This comprehension crusher reading scheme pack includes two poems based on the experiences are different people during World War Two. The first poem, that accompanies the teaching slides, is a narrative poem describing the day in the life of a World War Two gunner; preparing the equipment, debriefing with the crew and preparing the fly. It has been written to meet the Year 6 expected standard and comes with three sets of comprehension questions, based on two curriculum content domains (vocabulary and retrieval). The teaching slides provided, along with the questions sets, allow for in depth practice of each individual question type.

The second model text is also a poem, this time from the perspective of a smuggler, a young boy who is starving and stealing food to survive during the war. This text has been written to meet the Year 6 expected standard and is accompanied by one set of comprehension questions, which includes the three styles of question, previously practised. This provides an ‘unseen’ text and additional questions to practise these same skills independently. The answers to all questions are included.

National curriculum objectives:
Year 6: Pupils should be taught to answer a variety of comprehension questions across a mixture of genres. This text focuses on developing vocabulary and retrieval skills.

Level of this pack:
Age: 10-11...