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With Hands On Comps you’ll be able to find something for everyone and tackle a range of comprehension skills. These sets of carefully graded (RA6-15/Entry 1-Level 1), motivational passages are über-practical.

Each box contains 40 inspirational cards with 10 cards at each reading level. Every card has a title and summary sentence on the front. Inside you’ll find the reading passage on the left and multiple choice answers on the right. Aside from their motivational content, for struggling students we’ve been told one of the keys to their success is this layout.

The fact that the passages appear on the left-hand page and the multiple-choice questions are on the right allows your students to scan the texts – this minimises visual memory difficulties. You can be sure that you are helping learners’ practice their reading skills and not their short-term memory.

Housed in the same sleek tins that set Hands On Packs apart from their rivals, Hands On Comps cover a range of reading skills – concentrating on one particular skill per tin. A separate card provides instructions and teaching tips together with a list of the reading ages of each passage and answers.

Teacher and student responses to Comps has been great. We’re pleased you’re pleased! Some key points that consistently crop up are:

• You love the way they teach skills that are often difficult to address – we’ve had top marks particularly for Understanding inference and Using context clues.

• Teachers love the handy tins – they protect the cards and keep them in order.

• Your students feel grown-up using Comps – they love the fact that the typeface is small but clear – and is not stereotypically large print as in many SEN resources.

• Because of the wide variety of up-to-date texts, teachers can easily match the topic with a student’s individual interests – you’re finding this hugely beneficial in engaging learners with learning.