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Mr Waltons Guide to Reading Comprehensions
- March 2009
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You need to be a reading detective
- The clues are there in front of you.
- They are normally in the text, not the pictures!
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Detective skill number 1 Deduction
- When the detective arrives at the scene of the
crime, he needs to establish the facts. - Look for the clues in the text. Sometimes the
answer is in front of you!
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Detective skill number 1 Deduction
- Theseus scrambled around in the dark, desperately
looking for a way out of the maze. He was
anxiously searching for .... - What did Theseus use in the maze to find his way
out?
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Detective skill number 2 Inference
- If youre trying to solve a difficult case, the
clues might not be so obvious. - You need to infer what has happened, work
something out from what you have read in a text
even though you have NOT read it! (Reading
between the lines).
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Detective skill number 2 Inference
- Theseus sent Ariadne ashore to buy wine and
bread. While she was gone, he set sail and
hurried away, breathing a sigh of relief. - Why did Theseus set sail without Ariadne?
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Detective skill number 3 Prediction
- If youre chasing a master criminal you need to
try and predict their next move. Speculate about
what is going to happen. - Work out/say what you think will happen using
your knowledge of what you have read.
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Detective skill number 3 Prediction
- King Aegeus paced up and down waiting for Theseus
to return. Finally he caught sight of his sons
ship. But there flying from the ships mast was
a black flag. Aegeus stood frozen still, he ... - What do you think is going to happen next?
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Remember to join Mr Waltons Detective Agency you
need these key skills
- Deduction
- Inference
- Prediction
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