CLUSTER 1 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Answer questions about writing Retell a story with a beginning middle and end with
help.
Talk about pictures in a story book. Predict a possible next event in a story. I can think of something I know when someone
reads a story to me.
Talk about information in a factual text.
CLUSTER 2 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Answer here questions. Give an sequenced retell of a story that includes the
beginning, middle and end with no help.
Remember many details from pictures in a story
book.
Understand factual texts by looking at the pictures.
CLUSTER 3 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Answer hidden questions. Discuss meaning in narrative and factual texts by
talking about the central themes. Understand texts by making connections between print, illustrations and diagrams.
Talk about and judge a characters actions or events
in a story .
Identifying key facts in texts in print and
on screen.
CLUSTER 4 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Answer head questions about a character. Talk about the hidden messages in a text. Express my opinion about a text. Show my understanding of factual texts by using
title page, contents page and computer software menu.
CLUSTER 5 COMPREHENSION
Retell events from a text including setting, character,
am learning to
conflict and resolution.
Talk about and give reasons for a characters actions
or motives in a story.
Show my understanding of a story by talking about different versions of the one text.
Show my understanding that information about one
topic can be found in many different places, e.g. graphs, posters, reference texts, websites. Metalanguage: versions
CLUSTER 6 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Retell and respond to the text by making
connections to your own experiences. Respond to and analyses a point of view in the text. Discuss how visual images help print to create meaning in texts.
Make predictions about what is about to be read and answer questions asked about the text.
Metalanguage: Respond Connections Visual Image Skim scan
CLUSTER 7 COMPREHENSION
Use prior knowledge and experiences to show my understanding of a text. Give reasons for predictions about a text. Use text structure, to build upon my understanding of a text . - headings/subheadings - contents page - index -pictures -page numbers - tables - diagrams - glossary - labels
am learning to
Make conclusions by using clues in a text. Identify a perspective or point of view within the text Identify the main idea and give a detailed retell of key events in texts. Give an example of: - descriptive words - sequences of information - words/phrases that help you make a picture of events in your head Metalanguage: Prior Justify Conclusions Perspective
CLUSTER 8 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Discuss possible consequences of actions and events.
Tell the difference between here and hidden meanings.
Looking for information from different parts of a text. Discuss different points of view in the text. Compare details between texts. Explain main ideas to provide an accurate retell of a text. Discuss visual, aural and written features of a text. Identify and discuss text organisation and features in
directed reading, including connections.
CLUSTER 9 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Use comprehension strategies with help
Understand and discuss possible consequences of actions and events. Interpret here and hidden meaning when discussing characteristics and events. Look for more information in different parts of the text. Discuss and understand different points of view. Examine and the compare information and ideas presented in different texts Interpret the main idea to give an accurate retell. Examines and discusses visual, aural and written texts Identify and discuss text organisation, including connections independently.
CLUSTER 10 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Use comprehension strategies independently
Infer connections and understand motives, causes and
consequences.
Ask and answer literal and inferential questions. Interprets meaning by looking for more information in
other sections or other places.
Examine text by talking about the different points of view. Evaluate correct information by checking different points
of view.
Evaluate main ideas to construct an overview. Examines different language structures used in a text and
their impact.
Responds to, interprets and applies their
understanding of written and visual information.
CLUSTER 11 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
re read text and giving support evidence
Examine the ways that hidden meanings are used in a
text to build understanding.
Find evidence to support my explanations and opinions. Re examining evidence within the text to support my
explanations and opinions.
Look at and discuss different points of view in the text . Create a fair (impartial) summary of a text showing
different views and values presented.
Discuss visual, aural and written techniques used in the
text to influence the readers views.
Analyse and compare how information and ideas are
presented in texts.
CLUSTER 12 COMPREHENSION
am learning to
Compare different texts on the same topic
Interpret and analyses texts by looking at the hidden
meaning within a text.
Uses evidence to support hidden meaning. Explain my ideas and issues in literary texts by responding
to ideas and issues in texts through a variety of presentations (creative oral, dramatic or written presentations or a combination of all).
Critically examine a wide range of texts to compare how ideas are presented.
Understand texts by locating and discussing multiple
purposes within the same text.
Examine several different texts on one topic and present a
summary of information and ideas that show an understanding of the topic.
Examine texts to see how language structures
and features are used.
