Story Activity Guide: The Witches

Easy To Share Online Comprehension Activities: The Witches

The story extracts in the ReadingWise Learners' Library use 12 comprehension mini-skills to develop comprehension in pupils. This is developed according to the best evidence available in improving comprehension. You can click on the skill's name to learn more about it.

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The Witches (Free!)

Stories: Roald Dahl Pack
The Witches Book Cover The Witches - Extract 1 The Witches - Extract 2
Extract https://app.readingwise.com/super/stories/5/episodes/21?utf8=✓&button= https://app.readingwise.com/super/stories/5/episodes/22?utf8=✓&button=
Think Aloud https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/217 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/229
Key Words https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/218 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/230
Prediction Connections https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/219 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/231
Look-back Race https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/220 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/232
Digging Deeper https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/221 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/233
Discuss https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/222 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/234
Tricky Words https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/223 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/235
Word Web https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/224 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/236
Word Pairs https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/225 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/237
Emotion Journey https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/226 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/238
Key Themes https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/227 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/239
Chain of Events https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/228 https://app.readingwise.com/super/toolkits/240
Test https://app.readingwise.com/super/story_test_lessons/88

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