A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. NB this resource includes each story in Word Format. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions LOs To be able to explain the moral of a story. To understand how a writer teaches that actions have consequences To decode, by context, archaic and nonsense language. To discuss creation myths To use context and verbal clues to decode a text.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author uses everyday objects as a portal to a fantasy world. To understand how an author uses familiar and unfamiliar words to create a fantasy setting. To understand how an author builds a sense of wonder. To draw conclusions based on what has been read to date. To skim and scan a text to find evidence to support opinions and answer questions. To understand how an author draws on his own life, his beliefs and his experiences. To reflect on a completed text.

Two dinosaur texts to support less able children. Comprehensions include text to be read by adult / with children , word search associated with text, word matching to definition, clozed procedure adding vocabulary to create passage about dinosaurs. Can be used in class along side first two dinosaur comprehensions.

Match the dinosaur to its description using clues in texts. Can be carried out as a clozed procedure or as homework

A four comprehension pack designed to support work on Dinosaurs. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, sequencing words within sentences, word recognition sentences, comprehension questions tied to each text.

A ten comprehension pack designed to support work on Natural Disasters. Each comprehension consists of glossary work on words in text, sequencing words within sentences, word recognition sentences, comprehension questions tied to each text. Comprehensions cover: An introduction to Natural Disasters Volcanoes Pompeii Earthquakes The Lisbon Earthquake The Kobe Earthquake Earthquakes Today The Richter Scale The Mercalli Scale Earthquake Prediction Earthquake Defence

Four weeks of comprehension, dictionary and grammar homework based on the Greek Myths of: The birth of Zeus Theseus and the Minotaur Jason and the Golden Fleece Perseus and the Gorgon

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author creates a sense of mystery. To understand how Michael Morpurgo uses stories within stories To be able to empathise with the central character of a novel. To understand how two stories can have parallels with each other. To understand how a significant event affects characters in different ways. To retrieve information from the text to answer questions and form opinions. To respond to the twist in the tail of the story

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author reintroduces characters. To use recall to find facts and make deductions about the main characters. To form opinions about characters and justify them using quotes from the text. To understand how additional main characters can be reintroduced in a sequel To empathise with the main character when he is placed in a difficult situation. To use inference and deduction to understand character motives. To reflect on a completed text.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To evaluate how effectively an author writes a sequel to the first book in a series. To understand the characters of the two main people in the story. To understand how a new major character can be introduced. To understand how an author chooses words to make a setting seem more authentic. To make predictions at the low point / dilemma of a story. To reflect on a completed text.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To use recall, inference and deduction to form opinions about a central character. To empathise with a central character and his problems. To be able to make predictions based on your understanding of the main character. To use skimming and scanning to find information from a text. To be able to use recall, deduction and inference to form opinions about a text To make predictions based on what has happened in a story to date. To reflect on a completed text.

A series of questions, answers and reading journal activity based around all areas of reading. Great alternative to SATs tests or written comprehensions. LOs To understand how an author provides background to his characters and plot. To make predictions based on what has happened so far in a text. To be able to draw conclusions about a character’s plan. To trace ideas throughout a whole story