Hi listeners, it's Susan Lambert. If you're planning to be at the Plain Talk about

Literacy and Learning Conference this March, I would love to see you there. I'll be presenting on

the complexity of reading comprehension, sharing some of the biggest learnings and takeaways from

this season of the podcast. If you've been with me on this season 10 journey, then you know

there's a lot to unpack.

We'll also be hosting some podcast-inspired trivia with a chance to win special prizes.

Stop by our booth, booth number three, to learn more, or just to say hi.

I hope to see some of you there.

And if you can't make it to New Orleans this year, don't worry.

We're also planning something special for our podcast listeners.

Stay tuned for more.

I would just encourage teachers not to underestimate the importance of supporting even the inferences that might

seem obvious to us.

This is Susan Lambert and welcome to Science of Reading the podcast from Amplify.

We are now in the home stretch of this 10th season on comprehension.

And as we head toward the end, today's episode is all about research-backed methods for improving students' comprehension abilities.

My guest is Dr. Kristen McMaster, Guy Bond Chair in reading, and Professor of Special Education in the Department

of Educational Psychology at University of Minnesota. She's also a former special education teacher.

On this episode, she helps us learn how to support students through assessment and intervention.

She breaks down different types of inferences,

such as bridging inferences and elaborative inferences. She shares the kinds of questions

educators can ask to support students' comprehension. Let's get right to it. Well, I'm so excited we

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