ASPECT OF COMPREHENSION - THREADS K-6

Teaching Threads 1. Retelling & main ideas

Visualising Summarising Meaning making Text analysing

2nd cluster TES1.1 RES1.5 RES1.6 RES1.7 Best Start Level 1

Gives a sequenced retell of a story when prompted.

3rd cluster RES1.5 RES1.6 RES1.7 Best Start Level 2

Gives an unprompted sequenced retell of a story that includes the beginning, middle and end.

4th cluster RES1.5 RES1.6 RES1.7 RES1.8 Best Start Level 3

Responds to overall meaning in narrative and factual texts by talking about the central themes.

5th cluster
TS1.1 RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

6th cluster
RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

7th cluster
RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

8 Cluster
RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

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9 Cluster
RS2.5 RS2.6 RS2.7

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10 Cluster
RS2.5 RS2.6 RS2.7

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11 Cluster
RS3.5 RS3.6 RS3.7

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12 Cluster
RS3.5 RS3.6 RS3.7

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13 Cluster Mid S4 - Yr 7

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End S1 - Yr 2
Retells and responds to incidents from a story book or film with attention to plot elements such as setting, character, conflict and resolution. Articulates the main idea and provides a synthesised retell that captures key events in texts.

Mid S2 - Yr 3
Identifies and interprets main ideas and important information in a text to provide an accurate retell of a text.

End S2 - Yr 4
Analyses and evaluates the relative importance of key ideas and information in a text to construct an overview.

Mid S3 - Yr 5
Critically analyses and interprets a text to create an accurate, unbiased summary that demonstrates an understanding of the different views and values presented.

End S3 - Yr 6
Interprets and analyses several different texts on one topic to present a summary of information and ideas that show an understanding of the topic.

2. Locating
information
Visualising Summarising Text participating Text using

Talks about information in factual texts.

Builds meaning in factual texts by using illustrations.

Builds understandings of a topic by identifying key facts in texts in print and on screen.

Interprets information in factual texts by using title page, contents page, and computer software menu to locate specific information.

Shows awareness that information about one topic can be sought from a number of sources, e.g. graphs, posters, reference texts, websites

3. Characters & events

Predicting Text analysing Text participating

Predicts a plausible next event in a story

Analyses and evaluates a characters actions or events in a story through discussion

Responds to questions about a characters actions, qualities, characteristics and motives by expressing an opinion about the character.

Analyses and evaluates a characters actions/motives in a story.

Interprets texts by drawing on genre knowledge from other contexts and comparing plot, characterisation and language.

4.
Interpreting

texts

Recalls some details from illustrations in a story book.

Provides a literal explanation when asked an inferential question.

Interprets meaning by answering an inferential question correctly.

Builds understanding by interpreting and discussing inferred meanings.

Predicting Meaning Making

Interprets and responds to texts by skimming and scanning to confirm predictions and answer questions posed by self and others while reading. Analyses and evaluates how visual images support print to create meaning in texts.

Justifies predictions about sections of a text. Draws conclusions by using clues in a text

5. Analysing texts
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Recalls some details from illustrations in a story book (same as thread 2).

Recalls many details from illustrations in a story book.

Making connections Visualising Text analysing

Constructs meaning from texts by making connections between print, illustrations and diagrams.

Exemplifies descriptive words or sequences of information and ideas in texts by creating mental images.

Interprets texts by recognising and discussing the difference between literal and inferred meaning in relation to facts, qualities, characteristics, events. Analyses a text by discussing visual, aural and written techniques used in the text.

Responds to and interprets texts by discussing the differences between literal and inferred meanings.

Analyses and evaluates the ways that inference is used in a text to build understanding.

Interprets and critically analyses texts by responding to inferred meaning within a text and justifying interpretations using evidence. Analyses & evaluates how written information & visual images shape meaning by comparing texts on same topic. Responds to imagery and symbolism in verbal and visual forms to innovate on a text using a different medium. Analyses and evaluates the impact of visual images on texts by describing how image choice complements, contrasts or adds to the text.

Responds to and interprets texts by integrating the use of print and visual information in texts.

Analyses and compares how information and ideas are presented in texts.

2nd cluster TES1.1 RES1.5 RES1.6 RES1.7 Best Start Level 1

Is beginning to analyse and evaluate stories read and viewed by providing and justifying a personal opinion.

3rd cluster RES1.5 RES1.6 RES1.7 Best Start Level 2

4th cluster RES1.5 RES1.6 RES1.7 RES1.8 Best Start Level 3

Responds to overall meaning in narrative and factual texts by talking about the central themes (same as thread 1 )

5th cluster
TS1.1 RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

6th cluster
RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

7th cluster
RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

8 Cluster
RS1.5 RS1.6 RS1.7

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9 Cluster
RS2.5 RS2.6 RS2.7

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10 Cluster
RS2.5 RS2.6 RS2.7

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11 Cluster
RS3.5 RS3.6 RS3.7

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12 Cluster
RS3.5 RS3.6 RS3.7

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13 Cluster Mid S4 - Yr 7
Interprets and responds to points of view in a text through critical analysis of a texts; underlying social, cultural and/or historic values.

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End S1 - Yr 2
Builds understanding of media texts by discussing different interpretations of the one text. Refers to prior knowledge and experiences to build understanding of a text. Responds to texts by referring to prior experiences. Responds to and analyses a text by discussing a point of view presented in the text. Identifies more than one perspective or point of view when responding to questions about text. Refers to prior knowledge and experiences to build understanding of a text.

Mid S2 - Yr 3
Builds understanding during reading by discussing possible consequences of actions and events. Shows an awareness through discussion that texts can present different perspectives.

End S2 - Yr 4
Interprets text (meanings) by inferring connections, motives, causes and consequences during reading. Analyses texts by discussing the ways texts present different perspectives.

Mid S3 - Yr 5
Re-examines sections of texts for evidence to support interpretations and opinions. Evaluates a personal interpretation of a text by critically reexamining evidence within the text. Responds to themes and issues evident in texts that present different perspectives on a given topic or different points of view in a text.

End S3 - Yr 6
Reinterprets ideas and issues by creating innovative personal responses to ideas and issues in literary texts though oral, dramatic, written and multimodal presentations. Explains how texts can be interpreted from a variety of perspectives by discussing the ways that different views and values are presented. Interprets texts by identifying and discussing multiple purposes within the same text. Analyses texts to compare how linguistic structures and features are used to position readers and viewers.

6. Point of View
Making connections Predicting Summarising Text participating Text analysing

7.
Organisation

and features of text

Monitoring Predicting

Builds understanding of a text by using knowledge of text organisation and features, e.g. referring to headings to locate information.

Builds understanding about the meaning of a text by actively seeking information from different parts of a text. Builds understanding about the meaning of a text by identifying and discussing text organisation & features, including cohesive links.

Interprets the meaning of a text by seeking further information in other sections of a text or in different texts Responds to and analyses texts by discussing the ways language structures and features, including literary devices, help build text meaning/build understanding..

Analyses and responds to language and grammatical techniques used to influence an audience

Analyses and evaluates the effectiveness of texts by discussing and comparing possible interpretations using the forms and features of language appropriate for discussion. Explores and critically analyses ideas, characters and themes in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to construct responses using the forms and features of language appropriate for analysis. Analyses and evaluates how text purpose and audience impact on text composition by linking ideas, information, perspectives and background experience. Analyses a text to identify the different interpretations and perspectives presented by evaluating credibility and reliability of its sources.

Summarising Making meaning

8. Purpose and Audience

Making Connections Questioning Summarising Text participating Text analysing

Analyses the ways ideas and information are presented by making comparisons between texts.

Evaluates text accuracy and credibility by comparing texts on a similar topic.

Analyses texts to explain and compare how audience, purpose and context influence texts.

Critically analyses a wide range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts in oral, written and multimodal forms to compare how ideas are presented.