Comprehension- inference dc really needs help.

[IslaValargeone]

Dc (year 7) had a comprehension test last week, she got the results today and failed the test, 48%.
Comprehension has never been her strong point if it involves inference, she just doesn't get it.
On a maths paper which said Name the triangle, she put 'Bert' or some such thing.
Where can I source some material to help her, or is it something that can't be improved?

[AuntieBrenda]

Join Pinterest. The education board had loads of stuff on inference. Search for it on the Pinterest site

[Iamnotminterested]

She sounds awesome to me with an answer like that!

When you said she failed, how exactly did she fail? What kind of level was the test pitched at? I would have thought that it would be pretty impossible to fail on a comprehension paper, however a bad day would give a low result, do you know what it was?

[IslaValargeone]

IamnotminterestedYou are very kind, I think she's awesome too.
I don't now what level it was pitched at, she's in her first year at a Grammar school (if that makes a difference?)
She seems to think she went wrong on questions along the lines of "What might Joe have been thinking when x happened?" that kind of thing.
Anything where she had to read between the lines I think.
Vocab and grammar she is generally fine with, but historically unless stuff is in black and white she doesn't always catch on.
48% is bad though, even for her.
AuntieBrenda thanks for the recommendation, I shall check it out.

[cardibach]

You can't be sure that 48% is bad unless you know the full range of marks awarded - it's a Y7 test, not an external exam with pass/fail or grade boundaries. Do you know how the rest of the class/year did?

[Dominodonkey]

I have never really heard of English tests being recorded in percentages.
It isn't worked out in those terms but 48% in a last year's GCSE exam for English Language for one board was a C so certainly not a fail. It might not be quite as bad as you think.

I don't want to armchair diagnose but this sounds like the kind of problem that children on the spectrum have (especially coupled with good overall intelligence) I suggest you research techniques used for students with ASD as they may help her too.

[breadandbutterfly]

Read loads in spare time esp classic novels. Saw some recent reseatch reported about how reading classic novels helps with reading between the lines, sensitivity to inference.

[breadandbutterfly]

Loved your dd's answer, by the way!

Totally creative imagination!!