Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 56 Classic Poetry is a flexible teaching resource designed to give children a greater understanding of poems and to increase their confidence in answering questions about poems in the KS2 SATs. Itampnbspintroduces children in upper Key Stage 2 to carefully selected classic poems whichampnbsphave stood the test of time. Their meaning is universal and timeless as true now as it was when they were first written.ampnbspThe resource will help pupils to develop a love of poetry by introducing themampnbspto a world where playing with language is the norm and there areampnbspa multitude ofampnbspright answers.ampnbspThrough exploring the language and themes of the poems pupils willampnbspfind out more about themselves and the world around them.The activities help to guide children through the poems providing them with opportunities toampnbspunderstand the poets choice ofampnbspvocabulary widen their knowledge of synonyms develop understanding of challenging language devices and practise their reading comprehension skills.ampnbspAll the activities are linked to the eightampnbspquestion types for the reading content domainampnbspthat appear in the KS2 Reading SATs papers vocabulary retrieval summary inference prediction text meaning authors use of language and compare and contrast. Through working through the activities pupils will develop an understanding of the type of answer required for each question type andampnbspwill become more confident at answering these types of question.The flexibility of this resource means that youampnbspcan choose to use itampnbspin many different ways. Whether you choose to use it for whole class sessions smaller teacherled sessions or for independent tasks you can be sure that pupils will be learning some wonderful classic poems and improving their comprehension skills.The book contains the following classic poetryNight Clouds by Amy LowellAn Autumn Evening by Lucy Maud MontgomeryIn Flanders Field