun29, 1999 - Wiesner
The Rag Coat - Mills
Rose Blance - Innocenti
See the Ocean - condra
The Table Where Rich People Sit - Baylor
Teammates - Golenbock
Tight Times - Hazen
Also
Alexandra Day Frank and Ernest books
James Marshall George and Martha books
Chris Van Allsburg books
"Reading with Meaning" by Debbie Miller
Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky -Heard
Fireflies - Brinkloe
Fly Away Home - bunting
For the Good of theEarth and Sun - Heard
Grandfather Twilight - Berger
How Many Days to America? - bunting
If YouListen - Zolotow
Miss Maggie - Rylant
Mother Earth, Father Sky - Yolen
Olver button Is a Sissy - Paola
The Royal Bee - Prk
Something Beautiful - Wyeth
where Are You Going, Manyoni - Stock
Winter Fox - Stock
Peggy
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