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S3 - Reading Comprehension
Aligned to the NSW Syllabus for The Australian curriculum (https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home)
- outcomes and content listed at bottom of page
- outcomes and content listed at bottom of page
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*Grapheme-Phoneme and Morphemes - see Vocabulary resources
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Online Texts
Storyline Online - storyline
Into the book - reading.ecb
- summarising - visualising - questioning - evaluating - synthesising - prior knowledge - making connections - inferring 
Oxford Owl free e-books (free to join)
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Mighty Book Collection - mightybook
Greek Myths - more2.starfall
 Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
Funbrain online books for K-6
Books for older readers - magickeys
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Treasure Island
"Robert Louis Stevenson's famous tale of pirates and treasure is told in 10 video clips. Young Jim Hawkins has a dull life working hard in the inn owned by his mother. But he dreams of adventure..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-treasure-island/zn4fpg8 
Macbeth
"Macbeth and his comrade, Banquo, are returning from battle when they meet three strange creatures, the 'Weird Sisters'..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-macbeth-index/zkxcbdm 
Image by Nina Garman from Pixabay
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
" It is Christmas at Camelot and King Arthur and his court are celebrating. But the festivities are about to be interrupted..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-gawain-and-the-green-knight-index/zhpkcqt |
The Tempest
" A ship returning from Africa is caught in a ferocious storm. On a nearby island Prospero, once Duke of Milan, has plans for those on board..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks2-the-tempest-index/zfdshbk |
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The Wind In The Willows - bbc
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Talking Poetry - bbc
Oliver Twist - bbc
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Let's Explore Poets, Collections and Interviews - Children's Poetry Archive
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Cause and Effect
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Looking at Cause and Effect Printables - K12 Reader
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Characters
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Character Descriptions Examples and Worksheets - K12Reader
Character Traits Examples and Worksheets - K12Reader
Character Web Template - (twinkl.com.au) subscription needed
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Compare and Contrast
Comprehension
36 Year 5 Reading Comprehension Printables from K12 reader
12 Year 6 Reading Comprehension Printables from K12 reader
IXL - Reading comprehension - various activities
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Context Clues
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IXL - Context clues activities
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Context Clues Worksheets from K12 Reader
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Fact and Opinion
Fake News
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Figurative Language
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Inferences
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Inferences Worksheets from K12 Reader
Drawing Conclusions Worksheets from K12 Reader
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Genres
Main Idea
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Main Idea Worksheets from K12 Reader
IXL - Main - various activities
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Media Literacy
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Media Literacy Week - MediaSmarts (23rd - 27th October 2023)
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Point of View
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Point of View Worksheets from K12 Reader
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Research
Citing Sources - Bibliography
Sequencing
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5th Grade Sequencing Events worksheets - Education.com - downloadable worksheets
sequencing_activity.pdf (bbci.co.uk) (see Midsummer Night's Dream above)
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Story Elements
Syllabus Outcomes
EN3-RECOM-01 Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Content
Reading fluently
Reading for interest and wide purposes
Comprehending text structures and features
Comprehending language
Monitoring comprehension
- Syllabify, blend grapheme–phoneme correspondences and use morphemic knowledge as strategies for reading words accurately
- Adjust reading rate to suit the purpose for reading and the complexity of the text
- Adjust prosodic reading to enhance meaning and engage an audience
- Efficiently follow signposting features to navigate print and digital texts
Reading for interest and wide purposes
- Select, compare and reflect on texts read for personal interest
- Reflect on reading experiences and identify texts and language features that are enjoyable
- Select texts from print or digital sources to gather and organise research on a topic
- Use criteria to determine the accuracy and reliability of sourced information
- Adjust reading approach to suit the purpose for reading
- Bring subject vocabulary, technical vocabulary, background knowledge and conceptual knowledge to new reading tasks
- Compare and evaluate print and digital texts for their pertinence to a task, their authority and their level of detail
- Use and compare different texts on similar themes or topics to synthesise ideas or information
Comprehending text structures and features
- Use knowledge of text structure to navigate the text to locate specific information
- Analyse how the integration of persuasive, informative and/or narrative structures within a text can enhance effect
- Compare purposes for different texts and consider why authors and illustrators have structured texts in particular ways
- Analyse use of multimodal features to enhance meaning within texts
Comprehending language
- Use morphology and etymology to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words
- Describe how own mental model is adjusted as new words and information deepen understanding during reading
- Explain how language evokes responses when reading
- Explain how modality can have subtle impacts on the meanings of words and contribute to deeper understanding when reading
- Identify lexical cohesive devices used by the author that support understanding when reading
- Recognise that anaphors, such as pronouns and verb phrases, take their meanings from other parts of a text to support inference
- Identify cause and effect, using knowledge of causal connectives
- Understand that sentence openers signal what the sentence will be about, and that the rest of the sentence can provide new information
- Analyse how the meanings of key words and phrases in sentences and across a text support local and global inferencing when reading
- Recognise that personal narratives contain more subjective language, but factual accounts of events contain more objective language
- Compare and evaluate subjective and objective language to identify bias
- Recognise that a sequence of clauses may use different tenses but remains connected throughout a topic or section of text
Monitoring comprehension
- Analyse how language, background and vocabulary knowledge, and inferencing are used together to effectively build and adjust a mental model prior to and during reading
- Monitor and repair reading when meaning breaks down
- Evaluate the effectiveness of comprehension strategies used to support reading and interpretation of texts
- Ask questions to clarify thinking, and to provide reasons or evidence
- Question the assertions made by authors when engaging with print and digital texts
- Check the accuracy of own recorded gist statements made during reading, before summarising information to determine a text’s main themes, ideas or concepts
- Categorise information or ideas and create hierarchies to aid recall and support summarisation
- Synthesise summaries of multiple texts and share information with peers to generate, compare and contrast new conceptual understandings
- Reflect on personal connections with a text and identify how interests and experiences can influence understanding and appreciation of ideas presented
- Generate, monitor and adjust own goals for improving oral reading fluency and silent reading fluency
updated Feb 2026
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