Year 6 · English
Retrieve and record information in Year 6 English
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Focus on scanning and skimming to find information. Open support for “Find Facts from a Text”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 6 learners practise scanning and skimming to find information.
The activities include Find Facts from a Text, Practise Retrieval Skills, Retrieve Information from a Piece of Descriptive Text, and related practice. The checked support below includes practice, video, lesson, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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Who Is Rex Retriever? | KS2 English Concept Video
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The Elements of a Poem
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lessons and teaching pages
Year 6 Reading Skills KS2 Bumper Resource Pack
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KS2 Understanding Poetry Teaching Pack
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Poetry Tier 3 Vocabulary Word List
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KS2 Skimming and Scanning with Rex Retriever Activity Pack
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2016 KS2 reading papers and mark scheme — PracticeSATs
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2026 KS2 reading: Retrieval practice — questions 1 and 26
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Open the 2026 reading and answer booklets. Try question 1 (fiction) or 26 (non-fiction); check mark-scheme pages 8 and 26. Read the passage first. Published test practice is not a fresh assessment.
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