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Inferences & Predictions: Balancing Burger Companion Cards

Inferences & Predictions: Balancing Burger Companion Cards

Build Inferencing and Predicting Skills

By Rachele Ellsworth, M.S., CCC-SLP

Grades 1 - 6 | Ages 6 - 12

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Strong readers link clues to what they already know and anticipate what comes next, often without realizing it. Students who struggle with inferencing need that reasoning made explicit. These companion cards do exactly that, in a game.

Build inferencing and predicting skills that drive reading comprehension through cooperative game-based practice.

This companion set expands the Balancing Language Burger with a 50-card prompt deck. Each of the six burger toppings targets a specific reasoning type, giving students scaffolded practice bridging what they see with what they know as they build the burger together.

Reasoning types targeted:

  • Observation
  • Event
  • Cause
  • Emotion
  • Outcome
  • Connection

How to play:

  1. Pair the cards with the Balancing Language Burger game.
  2. A player rolls the die.
  3. The die shows a burger topping, so the player takes the matching card.
  4. The player answers the prompt on the matching card.
  5. After a correct response, the player adds that topping to the wobbly plate.
  6. Play continues cooperatively until the group builds one complete burger without it toppling.

Who are these companion cards helpful for?

These inferencing companion cards are ideal for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), special educators, and classroom teachers. They suit students in grades 1 through 6 who are developing inferencing, prediction, and reading comprehension. These companion cards suit individual therapy, small group intervention, classroom-based language programming, and home practice with families.

Why Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) love these companion cards:

Inferencing is a documented driver of comprehension growth, and this deck isolates six reasoning types so students practise every facet rather than a single catch-all skill. The game format supports the high repetition inferencing practice needs while keeping students engaged.

Inferences & Predictions: Balancing Burger Companion Cards includes:

  • 50-card prompt deck
  • 6 consistent prompts per card (observation, event, cause, emotion, outcome, connection)

Please note: This is a companion card set for the Balancing Language Burger. The game is not included, but can be purchased separately here.

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