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Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information in texts that they listen to, view and read by drawing on growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features
Elaborations
- using elements in books and screen texts, for example illustrations, diagrams, sound and movement, to support reading (Skills: Literacy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- making connections between the text and students' own experiences, and between information in print and images (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
- finding key information in a text (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- making inferences about characters' feelings and motives (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- building knowledge about the topic of the text and learning new vocabulary before and during reading (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- making predictions from the cover, from illustrations and at points in the text before reading on (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- retelling the events or key information in the text orally, in writing and/or through digital or arts media (Skills: Literacy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking)
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Making Predictions Task Cards
Use these making predictions task cards in the classroom to help students with predicting skills during reading.
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Jack and the Beanstalk Retelling Activity Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of sequencing cards for Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Finding the Main Idea - Graphic Organiser Templates
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to find the main idea of a text.
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Fascinating Facts About Animals Worksheet
Build reading comprehension skills and learn about amazing animals with a printable year 1 reading comprehension worksheet pack.
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Superfoods: What's for Lunch? – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about the importance of eating a healthy lunch.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Poster
A poster explaining how to activate prior knowledge before reading.
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Inference vs Prediction Poster
A poster outlining the similarities and differences between inference and prediction.
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Making Connections Text to Self Poster Pack
Explore making connections with these text to self, text to text and text to world posters for the classroom.
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Author’s Purpose Pie Worksheet Set
Practise Author’s Purpose knowledge with this set of Author’s Purpose Worksheets.
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Story Prediction Activities Digital Quiz
Assess predicting skills with this Making Predictions Activities digital quiz.
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Making Predictions Poster Pack
Support student learning with these Making Predictions Posters explaining when and how to make predictions.
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Making Inferences – Birthday Activity
Teach your students how to make inferences with this birthday invitation activity.
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Making an Inference – Graphic Organiser Pack
Use these graphic organisers with your students when teaching them how to use text evidence to make inferences.
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My Dog Don - Decodable Reader (Level 2)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
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Reading Detectives Bookmarks
8 colourful reading detective bookmarks to use during guided reading sessions in the classroom.
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Sophia the Superdog! - Comprehension Text and Questions
A superdog themed text and set of questions to help develop comprehension strategies in the classroom.
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Year 1 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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Story Prediction Worksheets for Early Years
Explore the comprehension strategy of prediction using these Story Prediction Worksheets created specifically for the early years classroom.
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Predict What Will Happen Next – Picture Task Cards
Use our Predict What Will Happen Next – Picture Task Cards to practice making predictions with your young learners.
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Pictures for Making Predictions – Clip Card Task Cards
Engage young learners in predicting with these Pictures for Making Predictions Clip Cards, no reading required.
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Predictions Questions for Reading Flashcards
Encourage active reading with Predictions Questions for Reading Flashcards, a versatile resource including question prompts for students to use during reading.
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Free Story Prediction Worksheet
Encourage students to think critically before reading with this Story Prediction Worksheet.
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Making Predictions Before, During, After Reading Bookmark
Support student comprehension with these Making Predictions Before, During and After Bookmarks.
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Making Predictions Worksheets - Early Years
Build early comprehension skills with these Making Predictions Worksheets that include age-appropriate activities using pictures, sentence starters, and simple texts.
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Making Predictions with Pictures - Worksheet Pack
Practice making predictions based on illustrations with a set of printable Making Predictions with Pictures Worksheets.
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The Gingerbread Man Story Sequencing Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of printable gingerbread man story sequencing cards.
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Marine Animals - Year 1 Leveled Reader
Learn about the creatures under the ocean’s surface with a printable leveled reader book about marine animals.
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Printable Space Book - Leveled Reader
Read and learn about outer space with a printable space book for kids.
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Little Red Riding Hood Retelling Activity Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of sequencing cards for Little Red Riding Hood.
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Playtime Before School – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Welcome to Scotland! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a country profile from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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5 Fascinating Facts About Dinosaurs – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fascinating facts article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).