Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 5-6: Contemporary Children's Literature
contains 12 high quality extracts from modern children's stories and is perfect preparation for ensuring children develop the skills needed for the KS2 SATs and 11+ Reading Comprehension papers.
Each of the 12 extracts from contemporary children's literature is accompanied by eight sets of questions based on the Key Stage 2 (KS2) Reading Content Domains and National Curriculum. This book provides opportunities to tackle more complex vocabulary, explore how authors use language to impact their readers and develop endurance for longer passages. The clear structure and the author's passion for literature make
invaluable for everyone working with pupils in Years 5 and 6.
Support for teachers and parents is built in with guidance for how to teach the different question types, plus suggestions for embedding these texts in the wider English curriculum.
This series is suitable for new and recently qualified teachers as well as those who are more experienced and wanting to expand the range of texts they use. If you're looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in your classroom or to support home education, this is exactly what you need. Look for other books in the
Developing Reading Comprehension Skills
series.
This book contains extracts from the following contemporary novels:
The Invasion of Crooked Oak by
Dan Smith
Darwin's Dragons by
Lindsay Galvin
Lori and Max and the Book Thieves by
Catherine O'Flynn
Letters from the Lighthouse by
Emma Carroll
Dragon Mountain by
Katie and Kevin Tsang
October, October by
Katya Balen
The Mask of Aribella by
Anna Hoghton
The Haunting of Aveline Jones by
Phil Hickes
A Kind of Spark by
Elle McNicoll
The Hungry Ghost by
H.S. Norup
The Vanishing Trick by
Jenni Spangler
Asha and the Spirit Bird by
Jasbinder Bilan