Inferencing Graphic Organizer: It says, I say, then so…

The “It Says, I Say, Then So” graphic organizer is a powerful, research-based tool for teaching reading comprehension and inferencing skills across elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. Designed to strengthen students’ abilities to draw conclusions from text evidence, this structured strategy supports critical thinking, close reading, and text analysis in both fiction and nonfiction. By breaking the inferencing process into three clear steps, students learn how to combine explicit information from the text with their own background knowledge to make logical conclusions.This framework aligns with key literacy standards focused on citing evidence and making inferences supported by textual details.