Top Class Comprehension is the essential series for every teacher who needs an accessible and engaging resource for teaching children to read with confidence and improving the children's level of attainment in the English language. It helps increase children's knowledge and understanding of the written word by promoting the practical application of English, and provides teachers with a wide range of genres to develop their reading skills both in literacy and across the wider curriculum, encouraging learners to both understand and apply higher-order reading skills. Each text offers teachers the chance to embed core skills and interrogate text deeply using a multi-skilled approach as part of a Guided Reading or Whole Class Comprehension session. Includes 42 lesson plans with illustrated texts.