Description
The Back to Basics provides children with the opportunity to practise and consolidate the skills needed to
achieve mastery over the Year 4 Comprehension strategies elaborated in the Australian Curriculum.
The 20 units in this book contain activities designed to review and practise the essential Year 4 Comprehension
and Vocabulary skills.
The 10 comprehension units feature:
– 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction text extracts written for the Year 4 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 4 students
– 5 quick quizzes using vocabulary from the text extracts