Teaching Inferential Reading Strategies through Pictures.

Abstract

Competent reading comprehension involves using cognitive and metacognitive strategies. The ability to infer meaning and to interact with printed text is a strategy necessary for effective reading. This study records the use of an intervention to teach inferential reading to underachieving readers who are prelingually deaf (9 to 18 years of age), using pictorial material and printed text. The two experimental groups made significant reading gains during the 30-week period of intervention. The implications for teaching inferential reading are discussed.