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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Community Helpers: Fire Fighter – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 3).
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Main Idea or Supporting Detail? – Sorting Activity
An activity for students to determine which of 2 related facts is a main idea and which is a supporting detail.
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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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Foldable Inferencing Template
A template for students to use when making inferences.
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A Thinker Like Me - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a poem.
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Reading Response Double Entry – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise writing double entries.
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Reading Response Inferring and Predicting – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise inferring and predicting.
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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 Making Connections – Template
A comprehension template for students to learn how to make connections.
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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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Reading Response Visualising – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise visualising.
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Little Tree (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 1).
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Reading Response Questioning – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise questioning.
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Year 2 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 2 magazine.
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The Curious Crusader – Story and Task Cards
A narrative about a little boy and a curious creature, with accompanying activities.
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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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Community Helpers: Police Officer – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 1).
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How to Make a Tessellation Artwork Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine procedure article about making a tessellation artwork.
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Character Traits Template
A graphic template to record characters traits.
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Inference Real Estate Advertisements - Worksheet
A series of real estate advertisement worksheets to use when teaching your students how to infer information from written texts.
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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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Year 5 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 5 students.
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Fascinating Facts About Animals Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about animals.
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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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Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (Years 3–6)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
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Life Without Tacos – Comprehension Task
A comprehension passage and accompanying worksheet about cultural diffusion.
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Three Bears in the Hot-Seat – Role Play Activity
A role-playing activity where students play the role of a character from the fairy tale, The Three Bears.
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What's in My Bathroom? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Bonus Issue).
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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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Year 3 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 3 magazine.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Sound – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).