Reading & comprehension videos
Find out about reading comprehension and discover some great ways to encourage your child to read.
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What is comprehension?
Watch this short animation for an introduction to reading comprehension, exploring how children build their understanding of a text using a combination of background knowledge, vocabulary, language structures and inference.
Julia Donaldson's top reading tips
Julia Donaldson, author of the much-loved Gruffalo, shares her top tips for reading with your child.
Make a reading den
Isabel Thomas takes us through how to make reading a special experience for your child with a few simple ideas.
Supporting your child's
reading comprehension
Emily Guille-Marrett discusses some ideas about how to develop your child's reading comprehension.
Exploring grammar through reading
Emily Guille-Marrett discusses how to explore grammar while reading with your child.
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