**4 printable desk mats **that guide students down six rungs of deeper language analysis.

These sheets can remain on a student’s desk,** reminding them to push their inferences ‘deeper’** in language and strucure analysis tasks. They can start from the top (Rung 1), generating inferences from singular words, and then work down the ladder, generating inferences from techniques, structure and themes. Ideal for lower prior attaining (LPA) students, SEN classes, Key Stage 3, or Key Stage 4 students building confidence in language analysis and inference.

Rather than modelling answers, the ladder asks progressively deeper questions — each rung building on the answer above it — so students generate the analysis themselves. Reusable across a unit and designed to sit on the desk during any analytical task.