Chapter-by-Chapter Glossary and During-Reading Comprehension Notes for Can You See Me?

A complete 30-chapter, during-reading glossary and comprehension support pack built specifically for the novel Can You See Me? by authors Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott.

This resource provides:

precise vocabulary decoding for every chapter (1–30)

during-reading comprehension and inference checkpoints

sentence-level retrieval questions

theme-aware prompts without requiring independent plot reproduction

a teacher modelling structure for using word definitions in analytical paragraphs

The resource is fully editable, organised systematically, and print-scalable for either projection, revision folders, or intervention teaching cycles.

Resource Structure & Content Scope:

For each of the 30 chapters, the pack contains a clean, repeatable page structure titled:

Chapter X — During Reading

Key vocabulary definitions targeting likely unfamiliar lexis

Narrative awareness prompts checking for reader understanding

Thought-based inference checkpoints such as:

identifying shifts in feeling or tone

questioning reliability of viewpoint

noting environmental or behavioural disruption

tracking consequences of a character’s decisions

ELA/GCSE Transferable Skills Explicitly Supported:

Word-meaning acquisition in context

Figurative vs literal comprehension

Sentence competence for extract retrieval

Inference from dialogue and action sequencing

Reader response awareness

AO2 method recognition transfer into Language Paper 1, Q4 paragraphs

Pre-writing evidence planning using vocabulary as the topic sentence anchor

Classroom & Intervention Uses:

Secondary English lessons (Years 7–11)

Vocabulary gap closing and comprehension support

Guided reading discussions

GCSE method analysis transfer (structural and language effects)

Homework or revision boxes for quote-led paragraphing

Literacy intervention cycles prior to extended narrative or evaluative tasks