A big old download full of resources for teaching reading comprehension! The resources follow the “reciprocal reading” method. Contents includes: Question description cards: Meet the comprehension super heroes who each tackle their own individual question type. Together they will help children to: Predict Clarify Summarise Visualize Answer literal questions Answer inferential questions Question badges: Use the badges for group work, where each child is in charge of writing or answering a specific question type. If anything, the badges are an excuse for a trip to Ryman (not so guilty pleasure) for lanyards, plastic covers and so on! Comprehension template: Allows children to record their predictions before reading, write their questions during reading and summarise the text after reading. The summary box is deliberately tiny to stop any budding authors from rewriting the entire text. Sorting activity: A selection of questions to be sorted according to their question type (literal or inferential). I used these the other day without laminating and when asked to ‘tidy up’ my lovely student proceeded to crumple the entire pack of questions into a ball. I was fine about it. Just half an ink cartridge, 20 minutes of cutting before the lesson and a completely ruined resource. Totally. Fine. Question spinner: Heavily ‘Twister’ inspired, this wheel can be used during reading time to help children practice asking and answering different types of questions. Note – you will lose the pointer to the wheel. Like socks in a washing machine, it’s just life.

This handy resources (pun intended) is a great way to teach reading strategies to your pupils. Useful to have at hand (I can’t stop) during reading time, where you can choose one strategy to focus on, Strategies included: 1.”Robot talk” the tricky word – encourages speedy readers to slow down and chunk up tricky words.( It’s also quite amusing to have a classroom full of Daleks). 2.”Look at the picture for clues” – don’t rely on others to tell you the answer! This is a good strategy for encouraging independent reading. 3.”Slowly stretch out the tricky word” – again, encourages speedy readers to really slow down. Can also help teachers see if there are any phonics issues. 4.”Skip the word and try again at the end of the sentence” – it’s ok not to get it first time! Sometimes by reading to the end of the sentence, children will be able to have a solid guess at the meaning of the word based on the context of the story. “Does the word make sense?” – stop for breath. Take a minute. Does that word fit into the sentence/story?

5 complete, interactive lessons for Letters and sounds phase 3 set 6. The animated Powerpoint includes lessons covering: j , v, w, x and a revision of all phase 2 tricky words. The lessons follow the Letters and sound structure: Revisit and review Segmenting and blending Teach Practise Apply A ‘grab and go’ resource, this resource covers all the sounds that children need to know in set 6. Perfect for EYFS stages and ideal for whole class use.

This phonics board game can be used alongside any set of words or images - included in this resource are a pack of images relating to phase 5. How to play the game: Players roll the dice and move along the board. If they land on an action counter, they must pick a card from the pile and complete the following: Robot talk = spell out the word in a robot voice Write it = write the word on a whiteboard Whisper it = spell out the word by whispering it to a friend Make it = use magnetic letters to make the word Magic wand = use their ‘magic finger’ to air write the word Ideal use for KS1 and group work.

These ‘chatterboxes’ provide a quick and handy way to encourage discussion before and after reading. Ideal for speedy assessment of comprehension skills Resource includes two dice; one for use before reading a book or chapter, and one for when the book or chapter has been read. The children take it in turns to roll the dice, read the question and answer - other children are free to chip in with their own opinions and ideas, too! Great for when you have a mind blank, these ready prepared questions will hopefully help reduce the literacy madness!

A fantastic resource for children who need to brush up on their knowledge of the first 100 common words. Rules of the game: Cut the words into strips and place them in a box. One at a time children need to select a strip, take a HUGE deep breath and see how quickly they can read all of the words on the strip Why not link this game to Maths and ask children to work in pairs, one child reading while another another child times their partner using a stop watch. Easily adaptable for spelling words of the week and a simple and easy assessment tool.