All Lessons

(Y2) Understand that spoken, visual and written forms of language are different modes of communication with different features and their use varies according to the audience, purpose, context and cultural background (ACELA1460)

(Y2) 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 (ACELY1670)

PI.B.I.6.BRI (I.6 Reading/viewing closely) Describe ideas, phenomena (e.g., volcanic eruptions), and text elements (e.g., central message, character traits, major events) using key details based on understanding of a variety of grade level texts and viewing of multimedia, with light support.

2-3.S1.B-3 Identify key details that support the main idea or message.

PI.B.I.6.BRI (I.6 Reading/viewing closely) Describe ideas, phenomena (e.g., volcanic eruptions), and text elements (e.g., central message, character traits, major events) using key details based on understanding of a variety of grade level texts and viewing of multimedia, with light support.

2-3.S1.B-3 Identify key details that support the main idea or message.

2-3.S1.B-5 Identify and describe similarities and differences between two texts.

(F) Understand that texts can take many forms, can be very short (for example an exit sign) or quite long (for example an information book or a film) and that stories and informative texts have different purposes (ACELA1430)

(Y1) Describe some differences between imaginative informative and persuasive texts (ACELY1658)

K.S8.PE/E-2 Respond to yes-no, either-or, and wh- questions about what an author or speaker says.

(F) Identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text (ACELT1578)

K.S8.B-2 Ask and answer yes-no, either-or, and wh- questions in order to gather more information about what an author or speaker says.

1.S8.B-2 Ask and answer yes-no, either-or, and wh-questions in order to gather more information about what an author or speaker says.

K.S1.B-3 Retell familiar texts.

K.S1.B-4 Identify differences within a familiar text.

K.S1.I-2 Identify the main topic and details from read-alouds, picture books, and/or oral presentation.

1.S1.B-5 Identify and describe similarities and differences within a text.

1.S1.B-1 Ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, why, when, and how about key details in a text.

1.S1.B-2 Identify key details in a variety of literary texts and presentations.

2-3.S1.B-1 Ask and answer questions by using evidence from a text.

2-3.S1.B-2 Determine the central topic or message.

1.S1.B-2 Identify key details in a variety of literary texts and presentations.

PII.A.SCT.1.EMG (SCT.1 Understanding text structure) Apply understanding of how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how a story is organized sequentially) to comprehending texts and writing basic texts.

C.4.G (Reading) demonstrate comprehension of increasingly complex English by participating in shared reading, retelling or summarizing material, responding to questions, and taking notes commensurate with content area and grade level needs;

C.4.J (Reading) demonstrate English comprehension and expand reading skills by employing inferential skills such as predicting, making connections between ideas, drawing inferences and conclusions from text and graphic sources, and finding supporting text evidence commensurate with content area needs; and