The Back to Basics provides children with the opportunity to practise and consolidate the skills needed to achieve mastery over the Year 5 Co mprehension strategies elaborated in the Australian Curriculum.
T he 20 units in this book contain activities designed to review and practise the essential Year 5 Comprehension and Vocabulary s kills.
The 10 comprehension units feature:
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5 fiction and 5 non-fiction text extracts written for the Year 5 reading age 10 questions for each extract requiring literal, i nterpretive and applied comprehension of the text (explanations for thes e terms are provided at the front of the book) 10 top tips to a ssist with answering the questions The 10 vocabula ry units feature:
- 5 units with activities using 10 0 high-frequency words relevant to Year 5 students
- 5 quick quiz zes using vocabulary from the text extracts