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21 May 2025

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This fully editable Year 5 reading comprehension pack is based on non-fiction texts about volcanoes and tsunamis. It supports 2 weeks of guided reading, whole-class reading or group intervention and is designed around the VIPERS question stems (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, and Summary).

It includes a PowerPoint and SEN-friendly printable workbook packed with visual support, tick boxes, sentence stems, and mastery-level extension questions — all aligned with the 2024 KS2 Reading Framework and cross-curricular with Geography and Science.

What’s Included:

  • 30-slide editable PowerPoint with chunked reading texts and VIPERS question slides
  • Two non-fiction model texts: How Do Volcanoes Erupt? and Why Do Earthquakes Cause Tsunamis?
  • Fully scaffolded SEN-friendly workbook with sentence frames, retrieval activities, vocabulary matching, mastery challenges, and summary tasks
  • Answer Key for all comprehension questions – ideal for TAs or peer marking
  • Tasks cover vocabulary, retrieval, inference, structure, prediction, author’s intent, and creative extension
  • Designed for 10 full sessions – flexible as a 2-week guided reading or comprehension block
  • Bonus creative activities: diagram labelling, summary writing, poster creation, and self-assessment checklist

Why Teachers Love It:
Can be taught straight from the slides – no printing needed
SEN layout (Comic Sans, clear spacing, visuals)
Cross-curricular links to volcanoes, tectonic plates, natural disasters
Includes full answers for fast marking
Pairs perfectly with explanation writing units or natural disaster topics

Use it alongside:
Your full 3-week writing unit – Year 5 Explanation Text Writing Unit – Volcanoes & Earthquakes (Talk for Writing) : /teaching-resource/year-5-explanation-text-writing-unit-volcanoes-and-earthquakes-wagoll-sats-linked-sen-13250097
for a complete Literacy + Geography term block!

Year 5 comprehension
VIPERS reading
Volcanoes and tsunamis
Natural disasters literacy
KS2 non-fiction
Guided reading year 5
SEN reading comprehension
Editable reading unit
KS2 reading pack
VIPERS questions
Tectonic plates reading
UKS2 English
KS2 reading with answers
Talk for Writing reading
Cross-curricular reading

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