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Reading Detectives Name Tags

In English Reading Reading and Comprehension Strategies

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8 colourful reading detective name tags to assign students during guided reading sessions.

Engage students during guided reading groups with this set of reading detective name tags. Students will be responsible for their reading detective role during reading activities and will be encouraged to participate in group discussions.

Assign each student with one of the following reading detective roles:

predictor
clarifier
questioner
summariser
visualiser
connector
word finder
chief detective.

This resource includes:

8 reading detective name tags.

Use this resource with the Reading Detective Bookmarks.

Check out our blog for hints and tips on how to set up guided reading in the classroom.

NSW Curriculum alignment

ENe-1A
Communicates with peers and known adults in informal and guided activities demonstrating emerging skills of group interaction
In English Early Stage 1 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
ENe-4A
Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies
In English Early Stage 1 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing
EN1-10C
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts
In English Stage 1 C. Think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical
EN1-11D
Responds to and composes a range of texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences
In English Stage 1 D. Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world
EN2-11D
Responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own
In English Stage 2 D. Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world
EN3-3A
Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies
In English Stage 3 A. Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCELY347
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts
In English Level 6 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELY153
Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently
In English Foundation Level Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELY222
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to analyse texts by drawing on growing knowledge of context, language and visual features and print and multimodal text structures
In English Level 2 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELY257
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features
In English Level 3 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELY288
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating texts
In English Level 4 Reading and Viewing Literacy
VCELY319
Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources
In English Level 5 Reading and Viewing Literacy

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACELY1650
Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independentlyElaborationstalking about the meanings in texts listened to, viewed and read (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)visualising elements ...
In English Foundation Year Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1660
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information in texts that they listen to, view and read by drawing on growing knowledge of context, text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing ...
In English Year 1 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1670
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to analyse texts by drawing on growing knowledge of context, language and visual features and print and multimodal text structuresElaborationsmaking connections between the ...
In English Year 2 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1680
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language featuresElaborationsmaking connections between the text and students own experie...
In English Year 3 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1692
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsElaborationsmaking connections between the text and studentsâ own experience and oth...
In English Year 4 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1703
Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sourcesElaborationsusing research skills including identifying research purpose, locating texts, gathering and organising informati...
In English Year 5 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
ACELY1713
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital textsElaborationsmaking connections between the text and studentsâ own experience or oth...
In English Year 6 Literacy Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

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