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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