{"product_id":"developing-reading-comprehension-skills-year-2-fiction-and-poetry-kate-heap-9780857479952","title":"Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Fiction and Poetry","description":"Help pupils to develop reading comprehension skills in Key Stage 1 and ensure a successful transition to Year 3, using this exciting collection of poems and extracts from children’s stories.\nThe book provides a gentle introduction to more formal comprehension while introducing children to 20 engaging fiction texts and poems which will encourage a love of reading. For each poem and extract, thought-provoking questions help pupils gain an understanding of all the Key Stage 1 question types: retrieval, inference, vocabulary, sequencing and prediction.\nThe clear structure and the author’s passion for teaching children to read critically make Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Fiction and Poetry invaluable for everyone working with 5-6 year olds. 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.\nFeatured texts and poems include:\nThe Man with the Top Hat (Captain Whiskers) by Jeremy Strong\nThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter\nThe Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson\nMidnight Magic: Mirror Mischief by Michelle Harrison\nWillow Wildthing and the Magic Spell by Gill Lewis\nDo Not Disturb the Dragons by Michelle Robinson\nThe Worst Witch by Jill Murphy\nBe Nice to Aunt Emma by Anne Fine\nSky by Holly Webb\nHarley Hitch and the Iron Forest by Vashti Hardy\nThe Mermaid at the Shoe by Nick Sharratt\nCat in the Dark by Margaret Mahy\nMumbling Bees by Daphne Lister\nFlying Machine by Hilda Offen\nThe Store Full of Magical Things by Rutendo Tavengerwei\nFebruary by A.F. Harrold\nRiver Lullaby by Matt Goodfellow\nFootball Boots by Peter Bunzl\nMy Gran Visits England by Grace Nichols\nThe Greatest Gift by Maz Evans\nIf you are looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in the classroom or to support home education, Developing Reading Comprehension Skills, Year 2: Fiction and Poetry is exactly what you need.\nInspire a love of reading. Develop comprehension skills. Build confidence.","brand":"Brilliant Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50962884493600,"sku":"9780857479952","price":17.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780857479952.jpg?v=1768600480","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/developing-reading-comprehension-skills-year-2-fiction-and-poetry-kate-heap-9780857479952","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}