Catholic RE Reading Comprehensions for the New RED

Save planning time with these Catholic RE reading comprehensions, to help support teaching the new Religious Education Directory (RED).

This resource has been created to support teachers delivering high-quality, knowledge-rich Catholic RE. The comprehensions are carefully written to develop pupils’ theological vocabulary, reading skills, and religious understanding, while remaining accessible and engaging.

What’s included:

A set of over 100 reading comprehensions suitable for Key Stage 2

Covering all Branches

Texts written specifically to support RED content, concepts, and language

A range of retrieval, inference and explanation questions

Opportunities for pupils to use and apply theological language

Ideal for whole-class reading, guided groups, independent work or assessment

Why teachers love this resource:

✔ Aligned with the new RED
✔ Supports disciplinary knowledge in RE
✔ Helps meet reading across the curriculum expectations
✔ Clear, child-friendly language with accurate theology
✔ Perfect for busy Catholic primary classrooms

These comprehensions work well as:

Lesson starters or follow-up tasks

Assessment evidence for RE

Intervention or consolidation activities

Cross-curricular reading practice in RE

Homework activities