Colour Band Comprehension Bookmarks

Colour Band Comprehension Bookmarks

Support carers, volunteers and teachers who hear children read with these questions for verbal comprehension development, arranged by colour book band.

These bookmarks can be kept inside children’s books and offer ready-to-use prompts to help when talking about the child’s reading. The questions are arranged by colour book band to help find ideas appropriate to each child’s reading level.

Researched, written and tested by the staff at Weston on Trent Church of England (Aided) Primary School, the set comprises 30 each of seven different bookmarks (Pink & Red, Yellow & Blue, Green & Orange, Turquoise & Purple, Gold, Lime & White, Brown & Grey and Navy, Burgundy & Black). Also included is a glossary of the terms used on the bookmarks which can be photocopied and sent home, given to volunteers etc. The questions are similar to those used in Guided Reading Sessions in class. When time is made to share books together, these questions, combined with plenty of praise, careful listening and modelling of good reading will help develop pupils’ reading skills more successfully.