Marley Dias – Reading Comprehension

Description

Introduce children to the inspiring story of Marley Dias with this engaging Year 1 reading comprehension activity. Designed to support early reading development, this simple and accessible resource helps children learn about an inspirational young Black changemaker while developing their comprehension, vocabulary and information retrieval skills.

Children will read a short, child-friendly text about Marley Dias before completing activities designed to check their understanding. Pupils will identify key words from the text and answer simple comprehension questions, helping them build confidence in reading and responding to information.

This resource is differentiated three ways, making it suitable for a range of reading abilities within Year 1 classrooms. It is perfect for use during Black History Month, literacy lessons, guided reading sessions, independent work or as part of a topic on inspirational people.

This engaging activity provides an opportunity for children to celebrate diversity, learn about important individuals and develop essential early reading skills at the same time.

This resource includes:

Marley Dias themed reading comprehension passage
Key word spotting activity
Simple reading comprehension questions
Three differentiated versions to support different abilities
Ready-to-print worksheets

Perfect for:

Year 1 reading lessons
Black History Month activities
Guided reading sessions
Literacy centres
Independent reading practice
Significant people topics
Diversity and inclusion lessons
Homework activities

Learning opportunities:

Develop reading comprehension skills
Retrieve information from a text
Recognise and discuss key vocabulary
Build confidence answering questions
Learn about an inspirational young Black role model
Celebrate diversity and positive achievements

A simple and meaningful way to introduce children to Marley Dias while developing early literacy skills and encouraging children to learn about people who have made a positive difference.