Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Non-fiction

Help pupils to develop the skillsneeded to read and comprehend non-fiction, prepare for Key Stage 1 SATs andensure a successful transition to Year 3.

DevelopingReading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Non-fictionprovides a gentle introduction to more formal comprehension while introducingchildren to 22 high-quality authentic non-fiction texts which will inspire themand help them to see that reading has a purpose.

Each of the texts isaccompanied by carefully chosen questions to help pupils develop anunderstanding of all the Key Stage 1 reading content domains: retrieval,inference, vocabulary, sequencing and prediction.

The clear structure andthe author's passion for teaching children to read critically make DevelopingReading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Non-fictioninvaluable for everyone working with Year 2 pupils. Support for teachers andparents is built in with guidance for how to teach the different ques