One of Anthony Horowitz’s (OBE) most famous and successful novels - The Alex Rider series. The extract is from a missing chapter from Stormbreaker, where Alex is kidnapped and taken for interrogation before escaping. Ideal for an engaging boys in fiction and can be used in an English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions), 2D (inferential questions) 2A (words is context). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children’s illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

A rich non-fiction text with high-quality vocabulary ideal for an English or topic lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes pictures of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching.

A classic novel by Rudyard Kippling. The extract selected is from the original novel where Shere Khan is hunting man in the Jungle and the wolves first encounter Mowgli. Ideal for a Year 5 or Year 6 English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions), 2D (inferential questions) and 2A (Word in context questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

In preparation for our trip to London Zoo we completed this comprehension. Ideal for guided reading, an English lesson (Looking at discursive writing) or intervention, homework or private tuition. Great real-life text which makes Literacy lessons relevant and purposeful.. Differentiated three ways and it comes with a mark detailed mark scheme. The key words and phrases have illustrations by a professional illustrator/artist to support and aid vocabulary development. This resource has been downloaded 12,803 times and just £2.50. Enjoy!

I have selected extracts from the opening chapters of E. Nesbit's classic - The Railway Children. I have created a comprehension focusing on assessment domains: 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Ideal for an Year 5 and 6 English lesson, guided reading/comprehension lesson, homework, intervention/tuition. Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

A great example of descriptive writing. I have selected Tom's first encounters of the secret garden as the extract. It is ideal for a Year 3/4 English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

Great non-fiction text about Inspiring Women who changed the world. In this extract, the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, a suffragette, and Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist, are examined. Ideal for an English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

Rated outstanding in a recent Ofsted inspection. This UK floods newspaper report is ideal for writing and/or reading lesson/s . Comprehension with extension questions and a comprehensive mark scheme full of 3,2,1 marks questions. A great flip chart (Smart and ActivInspire) that analyses puns, word play and language of Hurricane Sandy and other floods/storms in the USA and UK . This resource has been recommended by the TES resource team and been downloaded more than 84,686 times. PLEASE DOWNLOAD FROM THE LINK £2 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/flood-newspaper-report-with-comprehensions-ks2-11448690

Example of a newspaper report on a bank robbery in HSBC. This was used in Literacy lessons to help inspire the Year 6 boys with their writing.

Wonderful First Aid leaflet full of amazing vocabulary and language. Ideal for guided reading, literacy or homework. My favourite comprehension, children always want to keep a copy of the first aid leaflet and take it home. 14 questions and a detailed mark scheme. Could save someone's life one day...£2. Child friendly leaflet. Year 5, 6 or 7.

A great non-fiction text analysing the history of aviation by NASA. The text is full of rich language ideal for guided reading, literacy, topic, booster/intervention. The text starts off with the early stages of flight and examines the role pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright played in the development of the aeroplane followed by World War I and the 'first air war' to current day and passenger jets. Differentiated, mark scheme and key words with illustrations to support vocabulary development. Great buy!

The opening chapter of A Bear Called Paddington, a modern-day classic from Michael Bond. Mr and Mrs Brown cannot believe their eyes when they find an awkward looking bear in Paddington...This resources is ideal for an English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions), 2D (inferential questions) and 2A (words in context). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

A must-read for everyone! Why not expose Year 5 and 6 children to such a wonderful text? The opening introduces key themes and characters and therefore younger pupil are able to acess the text. Differentiated comprehensions focusing on assessment strands 2B (Retrieval questions) and 2D (Inference questions). Ideal for whole class guided reading, intervention, literacy, tuition pr homwork. Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

Following his victory in the United States presidential election, 2008, Barack Obama gave his victory speech considered to be one of the most widely-watched and repeated political addresses in history. This extract is part of his famous the speech. Ideal for whole class guided reading and comprehension, whole class literacy, tuition, intervention or Black History Month. Ideal for Year 5 and 6. Differentiated comprehensions focusing on assessment domains 2D, 2B and 2F with illustration of keys words and phrases to support and aid vocabulary development and flashcards with word etymologies (definitions, contextualised sentences origin, root words/prefixes/suffixes/phrases/idioms/word classes)

A classic from J.R.R Tolkien for primary pupils.The extract is from Ch. 12, where Bilbo Baggins is on a quest to help Thorin to recover his homeland, the Lonely Mountain, and rescue treasures stolen by the Smaug. Ideal for a Year 5/6 English lesson, whole class guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. Comprehension focuses on assessment domains: 2B (retrieval) and 2D (inference). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children’s illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

One of Jack London's most famous novels, White Fang. I have chose the chapter in which White Fang, a young wolf, first encounters a group of Native Indian men. Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 English lesson, Guided reading, homework, intervention or tuition. Comprehension focuses of three assessment domains: 2A (Vocabulary + words in context), 2D (Retrieval questions) and 2D (Inference questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

Treasure Island, a classic from R.L. Stevenson about Jim , a young boy, finding a map showing the location of buried treasure on a remote island and details Jim's first impression of Treasure Island. This comprehension is ideal for an Year 5 or 6 English Lesson and is particularly geared to descriptive writing, also ideal for guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. The comprehension focuses on reading assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inference questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

A classic read for children in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6. I have taken the extract when Toad is causing havoc in his new motor-car. Ideal for a Year 3 or 4 English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

One of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most popular novels and a classic of English children's literature. The extract is from Mary's first encounter and experience in the secret garden. A Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children's illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.

One of Charles Dickens’ most popular novels and a classic of English children’s literature. The extract is from the chapter in which Charles Dickens describes Ebenezer Scrooge - But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint… Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 English lesson, whole class reading/guided reading, homework, tuition or intervention. The comprehension questions focus on assessment domains 2B (retrieval questions) and 2D (inferential questions). Includes flashcards of key words and phrases to help with explicit vocabulary teaching. The flashcards come with pictures drawn by a professional children’s illustrator, contextualised sentences, definitions from the Oxford dictionary, word origins, root words, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, word family, phrases/idioms and word classes.