Reading and interpreting distance tables/matrices showing distances between locations (e.g., mileage charts between cities).
Where your child meets this in real life: Reading road-atlas distance charts and planning routes
SEAGReady breaks read distance tables into 2 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Read the distance between two locations from a distance table by finding where the row and column intersect
supporting lesson — excluded from official-format mocks
Calculate the total distance for a journey with multiple stops by reading and adding individual leg distances
Three free sample questions from our read distance tables course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.
Alice is planning a road trip around the region. She uses this distance table showing kilometres between cities. How far is it from Amberton to Dunmere?
Scott is cycling from Juniper Bay to Meadowfield, but wants to stop in Lakeside to meet a friend. Use the distance table to find the total distance. What is the total distance from Juniper Bay to Lakeside to Meadowfield?
Aoife notices this distance table in a road atlas. What is the distance from Elmstead to Amberton?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Andrew is planning a road trip. He looks at a distance table showing kilometres between cities in the region.
How far is it from Amberton to Beechwood?
Find Amberton in the row headers on the left
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Andrew is planning a road trip. He looks at a distance table showing kilometres between cities in the region.
How far is it from Amberton to Beechwood?
It is 117 km from Amberton to Beechwood.
The key insight: The distance is the same both ways: Amberton to Beechwood = Beechwood to Amberton!
Common mix-up: Reading 62 km (the Dunmere value in the wrong column). Make sure you trace along the correct row AND down the correct column. Use your finger to help align both.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in read distance tables, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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