Inference VIPER progression of skills

Year 1

Infer on the basis of what is said and done.

Year 2

Infer on the basis of what is said and done.

Year 3

Draw inferences such as characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justify with evidence from the text or life experience.

Year 4

Draw inferences such as characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justify with evidence from the text or life experience.

Year 5

To make inferences drawn from across and between texts and justify with evidence. To use PEE (Point, Evidence & Explain) to give detail to my answers.

Year 6

To make inferences drawn from across and between texts and justify with evidence. To use PEE (Point, Evidence & Explain) to give detail to my answers.