Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources
Students will apply a range of comprehension strategies to locate key information and link ideas when reading a variety of texts. Use this collection of comprehension texts in the classroom for independent and group literacy tasks when teaching different comprehension strategies. Also included are PowerPoints, question cards and comprehension task cards for each of the main comprehension strategies.
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Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies Poster Pack
A set of 18 reading comprehension strategy posters.
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Finding the Main Idea - Blank Template
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to find the main idea of a text.
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Free Printable Wanted Poster Template Pack
Use a 'Wanted' poster template pack to encourage your students to research and write about historic figures and more!
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (F–2)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
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Novel Study - Making Predictions Worksheet
A worksheet to assist students in making predictions before reading a novel.
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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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Is It a Fact or an Opinion? - Worksheet
A worksheet to practise identifying facts and opinions.
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5 Fun Facts About Ants - Read and Respond Worksheet
A '5 fun facts ...' information sheet and worksheet.
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5 Fun Facts About Cats - Read and Respond Worksheet
A '5 fun facts ...' information sheet and worksheet.
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I Have, Who Has? Fact and Opinion Game
A whole class game to help students understand the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Research Skills Worksheets - Note Taking
A set of 6 worksheets to help students identify key facts, details and vocabulary when researching information.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Burger Bar Backlash – Project
A project where students get to reinvent a theme park burger bar to be more inclusive of different dietary requirements.
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The Enigma of AX29 - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a narrative text.
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Reading Response Personal Review – Template
A comprehension template for students to write a text review about what they have been reading.
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Community Helpers: Nurse – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 2).
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Context Detectives Worksheet
A set of 3 worksheets for students to practise using context clues to identify the meaning of a word.
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A Colourful World (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 2).
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The 7-in-1 Craft Contraption – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Human Histories: Popular Performers
A comprehension worksheet for a human histories article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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The Waterfall – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Wash Your Hands
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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Advertisement Worksheet – Milton Mentor
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement about a digital personal assistant.
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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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The Wonders of the Human Body – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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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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Make Connections Poster
A poster highlighting how to make connections when reading a piece of text.
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Summarising a Story Flipbook
A template for students to use when summarising a story.
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Using Context Clues – Worksheet
A worksheet to practise using context clues when reading.
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The Changing Seasons – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about different seasons from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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Inferring Practice – Worksheet
A worksheet to practise making inferences.