Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to infer character’s internal processes and struggles. 

VOCABULARY

Inferring: an idea or conclusion that is made from evidence or reasoning. 

Symbolism: the use of symbols to represent ideas and qualities. For example the colour yellow represents happiness. 

Internal processes: the character’s thinking that’s not revealed. 

Struggles: the problems the character faces. 

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Read a text with your child, get them to make inferences about the character’s motivations, traits and actions as they are reading.

Ask them to justify with evidence from the text using content knowledge and background knowledge. 

Why did the character choose to do that? 

What do they feel and why? 

What motivated the character to do that? 

What type of character are they? 

How do you know and why? 

What was the character’s ulterior motive? 

How do you know? Justify with evidence.

Ask your child to identify the different elements of symbolism in the text. Get them to justify this with evidence from the text.

Get your child to identify the character’s struggles within the text. Was the problem resolved? What did the character learn from the struggle? How do they know this?