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.
- Plus Plan
Community Helpers: Nurse – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 2).
- Plus Plan
Community Helpers: Police Officer – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Issue 1).
- Plus Plan
How to Make a Tessellation Artwork Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine procedure article about making a tessellation artwork.
- Plus Plan
Character Traits Template
A graphic template to record characters traits.
- Plus Plan
Reception Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Bonus Issue)
A bonus issue of our beautifully designed, 16-page reading magazine specifically designed for Reception students.
- Plus Plan
Reception Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 16-page reading magazine specifically designed for Reception students.
- Plus Plan
Inference Real Estate Advertisements - Worksheet
A series of real estate advertisement worksheets to use when teaching your students how to infer information from written texts.
- Plus Plan
Context Detectives Worksheet
A set of 3 worksheets for students to practise using context clues to identify the meaning of a word.
- Plus Plan
A Colourful World (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 2).
- Plus Plan
Year 1 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 22-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 1 students.
- Plus Plan
Year 2 Magazine – What's Buzzing (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 22-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 2 students.
- Plus Plan
Year 3 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 22-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 3 students.
- Plus Plan
Year 4 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 4 students.
- Plus Plan
Year 5 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 24-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 5 students.
- Plus Plan
Fantastic Forces – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
- Plus Plan
Fascinating Facts About Animals Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about animals.
- Plus Plan
Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (F–2)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
- Plus Plan
Making Text Connections Graphic Organiser (Years 3–6)
A graphic organiser to use with students when making connections with a text.
- Plus Plan
Life Without Tacos – Comprehension Task
A comprehension passage and accompanying worksheet about cultural diffusion.
- Plus Plan
Three Bears in the Hot-Seat – Role Play Activity
A role-playing activity where students play the role of a character from the fairy tale, The Three Bears.
- Plus Plan
What's in My Bathroom? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Reception magazine (Bonus Issue).
- Plus Plan
Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.
- Plus Plan
Year 3 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 3 magazine.
- Plus Plan
The 7-in-1 Craft Contraption – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
- Plus Plan
5 Fascinating Facts About Sound – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
- Plus Plan
Lt McGavasss Visual Literacy Poster
A visual literacy poster reminding students to consider how visuals shape their understanding of a text.
- Plus Plan
Amazing Ants! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about ants from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
- Plus Plan
Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies - Question Mats
A set of question mats to use when working with the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
- Plus Plan
Species Snapshot Worksheet - Naked Mole Rat
A comprehension worksheet for a species snapshot magazine article about the naked mole rat.
- Plus Plan
The Loudest Sound in the World – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative about a princess who demands to hear the loudest sound in the world.
- Plus Plan
Letter to the Editor: Social Media – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive article about social media.
- Plus Plan
Year 4 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 4 magazine.