Reading comprehension/guided reading bumper pack

A big old download full of resources for teaching reading comprehension! The resources follow the “reciprocal reading” method. Contents includes:

1. Question description cards:
   Meet the comprehension super heroes who each tackle their own individual question type. Together they will help children to:

2. Predict

3. Clarify

4. Summarise

5. Visualize

6. Answer literal questions

7. Answer inferential questions

8. Question badges:
   Use the badges for group work, where each child is in charge of writing or answering a specific question type. If anything, the badges are an excuse for a trip to Ryman (not so guilty pleasure) for lanyards, plastic covers and so on!

9. Comprehension template:
   Allows children to record their predictions before reading, write their questions during reading and summarise the text after reading. The summary box is deliberately tiny to stop any budding authors from rewriting the entire text.

10. Sorting activity:
    A selection of questions to be sorted according to their question type (literal or inferential). I used these the other day without laminating and when asked to ‘tidy up’ my lovely student proceeded to crumple the entire pack of questions into a ball. I was fine about it. Just half an ink cartridge, 20 minutes of cutting before the lesson and a completely ruined resource.
    Totally. Fine.

11. Question spinner:
    Heavily ‘Twister’ inspired, this wheel can be used during reading time to help children practice asking and answering different types of questions. Note – you will lose the pointer to the wheel. Like socks in a washing machine, it’s just life.