ABC Reading Eggs Blakes Back to Basics Comprehension and Vocabulary Year 1

The Back to Basics series provides children with the opportunity to practise and consolidate the skills needed to achieve mastery over the Year 1 Comprehension strategies elaborated in the Australian Curriculum.

The 20 units in this book contain activities designed to review and practise essential Year 1 Comprehension and Vocabulary skills.

The 10 comprehension units feature:

- 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction text extracts written for the Year 1 reading age - 10 questions for each extract requiring literal, interpretive and applied comprehension of the text (explanations for these - terms are provided at the front of the book) - 10 Top Tips to assist with answering the questions.

The 10 vocabulary units feature:

- 5 units with activities using 100 high-frequency words relevant to Year 1 students - 5 Quick Quizzes using vocabulary from the text extracts.

About the author: Victoria Hazell is an experienced primary school teacher who has taught for over 20 years in Australia and the USA. She has written numerous educational books.