Year 7 Comprehension - No Signal - teaching resource

Year 7 Reading Comprehension – No Signal: Developing Reading Skills 

This Year 7 Reading Comprehension resource is a complete, classroom-ready unit designed to develop key reading skills required for KS3 English. Built around the short story 'No Signal', the resource guides students through comprehension, inference, language analysis and structure in a clear, supportive, and engaging way. The unit is ideal for introducing or reinforcing comprehension strategies, helping students learn how to read texts carefully, interpret meaning, analyse language techniques, and construct well-developed written responses using evidence.

What’s included:

• A two-lesson PowerPoint unit focused on developing confident, independent readers
• A rich, engaging fiction extract exploring tension, fear and moral reflection
• Explicit teaching of comprehension strategies, including first read, close reading, and time management
• Clear instruction and practice on inference (‘reading between the lines’)
• Guided exploration of language techniques such as simile, metaphor, verbs, adjectives and onomatopoeia
• Structured teaching of writer’s methods, including mood, tension and narrative structure
• A full exam-style comprehension task with a range of questions (1–5 marks)
• Model answers and example responses demonstrating clear progression and exam-ready writing
• Step-by-step guidance on using quotations accurately
• Self-assessment and reflection tasks to consolidate learning

Skills developed:

• Reading for explicit and implicit meaning
• Making inferences supported by textual evidence
• Analysing language and structure for effect
• Writing clear, developed comprehension answers

Fully editable and designed for immediate classroom use, No Signal provides structured support for teachers and clear, accessible guidance for students—helping to build strong reading foundations in Year 7.

For more Year 7 Comprehension resources, click the links below:

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