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Reading

Cambridge Primary English First Language (0058) · 8 topics

Reading Comprehension

Finding and Summarising Explicit Information Explicit meaning is information that is stated directly in the text - you don't have to work it out To find…
Understanding Fiction

Fiction vs Non-Fiction and Classification Fiction is writing that tells an imaginary story - novels, short stories, poems and plays Non-fiction is writing about…
Understanding Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction Text Types and Their Purposes Information texts - explain facts about a topic (e.g. a report) Instruction texts - tell you how to do something,…
Understanding Poetry

Poetic Structure and Sound Features Rhyme - words that sound the same at the end of lines, e.g. "night" and "light" Rhythm - the beat or pattern created by…
Vocabulary Building

Deducing Meaning from Context You can often work out what an unfamiliar word or phrase means by looking at the context - the words and sentences around it…
Text Structure and Cohesion

How Writers Handle Time and the Progression of Ideas Most stories are told in chronological order - events happen in the order they occurred Writers sometimes…
Reading for Pleasure and Reflection

Enjoying Reading and Expressing a Personal Response Reading for pleasure can be independent (reading alone) or shared (reading aloud with others, or discussing…
Grammar and Punctuation in Reading

Word Classes and Grammatical Features in Texts Every word in a sentence belongs to a word class with a specific job: Nouns - people, places or things Verbs -…