Key Stage 1 comprehension resources from Scholastic

Connectors

Connectors is a groundbreaking reciprocal reading series for peer-to-peer learning: an ideal way to make the most of your Pupil Premium for disadvantaged learners.

• Narrow the attainment gap, named as a key priority by the Department for Education.
• Make guided reading time as effective as possible.
• Improve literacy, leadership skills and metacognition.
• Spark curiosity and debate.
• Improve motivation and behaviour.
• Include every learner.
• Obtain high-impact benefits for low costs

Connectors Starters

Before being introduced to Connectors, which uses a small-group peer-led reciprocal reading approach, children need to be familiar with the comprehension strategies and know how to apply these to their own reading.

Connectors Starters are designed to be used with early readers as an introduction to reciprocal reading through the teacher explicitly modelling the reading strategies.

Each book explores a topical issue that gets children thinking and sharing ideas. Pupils build their oral language and listening skills, develop a range of thinking strategies and gain confidence working in teams.

Short Reads

Develop comprehension skills with challenging close reading on exciting fiction and non-fiction topics. Graded by Lexile Level, each Short Reads box contains six sets of 40 themed group reading cards to share with your pupils.

• Challenging fiction and non-fiction topics for children to explore and explain.
• Motivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interest topics.
• Build writing skills with ‘Write about Reading’ tasks.
• Ideal for group reading sessions and independent reading.
• Develop close reading skills with finely-levelled texts matched to children’s reading levels.

Close Reading

The perfect way to boost literacy and develop close reading skills. A fully photocopiable book of finely levelled short texts designed to build comprehension and help children engage with what they have read.

• 20 photocopiable short texts designed to build close reading skills.
• Engaging, snappy Lexile levelled texts for group, paired or solo reading.
• Each text includes comprehension questions and answers linked to the curriculum.
• Text marking ideas encourage children to annotate and read strategically.

English Skills

Help children master core English skills with this acclaimed series of teacher resources and pupil workbooks.

• An ideal English toolkit for the primary years.
• Gets children speaking, reading and writing confidently.
• Tackles common problems that hold back progress.
• Covers grammar and punctuation, spelling and vocabulary, handwriting and comprehension.
• Helps teachers deliver inspiring lessons with minimum planning.

Fast Finishers English

Engage fast finishers with quick comprehension activities based on high-interest topics, and deepen children’s understanding of fiction and non-fiction text types.

• Flexible, ready-to-use task cards including over 100 activities.
• Suitable for use independently or for group work.
• Ideal for use at the end of a lesson or for homework activities.

Each set of Fast Finishers task cards includes comprehension activities covering prediction, inference, character, setting, point of view, tone and much more.