This comprehension crusher reading scheme pack includes two non-chronological reports about Europe and the different regions of England. The first text, that accompanies the teaching slides, is a detailed overview of the countries in Europe, including climate differences and historic timelines. It meets the Year 4 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 a detailed non-chronological report about the landscapes, populations and historic sites of the 9 different regions in England. This part also meets the Year 4 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 4: Pupils should be taught to answer a variety of comprehension questions across a mixture of genres. This text focuses on developing vocabulary and retrieval.

Level of this pack:
Age: 8-9...