KS2 Comprehension Book 1: Year 3, Ages 7-8

Description

Key Stage 2 Comprehension provides a collection of stimulating texts, together with questions that both build comprehension skills and widen vocabulary. Children are encouraged to pay close attention to the literal meaning, make inferences and deductions, observe how writing is structured, and identify literary devices. Book 1 is ideal for children who are new to written comprehension and includes:

• simple contemporary texts
• gripping tales from Aesop to Charles Kingsley and E. Nesbit to Dick King-Smith
• informative non-fiction reports covering diverse topics
• a playscript based on The Wizard of Oz
• memorable poems from writers such as Hilaire Belloc, Dylan Thomas, Wendy Cope, and Wes Magee