Evidence-based answers
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Taught in Primary 6 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 5 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 6 in Canada (Ontario).
Nigeria (NERDC)
Primary 6
- Strand
- Reading Comprehension
- Called
- Evidence-based answers
- How it's taught
- Passage read (often aloud), then literal and inferential questions answered in full sentences.
United Kingdom (National Curriculum)
Year 5
- Strand
- Reading Comprehension
- Called
- Evidence-based answers
- How it's taught
- Content domains: retrieve, infer, predict, summarise; evidence from the text expected in answers.
Canada (Ontario)
Grade 6
- Strand
- Comprehension
- Called
- Evidence-based answers
- How it's taught
- Comprehension strategies made explicit (predicting, inferring, synthesising); critical questions about purpose and audience.