Read with DERIC - Poppies Read with DERIC worksheet based on a short BBC animation about animals during WW1 and the poppies that grew around then in the fields. A great DERIC to use around November time. Decode Explain Retrieval Inference Choice There is also a PowerPoint entitled ‘What is a DERIC’ which explains what the acronym stands for and how each skill will lead to becoming a better reader. These short 20-30 minute lessons have hugely improved the ability of readers in my classes. The skills they learn through completing DERICs can be easily transfered to larger, more complex texts. It also gets children into the habit of looking for decode, explain, retreival, inference and choice style questions, which gives them a good basis of how to answer questions.