Year 6 reading SATs intervention designed to stretch pupils working at the expected standard towards greater depth, using challenging SATs-style texts and questions that demand inference, comparison, sequencing, and summarising.
Ideal for small-group intervention or targeted support for higher attainers, this pack focuses on the skills required for greater depth: interpreting complex language, justifying answers with evidence, and maintaining accuracy across longer, more demanding texts.
✔ This pack contains three challenging texts, with three lessons per text
✔ Lessons develop higher-order reading skills, including inference, comparison, sequencing, and summarising
✔ Carefully pitched to stretch pupils beyond the expected standard
✔ Includes structured teacher input with guided questioning and live modelling
✔ Full answer book included with model answers and marking guidance
✔ Ready-to-use intervention sessions with no additional preparation
✔ Supports depth, precision, and confidence with SATs-style questioning
✔ Texts are taken from the Boost Comprehension scheme
✔ Suitable for pupils aiming to achieve greater depth (GDS)
Texts included
The Adventure of the Speckled Band (Excerpt – Classic Fiction)
✔ Retrieving information
✔ Understanding vocabulary in context
✔ Making inferences
White Fang – Excerpt 2 (Classic Fiction)
✔ Retrieving information
✔ Making inferences
✔ Comparing
Robert Falcon Scott (Diary Entry – Non-fiction)
✔ Retrieving information
✔ Understanding vocabulary in context
✔ Making inferences
✔ Summarising
✔ Comparing
✔ Sequencing
These texts have been carefully selected for their language complexity, implicit meaning, and higher cognitive demand, closely mirroring the challenge of the reading SATs at greater depth.
Extra practice
Twenty Minute Text – Mixed Practice: Captain Cook (Information Text)
✔ Supports timed, independent SATs-style practice
✔ Helps pupils apply skills accurately while building stamina
Search ‘Boost Primary’ to explore the full range of Boost Primary resources, created by experienced school leaders and used by schools nationwide.
Continue the SATs Reading Journey with our ready-to-teach packs:
Reading SATs Preparation Pack 1 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons)
Reading SATs Preparation Pack 2 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons
Reading SATs Preparation Pack 3 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons)
Complete Year 6 Reading SATs Bundle (27 Lessons / 9 Texts)
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Year 6 Reading SATs – Complete Preparation & Intervention
**Year 6 reading SATs preparation and intervention programme combining whole-class practice and targeted support to help pupils secure the expected standard and progress towards greater depth.** Designed for Year 6 teachers and leaders who want one consistent approach to reading SATs preparation, this bundle brings together structured prep packs and focused intervention materials, using shared texts, question styles, and expectations throughout. ✔ Complete Year 6 reading SATs programme in one bundle ✔ Includes whole-class preparation and targeted intervention ✔ Supports pupils working towards expected and greater depth ✔ Consistent SATs-style texts, questions, and language throughout ✔ Suitable for class teachers, subject leaders, and intervention leads **What’s included** **Whole-Class Preparation** ✔ Prep Pack 1 – Three SATs-style texts with three lessons per text ✔ Prep Pack 2 – Three SATs-style texts with three lessons per text ✔ Prep Pack 3 – Three SATs-style texts with three lessons per text **Targeted Intervention** ✔ EXS Intervention Pack ✔ GD Intervention Pack ✔ Each intervention pack contains three texts with three lessons per text ✔ Includes structured teacher input with guided questioning and live modelling ✔ Full answer books included for all intervention materials **Who this bundle is for** ✔ Teachers delivering whole-class SATs preparation ✔ Schools running small-group reading interventions ✔ Leaders seeking a consistent, joined-up approach to reading SATs ✔ Pupils needing support to achieve the expected standard or stretch towards greater depth **Additional information** ✔ All texts are taken from the Boost Comprehension scheme ✔ Ready-to-use resources with no additional preparation required ✔ Designed to build confidence, stamina, and accuracy for the reading SATs
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Year 6 Reading SATs Intervention – EXS + GD Bundle
**This Year 6 reading SATs intervention bundle combines both the Achieving Expected and Greater Depth packs to provide complete support for pupils working towards the expected standard and those aiming beyond it.** Ideal for small-group intervention or targeted support, the bundle includes structured, SATs-style lessons designed to help pupils develop confidence, precision, and higher-order reading skills across a range of texts. ✔ Includes both EXS and GD intervention packs in one bundle ✔ EXS pack supports pupils working towards the expected standard ✔ GD pack stretches pupils aiming for greater depth ✔ Each pack contains three texts, with three lessons per text ✔ Includes structured teacher input with guided questioning and live modelling ✔ Lessons develop key reading skills including inference, comparison, sequencing, summarising, and vocabulary in context ✔ Full answer books included for both packs ✔ Ready-to-use intervention sessions with no additional preparation ✔ Supports confidence, stamina, and SATs-style skills ✔ Texts are taken from the Boost Comprehension scheme **Texts included** **EXS Pack** Echoes of Solitude (Fiction) ✔ Retrieving information ✔ Understanding vocabulary in context ✔ Sequencing Keep on Running – Interview ✔ Retrieving information ✔ Understanding vocabulary in context ✔ Making inferences Kelburn Castle – Persuasive Leaflet ✔ Retrieving information ✔ Understanding vocabulary in context ✔ Summarising Twenty Minute Text – Mixed Practice Packing Up the Past **GD Pack** The Adventure of the Speckled Band (Excerpt – Classic Fiction) ✔ Retrieving information ✔ Understanding vocabulary in context ✔ Making inferences White Fang – Excerpt 2 (Classic Fiction) ✔ Retrieving information ✔ Making inferences ✔ Comparing Robert Falcon Scott (Diary Entry – Non-fiction) ✔ Retrieving information ✔ Understanding vocabulary in context ✔ Making inferences ✔ Summarising ✔ Comparing ✔ Sequencing Twenty Minute Text – Mixed Practice Captain Cook (Information Text) *Search 'Boost Primary' to explore the full range of Boost Primary resources, created by experienced school leaders and used by schools nationwide.* **Continue the SATs Reading Journey with our ready-to-teach packs:** [Reading SATs Preparation Pack 1 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons)](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13390467) [Reading SATs Preparation Pack 2 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13390488) [Reading SATs Preparation Pack 3 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons)](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13390501) [Complete Year 6 Reading SATs Bundle (27 Lessons / 9 Texts)](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13390511)
£14.99
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