English
English Thinking
Meta
7–9 yrs
Inference vs Explicit Meaning
推断与字面意思
Description
Distinguish between what a text explicitly says and what you have inferred, assumed, or read in — knowing which is which is fundamental to honest comprehension
Mastery Evidence
- inference vs literal comprehension development research
- online inference making and comprehension monitoring (PMC 2021)
Assessment Prompt
After your child reads a story or article, can they tell you which parts they actually read in the text and which parts they worked out or assumed for themselves?
