Reading Inference Planning Mat

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Reading Inference Planning Mat: A4 portrait single sheet with header fields (TEXT / SOURCE, FOCUS QUESTION, DATE). Three coloured vertical columns numbered 1–3: (1) blue 'What does the text say?' with an evidence box labelled EVIDENCE, (2) green 'What can I work out?' with an inference box labelled INFERENCE, (3) orange 'How do I know?' with an explain box labelled EXPLAIN. Below are further boxed sections: purple (4) 'What does this inference suggest?' with a large response area, teal (5) 'Key...

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This printable is a structured inference planning mat designed to guide students from 'what the text says' to 'what this suggests' using labelled boxes and short prompts (Evidence → Inference → Explain). It includes fields for text/source, a focus question and date, a checklist to check and refine the inference, a section for key words/clues and a summary box to pull ideas together. Use it to model inferential thinking, scaffold guided practice, or as a written response scaffold during reading tasks.

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