The Elite Reading Comprehension Accelerator (Year 6 Selective Test)

For high-achieving students, the Selective Test Reading paper isn’t just a test of reading, it’s a test of analytical power where efficiency is paramount. We know that schedules are tighter than ever, which is why we created the Reading Comprehension Accelerator: a flexible, elite programme designed for peak performance on your terms. This isn’t a live course with rigid timings; it’s a collection of 10 x 1-hour on-demand masterclasses that install the elite-level analytical frameworks your child needs to dominate the paper. Your child can integrate these powerful lessons into their existing study routine, whenever it works best. To ensure true mastery, every lesson is paired with a full homework assignment.

Our Guiding Philosophy: From Passive Reader to Active Analyst

Top marks are not earned by passive reading. They are earned by actively interrogating a text. Our methodology is designed to transform your child from a passive consumer of words into an active analyst who can identify an author’s purpose, deconstruct their techniques, and evaluate the strength of their arguments. We teach students to read with a critical eye, constantly asking why a text is written the way it is.

A Deep Dive into the Core Reading Disciplines

Our curriculum is built around the key text types and question styles that consistently appear in the Selective Test. Each module provides specific, actionable strategies for each one.

1. Mastery Over All Text Types

• Fiction & Poetry: Learn to decode symbolism, theme, and authorial intent in complex literary and poetic texts. We teach students to move beyond the plot and understand the deeper message.
• Non-Fiction & Expository Texts: Develop the skills to quickly identify the main argument, supporting evidence, and structure of dense informational articles.
• Comparative Text Analysis: This is often the most challenging section. We provide a framework for argument mapping, allowing students to efficiently track and compare the nuanced positions of multiple authors on a single topic.

2. Deconstructing the Toughest Question Styles

• Cloze Passages: We move beyond simple vocabulary. Our context-driven selection technique teaches students to use the surrounding sentences to determine the most logical and tonally appropriate word.
• Evaluative Questions: For questions that ask students to “evaluate” or “judge,” we provide a framework for assessing the strength, validity, and bias of an author’s claims.
• Summary Sentences: Learn to distinguish between a main idea and a supporting detail, and to select the sentence that most accurately encapsulates the core message of a paragraph or passage.

From Common Pain Points to Confident Mastery

We target the real reasons bright students lose marks and provide the specific mental tools to fix them:

• The Pain Point: “My child reads the text but struggles to infer the correct answer.”
• Our Solution: Evidence-Based Inference. We train students to stop guessing and start hunting for textual clues. They learn to build a logical bridge between the evidence in the text and the correct answer, making their choices defensible and accurate.
• The Pain Point: “They get lost in poetry and don’t understand the symbolism.”
• Our Solution: Symbol Decoding. We demystify poetry by teaching students a systematic process for interpreting metaphors, identifying themes, and understanding how imagery creates mood and meaning.
• The Pain Point: “Comparative analysis is overwhelming; they can’t keep track of who said what.”
• Our Solution: Argument Mapping. We provide a simple but powerful technique for creating a mental (or physical) map of each author’s position, making it easy to compare and contrast their arguments under pressure.
• The Pain Point: “They fall for tempting but incorrect answer choices.”
• Our Solution: Distractor Analysis. We train students to recognise the most common distractor types—like partial truths, scope errors, and tone confusion—so they can eliminate them with confidence and zero in on the best possible answer.

This is more than preparation; it is a fundamental upgrade to your child’s critical reading and analytical abilities. The Selective Test rewards deep, analytical thinking, not just reading speed. Enrol in the Reading Comprehension Accelerator today and equip your child with the frameworks for success.