Year 1 Comprehension Letter to Santa

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 1 Comprehension Letter to Santa interactive reading resource presents a text in the form of a letter to Santa. A short section of the text is presented at a time. Children must answer various retrieval, vocabulary and inference questions related to the sections of text.

National Curriculum objectives:

Year 5: (5G4.1c) Using modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility
Year 5: (5G4.1c) Indicating degrees of possibility using modal verbs [for example, might, should, will, must]
Year 5: ((3G1.6) Express time, place and cause using adverbs [for example, then, next,

Year 1: Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known
Year 1: Understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those they listen to by drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher
Year 1: Understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those they listen to by checking that the text makes sense to them as they read, and correcting inaccurate reading
Year 1: Understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those they listen to by making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done