Using Annotation to Develop Inferencing Skills for Critical Reading (Part 1)
Listen to Mr Fabriz Tong discuss how he used annotation to build students' critical reading and inference skills, and learn how he shaped his classroom inquiry question.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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In this episode, English Language teacher Mr Fabriz Tong talks with Dr Caroline Ho, a Lead Specialist from ELIS, about how he started his classroom inquiry project on the use of annotation to enhance students’ critical reading and inference skills. He explains what motivated him, and how he identified a focus and crafted his inquiry question.
The ‘Using Annotation to Develop Inferencing Skills for Critical Reading’ episodes feature Fabriz Tong, an English Language teacher at Valour Primary School who attended ELIS’s Classroom Inquiry for EL and Literature Teachers course in 2021.
References by topic: reading and annotation
Topic | |
|---|---|
Reading | Ben-Yehudah, G. & Eshet-Alkalai, Y. (2014). The influence of text annotation tools on print and digital reading comprehension. Proceedings of the 9th Chais Conference for the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Technological Era, January 2014. Retrieved here (opens in new tab). |
Annotation | Chang, W-C. & Ku, Y-M. (2015). The effects of note-taking skills instruction on elementary students’ reading. The Journal of Educational Research, 108 (4), 278 - 291. |
Reading | Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2012). Close reading in elementary schools. The Reading Reacher, 66 (3), 179-188. |
Episode published 16 Jan 2023.