Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Fiction and Poetry

Help pupils develop the skills neededto read and comprehend fiction and poetry in Key Stage 1 as well as ensuring asuccessful transition to Year 3, using these poems and extracts from children'sstories.

The book provides a gentleintroduction to more formal comprehension while introducing children to 20engaging fiction texts and poems which will encourage a love of reading. Foreach 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 DevelopingReading Comprehension Skills series makes it easy to have aconsistent whole school approach from Year 2 all the way through to the KeyStage 2 SATs. It is suitable for new and recently qualified teachers aswell as those who are more experienced and wanting to expand the range of textsthey use. If you are looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance readingprovision and teaching in