ACELY1713
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts
Elaborations
- making connections between the text and students' own experience or 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)
- finding specific literal information (Skills: Literacy)
- using prior knowledge and textual information to make inferences and predictions (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- asking and answering questions (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- finding the main idea of a text (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
- summarising a text or part of a text (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)
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Comprehension Chatterbox
A fun reading comprehension strategy activity for students to use after reading a text.
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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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Using Context Clues Worksheet
Try a ‘Using Context Clues’ Worksheet to help your students determine the meaning of unfamiliar words based on the surrounding text.
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Making Predictions Graphic Organiser Pack
Enhance reading comprehension by using these Making Predictions Graphic Organiser templates in your classroom.
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Comprehension – History of Flight Reading Worksheets
Read and learn about innovations in aviation with a printable reading comprehension activity.
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Liquid Ice – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Blast Off with Space Rex 2000 – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 2).
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Year 6 Magazine – “What’s Buzzing?” (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 6 magazine.
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The Poet's Lament - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using a poem.
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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 Bookmarks
8 colourful reading detective bookmarks to use during guided reading sessions in the classroom.
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Read and Roll - Comprehension Dice Game
A fun reading comprehension strategy game to play in the classroom during literacy groups.
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Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts
Display these Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts to help students with sentence starters and ways to monitor their comprehension while reading.
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Comprehension Monitoring Strategies PowerPoint
Use this Comprehension Monitoring Strategies PowerPoint to guide students through the learning of self monitoring while reading.
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Making Prediction Sentence Starter Flashcards
Use these Making Prediction Sentence Starter Flashcards to guide students in making accurate predictions using prompts.
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Australian Conservationists: Tim Flannery – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about Tim Flannery and his conservation work with this 2-page reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Halloween Printables - Read and Draw Worksheet
Practise comprehension skills with an exciting Halloween reading comprehension worksheet for year 4.
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Australia's Voting System – Comprehension Worksheets
Explore the history and systems of voting in Australia with this differentiated reading comprehension activity.
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The World's Oceans - Comprehension Worksheet
Explore the world’s five oceans with this detailed comprehension passage and related questions.
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Earth Day Comprehension and Cloze Worksheets
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Earth Day passage and accompanying activities.
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The Discovery of Tutankhamen's Tomb – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 3).
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Frida's Fiesta: Open for Business - Inquiry Project
An inquiry project where students get the opportunity to design their own restaurant.
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NightyNite Napping Pod – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 3).
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Letter to the Editor (Huckle Finn Park Disgrace) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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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 Detective Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.
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Comprehension - The Humble Hamburger
A comprehension activity about the humble hamburger.
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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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Comprehension - King Tutankhamun
A comprehension activity about King Tutankhamun.
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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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Recalling Facts - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.