Build confidence when tackling comprehension using these activities and worksheets
Reading comprehension isn't just about reading a piece of text, you also need to be able to process the information you have read and understand what it means. Reading and comprehending what you have read is so part and parcel of everyday life that we can forget it is a skill that has to be taught at a young age. There are several strategies that have been developed to support reading comprehension in the classroom, one of the more popular ones being VIPERS (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Summarise or Sequence), this commonly taught acronym is used to support pupils as they are introduced to reading comprehension which ensures they are familiar with, and can answer a range of questions.
So whether you're reading fictional stories, non-fiction passages, poems, facts sheet or another text type, we have hand-picked a selection of reading activities, reading comprehension worksheets and work packs, designed to help pupils extract and analyse the right pieces of information with ease.