Teaching PPT with an original text and 3 mark questions with model answers that show how evidence from the text has been used. Genre is mystery - as requested by the boys in my class! Question 1 models ‘Impression of a character’ and Question 2 models ‘Author’s intent’

Two, three mark comprehension questions with modelling. Question one is an ‘Impression of the character’ question and the second is ‘Author intent’. Each shows how to use the text to support an answer.

A short suspense extract that has been used to create a teaching resource on using inference skills and evidence to answer 3 mark questions. PPT includes original text, 3 Mark questions and modeled answers.

A 30 page PPT with tools to get children to read and understand the first four chapters of the book Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. Includes reference to VIPERS and various reading strategies as well as comprehension questions.

This PowerPoint explores two poems by John Asgard — The Hairyboos and the Smoothyboos and Old World, New World. It is designed as an editable teaching prompt that examines language choices and key themes within the poems. Suitable for use in reading comprehension or PSHE lessons, it can be easily adapted to meet different classroom needs.

A set of PDF slides giving five progressive activities that support children’s development of reading fluency. Based on The Last Bear and created for my Year 5 class.

A set of slides that cover a five day set of lessons based around Chapter 1 of The Wrong Train by Jeremy De Quidt. Reading skills taught - Vocabulary, Retreival and Inference. Definitions of question types and questions are on the slides. Text not included but can be found online.

Five short reading activities for children to do independently or with a partner. Skills focus on principles of building up fluency from key vocabulary to expressive reading of a short paragraph with some comprehension questions. Based on Chapter 1 and 2 of The Last Bear by Hannah Gold but text is adapted from the original. Useful for those children needing short focused activities to develop their fluency skills.