Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources
Students will apply a range of comprehension strategies to locate key information and link ideas when reading a variety of texts. Use this collection of comprehension texts in the classroom for independent and group literacy tasks when teaching different comprehension strategies. Also included are PowerPoints, question cards and comprehension task cards for each of the main comprehension strategies.
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Free Printable Wanted Poster Template Pack
Use a 'Wanted' poster template pack to encourage your students to research and write about historic figures and more!
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
A graphic organiser for students to use when categorising sensory details.
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Chinese New Year Comprehension Worksheet
Read and learn about Chinese New Year with a reading comprehension passage and worksheet.
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A Thinker Like Me - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a poem.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (F–2)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
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Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (Years 3–6)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
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Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.
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Digital Warriors: Scroll Trolls – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for the comic from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Decodable Text Worksheets – Common Consonant Digraphs (Set 2)
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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Healthy Mind, Healthy Body: No Free Rides! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Glorious Grammar Volume 1 - Worksheet Book
50 activities in one booklet which all revolve around learning grammar in the classroom.
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Angry Outbursts – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Peer Politics: Moving On (Comic) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 3).
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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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Using Context Clues – Worksheet
A worksheet to practise using context clues when reading.
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Figurative Language - Self Portrait Activity
A worksheet using figurative language to describe a student's self portrait.
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Earth Watch: Protecting Native Plants and Animals – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about ways to keep our native animals and plants safe.
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Decodable Text Worksheets – Common Consonant Digraphs (Set 1)
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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Poetry Comprehension Worksheet
A generic poetry comprehension worksheet.
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Decodable Text Worksheets - Single Graphemes (Set 1)
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint – Making Connections
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of making connections.
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Figurative Language Posters – Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognise onomatopoeias with a set of onomatopoeia classroom posters.
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Bat Facts and Opinions Worksheet
Identify facts and opinions with a Halloween worksheet activity about bats.
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The History of Halloween – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the history of Halloween with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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Halloween Display – Wrapped Up in a Good Book
Download a printable Halloween display set for your classroom that showcases your pupils’ insightful book reviews with our Halloween-themed classroom display.
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Year 5 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 5 magazine.
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Year 6 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 6 magazine.
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Reading Response Making Connections – Template
A comprehension template for students to learn how to make connections.
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Little Tree (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 1).
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Community Helpers: Nurse – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 2).
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Reception Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Bonus Issue)
A bonus issue of our beautifully designed, 16-page reading magazine specifically designed for Reception students.
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Reception Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 16-page reading magazine specifically designed for Reception students.