Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2

<p><strong>Help pupils to develop the skills needed to read and comprehend non-fiction in Key Stage 1 and ensure a successful transition to Year 3.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Non-fiction</em></strong> provides a gentle introduction to more formal comprehension with 22 high-quality authentic non-fiction texts which will inspire children and help them to see that reading has a purpose.</p><p></p><p>Each of the texts is accompanied by carefully chosen questions to help pupils develop an understanding of all the Key Stage 1 question types: retrieval inference vocabulary sequencing and prediction.</p><p></p><p>The clear structure and the author's passion for teaching children to read critically make <strong><em>Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Non-fiction</em></strong> invaluable for everyone working with Year 2 pupils. 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.</p><p></p><p>Children will love discovering new facts when reading the extracts in this book:</p><p>Fantastic Book Feast by <em>Katherine Halligan</em></p><p>Toasty Cinnamon Stars by <em>Katherine Halligan</em></p><p>A Day in the Life of a Bee by <em>Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley</em></p><p>A Day in the Life of an Iceberg by <em>Mark Barfield and Jess Bradley</em></p><p>Facts About Pets by <em>Sally Symes and Stephanie Warren Drimmer</em></p><p>Science Fun by <em>Kate Heap</em></p><p>Interview with a Narwhal by <em>Andy Seed</em></p><p>10 Terrifying T.Rex Facts! from <em>National Geographic Kids</em></p><p>Coastlines by <em>Dr Jess French</em></p><p>Sounds of the Wild by <em>Moira Butterfield</em></p><p>Remember Remember... Hedgehogs by <em>Anna Wilson</em></p><p>Setting up Camp in the Mountains by <em>Goldie Hawk</em></p><p>Olympic Sports: Hockey by <em>Scott Allen</em></p><p>10 Facts About Space from <em>National Geographic Kids</em></p><p>Let's Fight Fire by <em>Caroline Bingham</em></p><p>Air Attack by <em>Caroline Bingham</em></p><p>Olympic Sports: Triathlon by <em>Scott Allen</em></p><p>Pollution Problems by <em>Anna Claybourne</em></p><p>The Great Fire of London by <em>Liz Gogerly</em></p><p>Bears on the Brink by <em>Patricia Hegarty</em></p><p>Grace Darling by <em>Christine Bell</em></p><p>Mary Anning by <em>Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara</em></p><p></p><p>The <strong><em>Developing Reading Comprehension Skills </em></strong>series makes it easy to have a consistent whole-school approach from Year 2 all the way through to the Key Stage 2 SATs. It 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 are looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in the classroom or to support home education this series is exactly what you need.</p>