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Reading Skills - The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark - Chapter 1

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Looking for an amazing reading comprehension activity for The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark? This resource has in-depth questions that can be used individually, in groups or as a class and, where needed, content domains can be separated out and focused on, or all of the domains can be covered collectively.

The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson is an interesting story about a baby barn owl that's afraid of the dark.

National Curriculum Objectives:

  • English Year 3 & Year 4: Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what is read.
  • English Year 3 & Year 4: Understand what they read by explaining the meaning of words in context; drawing inferences and justifying inferences with evidence; predicting what might happen from details stated and implied; identifying main ideas and summarising these; and identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning.