ACELY1692
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts
Elaborations
- making connections between the text and students' own experience and other texts (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability)
- making connections between information in print and images (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- building and using prior knowledge and vocabulary (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- finding specific literal information (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- asking and answering questions (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- creating mental images)
- finding the main idea of a text (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- inferring meaning from the ways communication occurs in digital environments including the interplay between words, images, and sounds (Skills: Literacy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- bringing subject and technical vocabulary and concept knowledge to new reading tasks, selecting and using texts for their pertinence to the task and the accuracy of their information (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
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QAR Generic Question Cards
A set of 28 generic QAR question cards for students to use as a comprehension task after reading.
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Finding the Main Idea Poster
A poster highlighting how to find the main idea when reading a piece of text.
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Halloween Reading Comprehension – Fiction Story and Task Cards
Practise reading comprehension skills with an exciting Halloween reading comprehension activity for Year 4 students.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Burano – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Golden Gate Bridge – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Letter to the Editor (Family Fun Day) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 2).
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Letter to the Editor (Junk Mail Ban) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 2).
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10 Fascinating Facts Worksheet – The Global Seed Vault
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about the global seed vault.
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Human Histories: Amazing Artists – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about some amazing artists.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Mauna Kea – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about ten facts about Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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Recess Rules: The More the Merrier – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about the importance of making a variety of friendships.
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Digital Warriors Comic: Email Etiquette – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for the comic from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 2).
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iFoundit 4 – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Finding Word Meaning In Context - Word Meaning Cards
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.
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Author's Purpose - Sorting Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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Author's Purpose - Puzzle Activity
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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Author's Purpose - Sentence Writing Game
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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Sequencing - Events Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to sequence important events when reading.
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Recalling Facts - Letter to the Editor Activity
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to recall facts and details when reading.
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Recalling Facts - Newspaper Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to recall facts and details when reading.
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Compare and Contrast - Objects Worksheets
A pack of 5 worksheets comparing and contrasting pictures of similar objects.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Compare And Contrast
A set of comprehension task cards to help students compare and contrast when reading.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Distinguishing Between Real And Make-Believe
A set of comprehension task cards to help students distinguish between real and make-believe when reading.
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Reading Detectives Name Tags
8 colourful reading detective name tags to assign students during guided reading sessions.
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Reading Detectives Posters and Banner
8 colourful reading detective posters and a banner to display in the classroom.
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Comprehension - Homework is Unnecessary
A comprehension activity using a persuasive text for lower grades.
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Comprehension - Why Bears Have Stumpy Tails
A comprehension activity using a narrative text for lower grades.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
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Comprehension Keys Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Compare and Contrast - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
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Recalling Facts - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.