
Support young readers with this colourful set of 8 First Level Reading Skills anchor charts, designed with the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) in mind.
These child-friendly posters introduce key reading strategies in a simple, visual and accessible way, helping learners understand what good readers do and how to use different strategies before, during and after reading.
Included in this pack:
What Good Readers Do – introducing the key habits and strategies used by confident readers
Predicting – thinking about what might happen next using clues from the text and pictures
Making Connections – linking a text to personal experiences, other texts and the wider world
Visualising – creating pictures in the mind while reading
Asking Questions – asking questions before, during and after reading to deepen understanding
Clarifying – stopping, rereading and looking for clues when something does not make sense
Summarising – identifying and retelling the most important parts in your own words
Finding Key Information – locating important facts, words and clues in a text
Key skills developed:
reading comprehension • prediction • questioning • visualising • making connections • summarising • clarifying • finding information • independent reading
Perfect for:
First Level / P2–P4
Scottish Curriculum for Excellence
Reading lessons
Guided reading
Literacy displays
Reading working walls
Whole-class teaching
Independent reading
Small-group support
ASN and additional support
Revision and visual reminders
Each anchor chart is supplied on its own full page, making the set easy to print, laminate and display individually around your classroom.
A bright and practical resource for helping young learners become more thoughtful, confident and independent readers.
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