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Reading comprehension

Reading comprehension

Reading comprehension

Recommendations on how to support students who struggle with reading comprehension.

For individual pupils

Helping pupils build meaning while reading

Helping pupils connect ideas across subject texts

Preparing essential subject vocabulary before reading

Preparing vocabulary and background knowledge before reading

Teaching pupils to find and explain evidence

Teaching pupils to monitor understanding in subject texts

Teaching pupils to notice when meaning breaks down

Teaching pupils to use evidence across subjects

For the whole class

Planning for reading comprehension across secondary subjects

Planning for reading comprehension in primary lessons

For a small group

Checking how pupils connect ideas in subject texts

Checking meaning during class reading

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