Reading comprehension resources - Year 2

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Can anyone recommend a book which will help my dd with her comprehension. She can read a book at a good level but I'm not convinced she always understands what she is reading. Maybe books with a Q&A at the end? Many thanks.

Maybe something like:

1. Improving Comprehension 7-8 (Improving Comprehension) by Andrew Brodie
2. Close Reading: Age 7-9 by Mary Firth

I got both and I think they are good. Maybe, check at a local bookstore if this is the kind of book that you are looking for.

I think you can find more on Amazon, if you search for "Close reading" (or Cloze reading).

Let me know what you think, if you have a chance to look at them.

When you're reading with her, whatever the text-type, ask lots of questions yourself...What do you think will happen next? Why did the boy do that? What did you think when .... happened? How can you tell she's upset? etc, etc.
All of this, with a book they enjoy, be it fiction, non-fiction or poetry, will help children far more than any 'comprehension' book. Some children might like these, but, ultimately, they're dull and actually quite limiting. Hope this comes across as helpful rather than critical.

Teach her to read with expression and make sure she puts in the punctuation.
DD2 liked it if I read a page then she did.
If you can put some expression it your reading it teachers the child to do it too.
To do this well they have to get a feel for the characters mood etc and they can't rush.
DD2 read incredibly well, but would get carried away. She'd go faster and faster, loose track of the punctuation and end up in a meaningless muddle.

My dyslexic DD1 finds comprehension really easy. She spent 6 years talking about her reading books. That way she avoided actually reading them!

There are always these:

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albachiara many thanks for those suggestions, especially as you already have them yourself, that's what I was after. I'll try the library or local bookshop. Thanks!

wtf1981 Not critical, no, thanks I took it as a good suggestion! I will ask more questions, might even read the book first then write a few questions out for her to answer afterwards to see if she is taking it in (what colour was the tractor,
.. etc.)

AbigailS They look good, similar to the sort of thing that comes home as homework but it's infrequent so it'll be good to print some out of my own.

Thanks all, very helpful!

I've dropped all but 2 clubs this year so I can spend more time with her on her schoolwork, hopefully making it fun! Maths was easy - recipes for adding, shopping for money etc but science and reading have me stumped how to make it interesting!