Queen Victoria's intimate diaries provide a valuable and intimate insight into a range of key events that transpired in her life: coronation, Crimean War (Florence Nightingale), death of her husband, Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee. Ideal for a Year 5 or 6 English lesson, guided reading/comprehension lesson, history lesson, homework or 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 classic by R.M. Ballantyne. In the extract, the boys notice a schooner out in the horizon. Their excitement soon turns to danger as they realise it is in fact pirates that have disembarked onto the island. Ideal for narrative writing, cross-curricular work on Pirates, Island life, Tourism, caves/caverns. I recommend that the resources is used in a Year 5 or 6 English Lesson, guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. The comprehension focus 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.

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.

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.

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.

An extract from the famous the chronicles and adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a cyclone. Ideal for an English lesson (Year 3 or 4), guided reading (whole class or carousel), intervention, tuition or homework.The comprehensions are differentiated and focus on reading 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.

The original (not abridged) opening chapters of a classic children's novel from Lewis Carroll. Ideal for an English lesson (Year 3 or), guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. It comes with differentiated comprehensions focusing on reading assessment domains: 2B (retrieval) and 2D (inference). Ideal for English (Year 3 or 4) , whole class/carousel guided reading, intervention, tuition or homework. 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.

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!

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)

One of Charles Dickens' most famous novels, Oliver Twist. The extract is from the most famous chapter in his novel -‘Please, sir, I want some more.’ (It is NOT abridged) Ideal for guided reading, whole class reading, literacy, intervention, homework or tuition . Differentiated comprehension focusing on assessment strands 2A (Vocab and words in context questions), 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.

Award-winning autobiography by Adeline Yen Mah based on true story. These extracts are from the preface and chapter 8 and 12. Adeline has used some wonderful language to describe her childhood in China, and is an excellent read. Differentiated comprehension (L/M/H abilities) and trademark illustrations for key words and phrases. Great opportunities for discussion. Ideal for Literacy, guided reading, homework, private tuition or intervention. Enjoy!

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.

Opening chapter of a classic novel for KS2. Ideal for Literacy, guided reading, intervention/boosters or homework. Differentiated comprehension with a mark scheme. Flashcards with Illustrations for keys words by a professional artist, words etymologies (word origins, prefixes/suffixes/root words, synonyms and antonyms) to support and aid language development. Enjoy!!

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 real life guide by the National Geographic on the best drones of 2017. Rich language and vocabulary. As a class we watched some drone videos as a hook and we had a fascinating discussion about role of drones in the 21st century as well as privacy issues. Differentiated as always with a full mark scheme, flashcards (with word etymologies) and Illustrations by a professional artist for key words to support vocabulary development. Great for literacy, guided reading, homework, boosters/intervention and tutoring. Enjoy!

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!

Yet another great real-life Cotswold Bird leaflet with some wonderful vocabulary. Detailed mark scheme and 10 comprehension questions focusing on an array of skills. Ideal for Guided Reading, Literacy, homework or interventions and boosters. £2

As a class we have been looking at the legendary poet/author Michael Rosen and have been studying The A to Z poetry book. This is a comprehension on a interview Michael conducted with a Year 6 child. (Not sure he will approve of this comprehension though as he is anti-SATs, SORRY MICHAEL). Ideal for a Year 5 or Year 6 English lesson, whole class reading, guided reading, homework or tuition/intervention. This resource has been downloaded 2,802 times and been recommended by the TES resources team.