Reading comprehension sessions help pupils to understand what they read by:
*checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context
*asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
*drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
*identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarizing these
*identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning
*retrieve and record information from non-fiction
*participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say.

National Curriculum (UK) reading comprehension objectives

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