The main focus of 'Decoding Details & Drawing Inferences: An Interactive Reading Lesson' is to help students master the skill of referring to details and examples in a text when explaining what it says explicitly and when drawing inferences from it.
Decoding Details & Drawing Inferences: An Interactive Reading Lesson' engages students through a variety of activities such as reading passages, comprehension checks, reflection exercises, prediction questions, energizer activities, and role-playing exercises.
The main method used in 'Decoding Details & Drawing Inferences: An Interactive Reading Lesson' is a guided reading approach where the Tutor reads the text to the students or asks them to take turns reading. The text is interrupted with comprehension checks and prediction questions to ensure comprehension and promote critical thinking.