Comprehension Strategies Teaching Resources
A comprehensive collection of comprehension strategies resources. Use the display resources within this collection to visually represent the different comprehension strategies to your students. There are also a large number of hands-on activities, including before, during and after reading dice and wheel prompts, comprehension strategies, board games, sequencing activities and 'I can' statements to use as goal-setting resources. Also provided are comprehension strategy packs that have everything in them you need to teach finding word meaning in context, distinguishing between real and make-believe, author's purpose, summarising, understanding sequence, making predictions, drawing conclusions and making inferences, interpreting figurative language, finding the main idea, recalling facts and details, distinguishing between fact and opinion, comparing and contrasting and cause and effect.
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Novel Study - Create a New Cover Worksheet
A worksheet which encourages students to create a new book cover for a shared class novel.
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Novel Study - Draw a Scene Worksheet
A worksheet which helps students explore important scenes from a class novel.
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Inference vs Prediction - Presentation
A teaching presentation outlining the similarities and differences between inference and prediction.
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Book Review Worksheet
A book review and summary card for comprehension learning.
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Novel Study - Points of View Worksheet
3 worksheets to help students analyse the points of view of opposing characters in a literary text.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Cards
A set of 4 colourful reciprocal teaching role cards to assign to students during guided reading groups.
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Novel Study - Character Map Worksheet
3 worksheets to assist with analysing characters in a class novel.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Bookmarks
A set of 4 colourful bookmarks explaining reciprocal teaching roles.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Make Pancakes
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Make a Milkshake
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Make Fairy Bread
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Procedure Text Sequencing Activity - How to Cross a Road Safely
A hands-on learning activity to consolidate students' understanding of the structure of procedure texts.
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Making Predictions from Sentences - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Making Predictions - Recording Cards
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Making Predictions with Pictures - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Making Predictions with Books - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Literature Study - Upper Primary - Task Cards
A set of 14 literature study task cards for upper primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Literature Study - Lower Primary - Task Cards
A set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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Inference or Prediction? Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching your students the difference between an inference and a prediction.
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Reading Detectives Bookmarks
8 colourful reading detective bookmarks to use during guided reading sessions in the classroom.
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Frida's Fiesta: Open for Business - Inquiry Project
An inquiry project where students get the opportunity to design their own restaurant.
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Word of the Week Flip Book - Year 4
A 43 page flip book for introducing new vocabulary to year 4 students.
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Making Connections Grid
A worksheet for students to practise making connections with a piece of text.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Induction Booklet – Project
A project where students study the Five Wonders Theme Park stimulus poster to understand and use real world learning skills.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 4
A 40 slide PowerPoint Template for introducing new vocabulary to year 4 students.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
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Year 2 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 2 magazine.
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Year 5 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 5 magazine.
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Frida's Fiesta: Layout Confusion – Projects
A project where students can explore different dietary requirements and the types of food that cater for them.
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The Inferring Song Poster
A fabulous song to use when learning about inference.
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A Rhyme a Dozen - Matching Game
A concentration style card game that can be used to consolidate students' knowledge of rhyming words.