This comprehension crusher reading scheme pack includes two non-chronological reports, one about the traditions and lives of the ancient Maya civilisation and the other about the evolution of crime and punishment practices over time. The first non-chronological report, that accompanies the teaching slides, is a detailed text which describes the location of the Maya civilisations, as well as their foods, religion and social hierarchy. It has been written to meet the Year 6 expected standard and comes with three sets of comprehension questions, based on three 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 non-chronological report which spans from the Anglo Saxons time to modern day crime and punishment practices. 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.

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