This comprehension crusher reading scheme pack includes two narratives. The first text tells the story of a little girl who has lost her favourite toy at Christmas. It has been written to meet the Year 2 expected standard and comes with three sets of comprehension questions, based on three curriculum content domains (retrieval, sequencing and inference). The teaching slides provided, along with the questions sets, allow for in depth practice of each individual question type.

The second story is about some missing mince pies from Father Christmas’ kitchen. This text has been written to meet the Year 2 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 2: Pupils should be taught to answer questions, discuss the sequence of events in books and make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.

This text focuses on developing understanding of retrieval skills, sequencing and inference.  Level of this pack: Age: 6-7
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