Reading Comprehension — reading practice
Retell, sequence, infer, answer.
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Retell, sequence, infer, answer.
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Add the next sound and stretch it into the last one.
Practise the sound
Tap to hear a pure sound, then have the learner say it back before they write it.
Tap a sound to hear it.
Everything inside Reading Comprehension
6 aspects, always in the same order.
Book List
Every title at this level, in teaching order.
Reading Practice
Guided read with prompts and pauses.
Comprehension
Retell, sequence, infer and answer.
Fluency
Accuracy, rate and expression practice.
Worksheets
Before, during and after reading pages.
Assessment
Running record with an automatic accuracy score.
Skill progression
Where this page sits on the nine-step route from meeting the sound to using it in writing.
- Step 1
Learn the Sound
Meet the grapheme and its phoneme.
- Step 2
Hear the Sound
Pick it out of spoken words.
- Step 3
Recognise the Sound
Spot it in print, in any position.
- Step 4
Blend the Sound
Use it inside a whole word.
- Step 5
Read Words
Decode word lists at accuracy.
- Step 6
Read Sentences
Decode and understand a full sentence.
- Step 7
Read Stories
Read a decodable text end to end.
- Step 8
Spell Words
Encode from dictation.
- Step 9
Apply in Writing
Use the pattern in free writing.
Resources for this concept
Every phonics concept projects the same resource set — nothing is authored twice.
Lesson
Teach, model, practise, apply.
Lesson Plan
Minute-by-minute plan with standards.
Worksheet
Print-ready A4 / US Letter.
Interactive Worksheet
Same page, marked in the browser.
Quiz
Ten checks with hints and explanations.
Flashcards
Spaced-repetition sound cards.
Games
Play the skill, not the topic.
Songs
Chant with actions.
Videos
Pure-sound modelling clips.
Reading Practice
Words, sentences and a passage.
Printable Activities
Cut, paste, sort, colour.
Craft Activities
Hands-on and multisensory.
Homework
Ten minutes, no adult prep.
Assessment
Scored check with a report.
Teacher Guide
Sequence, errors, groupings.
Parent Guide
What to say at home.
AI Tutor
Guided session on this exact skill.
Book a Tutor
1:1 reading intervention.
Audience views
The same concept, re-explained for the person in the room.
Student View
Big buttons, one instruction at a time, instant praise.
Teacher View
Sequence, groupings, misconceptions and assessment points.
Parent Guide
Five-minute routines and exactly what to say.
Homeschool Guide
A full weekly schedule you can run solo.
ESL Guide
Sounds that do not exist in the first language, with mouth-shape support.
Tutor View
Thirty-minute session plans with a diagnostic opener.
Special Education
Smaller steps, more repetition, multisensory routines.
Secure these first — this step then takes minutes.
Where this sound goes to work next.
Sounds, letters and families that behave the same way.
The same skill in the rest of the ecosystem.
Frequently asked
- What does Reading Comprehension teach?
- Retell, sequence, infer, answer. It sits inside reading practice on the phonics path, so it is taught in a fixed order with the skills before and after it linked from this page.
- Which age or grade is Reading Comprehension for?
- Phonics is taught by level, not by age. Preschool through Grade 2 meet this in the normal sequence; Grade 3 intervention, ESL learners and special education use the same page with smaller steps and more repetition.
- What should we do before this?
- The prerequisites are listed on this page: Read Aloud, Paired Reading, Alphabet Recognition. Secure those first and this step takes minutes rather than weeks.
- What comes next?
- Next skills: CVC blending, -ack family, -ake family. Each one reuses the sound taught here inside a longer word or a longer text.
- What resources come with it?
- 18 resource types are generated for every phonics concept — lesson, lesson plan, worksheet, interactive worksheet, quiz, flashcards, games, songs, videos, reading practice, printables, crafts, homework, assessment, teacher guide, parent guide and an AI Tutor session.
- How is progress measured?
- Every concept has a screener and a full assessment with an automatic report, and the progress tracker rolls results up by level, sound and word shape.
Related resources
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