Proposed codes: AC9EFLA07, AC9EFLA09, AC9EFLY04, AC9EFLY05, AC9EFLY06.
Goal: Decode two candidate captions, choose the one supported by an invented image and explain the mismatch without inventing a real-world fact.
Prepare: separate child strips A cup is on a tray. and A bin is on a tray., covered two-view aid, two blank evidence markers.
- Retrieve · 3 min. Reblend tray/play/clay and reread yesterday's caption with SVG hidden. Ask for ay's one sound in this set.
- Adult model of checking · 4 min. Show a teacher-only sentence “The drawing does not tell us who moved the cup.” Read it aloud without presenting it as child print. Say “I will ask what I can point to in the invented drawing and what is still a question.”
- Model first comparison · 5 min. Show first controlled strip, A cup is on a tray., before the image. Read it together by word. Reveal close view; point to cup and tray. Place a marker for supported in the picture, not for a real classroom claim.
- Guide and try · 7 min. Child first reads A bin is on a tray. without picture help, then sees wide view. Ask “Does the bin stand on the tray?” No. Invite the learner to move a marker to does not fit and explain by pointing, signed phrase, AAC or oral words. Record word-reading and evidence choice separately; the bin is nearby, not on the tray.
- Repair meaning · 4 min. Offer the same word tiles to rebuild the supported caption. Ask whether changing bin to cup fixes the sentence or whether any claim about what is inside the cup could be proven. Ask one child-generated question about what the frames leave out; adult may scribe unrestricted words on a separate sheet.
- Exit check · 2 min. With the image visible, show both captions in a swapped order. Ask which one fits and for a specific drawn detail supporting it. Record response and whether the learner needed a location cue.
Access routes: large/tactile captions, exact staged description, raised shapes, child-directed marker placement, private response, AAC/sign/typing. The learner may process the picture by text alternative without being forced to inspect fine visual details.