Comprehension Strategies Teaching Resources
A comprehensive collection of comprehension strategies resources. Use the display resources within this collection to visually represent the different comprehension strategies to your students. There are also a large number of hands-on activities, including before, during and after reading dice and wheel prompts, comprehension strategies, board games, sequencing activities and 'I can' statements to use as goal-setting resources. Also provided are comprehension strategy packs that have everything in them you need to teach finding word meaning in context, distinguishing between real and make-believe, author's purpose, summarising, understanding sequence, making predictions, drawing conclusions and making inferences, interpreting figurative language, finding the main idea, recalling facts and details, distinguishing between fact and opinion, comparing and contrasting and cause and effect.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Cross a Road Safely
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Brush Your Teeth
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Making Predictions from Sentences - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Making Predictions - Recording Cards
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Making Predictions with Pictures - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Making Predictions with Books - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Literature Study - Upper Primary - Task Cards
A set of 14 literature study task cards for upper primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Literature Study - Lower Primary - Task Cards
A set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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Inference or Prediction? Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching your students the difference between an inference and a prediction.
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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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Making Connections - Worksheet
Allow your students to record their connections to a particular text with this Making Connections Worksheet.
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Frida's Fiesta: Open for Business - Inquiry Project
An inquiry project where students get the opportunity to design their own restaurant.
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Word of the Week Flip Book - Year 4
A 43 page flip book for introducing new vocabulary to year 4 students.
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Making Connections Grid
A worksheet for students to practise making connections with a piece of text.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Induction Booklet – Project
A project where students study the Five Wonders Theme Park stimulus poster to understand and use real world learning skills.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 4
A 40 slide PowerPoint Template for introducing new vocabulary to year 4 students.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
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Year 2 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 2 magazine.
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Year 5 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 5 magazine.
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Advertisement Worksheet – Milton Mentor
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement about a digital personal assistant.
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Frida's Fiesta: Layout Confusion – Projects
A project where students can explore different dietary requirements and the types of food that cater for them.
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The Inferring Song Poster
A fabulous song to use when learning about inference.
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A Rhyme a Dozen - Matching Game
A concentration style card game that can be used to consolidate students' knowledge of rhyming words.
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Viewing Response Template
A useful template to encourage students to make careful observations and interpretations while viewing visual prompts.
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Inference vs Prediction Poster
A poster outlining the similarities and differences between inference and prediction.
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Author's Purpose Pie
A pie that shows the three main reasons an author writes a piece of text.
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Is It a Fact or an Opinion? - Worksheet
A worksheet to practise identifying facts and opinions.
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Read Along Pocket Chart Cards – Dr. Mae Jemison
A set of pocket chart cards to use for reading and sight word practice.
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Advertisement Worksheet – K-9ine the Robot Dog
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement about a robotic dog.
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10 Fascinating Facts Worksheet – The Global Seed Vault
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about the global seed vault.
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Monitor Understanding Poster
A poster highlighting how to monitor understanding when reading a piece of text.