Comprehension Key Stage 2 – By Key Stage Two.com

Comprehension has different meanings, but in education terms in Key Stage Two learning it is the art of understanding a piece of text and withdrawing relevant information. The word comprehension has the same meaning as ‘understanding’.  Whereas Reading Comprehension, measures the understanding of a piece of text and is defined as the level of understanding of a piece of text.  Do you comprehend? / Do you understand?

Skilful reading depends on the ability to recognise words quickly and effortlessly and if word recognition is difficult, pupils use too much of their processing capacity to read individual words, thus interfering with their ability to comprehend what is read.

Any teacher can tell you that comprehension is one of the five key components of essential reading and many are able to identify strategies that good readers use to understand (comprehend) what they read.  But comprehension goes further:  Comprehension involves

-constructing meaning from reading traditional text in print form (books, papers, magazines),

-from listening to others read or

-from viewing text in one of the many media available in our world today.

COMPREHENSION IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TODAY
Comprehension is an essential part of successfully developing 21st century literacies.  It is a vital tool for reading in our modern age, a method through which we:

-gain meaning from the words someone else has constructed,

-learn something new, to confirm something we think,

- understand another’s viewpoint,

- to relax and:

- to escape from the everyday pressures of life. 

Key Stage Two is the level of education undertaken by pupils/children between the ages of 7- 11 and is a very important stage of their learning which is why Key Stage Two.com have developed an interactive online learning environment that successfully manages to combine games with learning to make education fun and engaging.

Nowadays, more and more parents are seeking online educational tools to help teach their children.  With the wealth of material that is now available online, it is very easy to teach your own child.  I am not suggesting pulling them from school and doing it all yourself! Unless of course this is a route you have carefully considered. 

As a parent spending as little as 40-50 minutes per night Monday to Thursday is more than enough to boost their learning with great noticeable results, you do not have to be qualified in teaching, just access to the internet and the time.

Combining games with learning is a fantastic way to teach children, making education fun for them is the key to success.  Based on this rule www.keystagetwo.com, a virtual learning environment has now become one of the top websites for Key Stage Two pupils.  The website successfully manages to combine learning while kids play Buccaneers and Lobsters, which is great fun for the little ones - and with the added benefit of learning at the same time!

As KeyStageTwo.com is compliant with the National Curriculum in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, UK schools are now availing of the service.  On completion of quick set-up and installation, Schools and teachers use it for…..

-Saving time on marking tests.

-By issuing homework online, reducing photocopying and paper costs.

-By using the individual and class results summary, pinpointing areas requiring improvement, thus raising children’s performance.

-Clearly viewing children’s analysis displaying strengths and weaknesses, allowing the teacher to focus on them and provide feedback where necessary.

Parents use the system under two scenarios, firstly if their children’s school is enrolled in the system already, and secondly, if a child’s school is not yet enrolled parents can sign up to the system for just ten pounds per month offering unlimited anytime access to all the resources, effectively tutoring the child themselves, at a tiny fraction of the traditional tutoring costs.

Finally, and most importantly KeyStageTwo.com offers fantastic benefits for the kids, too many to mention here!  Nip over to the website to learn more, for which I have provided a link here   <a href="http://www.KeyStageTwo.com" title="http://www.KeyStageTwo.com">http://www.KeyStageTwo.com</a>

We would love to have you on board, whether you are a school, primary teacher, parent, tutor or even just a casual reader seeking educational resources with a difference!

I hope you comprehended my article, and remember reading is good but wee Jimmy here read too much by the looks of things!