Targeting Inferential Comprehension: Lower Primary

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Inferential comprehension interprets ideas, intent or information in explicit text to make assumptions. Students learn to hypothesise and conclude using their personal experience and intuition. 'Reading between the lines' is an idiomatic description of this form of comprehending text.
This book is divided into sections that cover the six elements of inferential comprehension. Each section has 9 worksheets with text extracts from a wide range of books.
- Inferring - making assumptions based on context
- Predicting - extrapolating where aspects of a text may lead
- Analysing - interpreting the unstated notions behind what is written
- Making connections - finding links between two elements of text
- Critical reflection - students draw on their own experience and knowledge to gain insight into characters
- Synthesis - understanding and interpreting text to create an original idea or perspective.
Also included are:
- Assessment worksheets for each section
- NAPLAN rubric linking assessment to NAPLAN proficiencies
- ACARA curriculum correlations
- Answers