Help pupils to develop reading comprehension skills in Key Stage 1 and ensure a successful transition to Year 3, using this exciting collection of poems and extracts from children’s stories.

The book provides a gentle introduction to more formal comprehension while introducing children to 20 engaging fiction texts and poems which will encourage a love of reading. For each poem and extract, thought-provoking questions help pupils gain an understanding of all the Key Stage 1 question types: retrieval, inference, vocabulary, sequencing and prediction.

The clear structure and the author’s passion for teaching children to read critically make Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Fiction and Poetry invaluable for everyone working with 5-6 year olds. 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.

Featured texts and poems include:

• The Man with the Top Hat (Captain Whiskers) by Jeremy Strong
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
• The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
• Midnight Magic: Mirror Mischief by Michelle Harrison
• Willow Wildthing and the Magic Spell by Gill Lewis
• Do Not Disturb the Dragons by Michelle Robinson
• The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
• Be Nice to Aunt Emma by Anne Fine
• Sky by Holly Webb
• Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest by Vashti Hardy
• The Mermaid at the Shoe by Nick Sharratt
• Cat in the Dark by Margaret Mahy
• Mumbling Bees by Daphne Lister
• Flying Machine by Hilda Offen
• The Store Full of Magical Things by Rutendo Tavengerwei
• February by A.F. Harrold
• River Lullaby by Matt Goodfellow
• Football Boots by Peter Bunzl
• My Gran Visits England by Grace Nichols
• The Greatest Gift by Maz Evans

If you are looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in the classroom or to support home education, Developing Reading Comprehension Skills, Year 2: Fiction and Poetry is exactly what you need.

Inspire a love of reading. Develop comprehension skills. Build confidence.