This comprehension crusher reading scheme pack includes two non-chronological reports. The first text is a potted history of famous monarchs in England.  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 (vocabulary, retrieval and inference). The teaching slides provided, along with the questions sets, allow for in depth practice of each individual question type.
 The second text is about Elizabeth II. 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 introduced to non-fiction texts that are structured in different ways, discuss and clarify the meanings of words, retrieve information and use inference skills.
This text focuses on developing understanding of vocabulary, retrieval, and inference skills.
 Level of this pack: Age: 6-7
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