Stage 5 reading - Literal comprehension
Learning intention
Students will learn to interpret directly stated information in a range of texts.
Syllabus outcome
- EN5-2A: effectively uses and critically assesses a wide range of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding to and composing a wide range of texts in different media and technologies
National Literacy Learning Progression
Understanding texts
- UnT9: uses processes such as predicting, confirming predictions, monitoring, and connecting relevant elements of the text to build or repair meaning (process); selects reading/viewing pathways appropriate to reading purpose (scans text for key phrase or close reading for learning) (process).
- UnT10: integrates automatically a range of processes such as predicting, confirming predictions, monitoring, and connecting relevant elements of the text to build meaning (process)
- UnT11: reads and views sophisticated texts - see text complexity) (comprehension)
NAPLAN item descriptors
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Task outline
Full task descriptions are included in the resource, available for download on this page.
Task 1: Skimming and scanning
Students practise skimming to identify the main idea, and scanning to locate specific topics in texts (two activities).
Task 2: Cloze
Students complete cloze passages using suitable vocabulary choices (two activities).
Task 3: Responding to literal comprehension questions
Students construct a concept map of information gathered around key questions: who, where, what, when, how in a text (four activities)
Task 4: Applying literal comprehension skills
Students gather information using key questions: ‘who, where, what, when, how’ to answer questions related to a text (six activities).