Reading Comprehension Skills

Reading Comprehension Skills is designed specifically for Key Stage 2 children, helping children to read passages and respond to comprehension questions with confidence. It guides children step-by-step through the process, teaching the different question types, including advanced analytical questioning. A range of texts are covered, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Reading Comprehension Skills can additionally be used to support children taking an 11+ reading comprehension paper.

This book includes:

CORE COMPREHENSION TECHNIQUES

Teaching children how to effectively read passages and questions, learn how to annotate a piece of text and practise the skills of skimming and scanning to find key information quickly.

THE POINT EVIDENCE EXPLAIN METHOD (PEE)

Breaking down the PEE method for children so that they can use it to structure clear, high-scoring answers.

BASIC AND ADVANCED QUESTION TYPES

Teaching children expert strategies for different question types, from retrieval, inference, vocabulary, summary, opinion, prediction, and multiple-choice questions, to advanced analysis style questions.

PRACTICE PAPERS

Consolidating children’s learning with fiction, non-fiction and poetry practice papers.

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Comprehension Course

Would you be interested in an online course for your child, to accompany the book?
Our online Comprehension Course is a comprehension course for Years 4-6 children (ages 8-11), including those taking 11+ exams. It teaches children how to identify all the different comprehension question types and how to structure their answers accordingly.

Read more here: Comprehension Course