Year 2 · Key Stage 1 · Reading - comprehension

understand both the books that they can already read accurately and fluently and those that they listen to by:

Statutory requirement

Pupils should be taught to understand both the books that they can already read accurately and fluently and those that they listen to by:

drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher
checking that the text makes sense to them as they read, and correcting inaccurate reading
making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
answering and asking questions
predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far

Source: Department for Education, English programmes of study. Crown copyright information reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChalkBee reference: uk-ks1-y2-en-rc-02. The DfE does not assign an official alphanumeric code to this requirement.

These resources support part of the requirement. They are not presented as a complete assessment of every clause.

A dedicated ChalkBee unit is still needed for this requirement.