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Each of the 12 classic poems isaccompanied by eight sets of questions based on the Key Stage 2 (KS2) Reading Content Domains and National Curriculum. The accompanying activities provide opportunities to tackle more complex vocabulary, explore how authors use language to impact their readers and hone inference skills. The clear structure and the author's passion for literature make Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3-4: Classic Poetry invaluable for everyone working with pupils aged 7-9. Support for teachers and parents is built in with guidance for how to teach the different question types, plus suggestions for embedding these textsin the wider English curriculum. This series is suitable for new and recently qualified teachers as well as those who are more experienced and looking to expand the range of texts they use.If you're looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in your classroom or to support home education, this is exactly what you need. Look for other books inthe Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series.This book contains the following classic poetry: Boats Sail on the Rivers by Christina RossettiMy Shadow by Robert Louis StevensonBuckingham Palace by A.A. MilneThe Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward LearA Visit from St Nicholas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Eagle by Alfred, Lord TennysonThe Bronze Legacy by Effie LeeNewsomeSomething Told the Wild Geese by Rachel FieldA Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily DickinsonThe Cloud-Mobile by May SwensonThe Flower-Fed Buffaloes by Vachel LindsayNight by Lucy Maud Montgomery