Use details and examples from a text to indicate what the text explicitly states.
Interpret facts from an informational article, using details and examples from
the text to explain the interpretation.
List the main questions answered by an informational article.
Categorize statements in an article or other informational text as fact or opinion
and give reasons for each choice.
Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources, giving
examples from texts.
Arizona Academic Standards:
4.RI.1
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RI.4.1
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE4RI1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Tennessee Academic Standards:
4.RI.KID.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly; refer to details and examples in the text when drawing inferences from the text.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.2.4.B
Refer to details and examples intext to support what the text says explicitly and make inferences.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E04.B-K.1.1.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
4.RC.1.RF
Ask questions about key details in a text.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
4.RC.2.RF
Answer explicit and inferential questions, using details from a text.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
4.RC.5.RF
Use background knowledge and details, including illustrations, charts, and graphs, to make inferences about what happens in a text.
4th Grade Reading - Details and Inferences in Informational Texts Lesson
Inferences
To infer is to make a guess based on what you know. An inference is an idea that is drawn from a text. It is based on the details found in a text, but it is not something that is directly stated. For example, if a passage shows a child practicing his piano every day, you can infer that he really likes music.
What you infer must be supported by the details in the text. To make an inference:
Look for clues in a text
Figure out what the author does not tell you
Identify the clues that help you make the inference
Make a guess that makes the most sense based on what you read