Reading Inference Planning Mat

About this printable

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.