Reading resources

The ability to read is a marriage of decoding and fluency, comprehension and inference. Decoding is primarily focused on in key stage one, with comprehension and inference becoming the focus and remaining so from key stage two. Some learners continue to struggle with the foundation skills of reading – this set of resources support the development of each skill, as well as introducing some techniques to further develop the art of reading.

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Decoding and fluency

This is the ability to breakdown words and develop an understanding their meaning, and to read without faltering.

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Decoding and fluency factsheet The simple view of reading Phonics patterns in subject-specific words One to one reading record Twenty ways to explore reading material

Comprehension

Once learners can read sentences fluently, they should then be able to interpret meaning from the text.

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Comprehension factsheet Key instruction vocabulary wordlist Exploring vocabulary using a checklist Exploring new vocabulary using Frayer’s model Selecting two tier vocabulary to teach

Inference

Inference is what lies beneath the words – the feeling or impression the author is conveying through their word choices.

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Inference factsheet Creating a character profile Different levels of questions to check comprehension

Techniques

These techniques can help learners make connections in text, understand context and use the technical language of literacy.

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Literary terms Skimming, scanning and detailed reading Learner’s desktop planner (Word Document)