15 Reading Strategies Packet: Reading Comprehension Activities, Passages & More

To help your children to develop great reading strategies, this handy packet contains** 15 easy to use activities** that cover key reading comprehension skills. Written by a children’s author and teacher, this fun kit also contains fiction passages, games and discussion starters, specifically designed to help your children develop their abilities to develop 15 reading strategies.

Reading Skill 1: Activate prior knowledge
Reading Skill 2: Predict what happens next
Reading Skill 3: Steal or acquire vocabulary
Reading Skill 4: Retell in their own words
Reading Skill 5: Visualise a scene
Reading Skill 6: Question a character
Reading Skill 7: Analyse a quote
Reading Skill 8: Sequence paragraphs
Reading Skill 9: Explore mood
Reading Skill 10: Discuss the role of setting
Reading Skill 11: Swop genre
Reading Skill 12: Scan & skim
Reading Skill 13: Compare and contrast
Reading Skill 14: Identify cause and effect
Reading Skill 15: Express opinions

Resources included in this packet

Reading & Read Aloud excerpts
Comprehension questions
Games
Discussion starters and images
Activity suggestions & instructions
Reusable templates
Worksheets
Online resources
Song lyrics