English / Year 1 / Literacy / Analysing, interpreting and evaluating

Curriculum content descriptions

read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, phrasing and fluency, and monitoring meaning using context and grammatical knowledge (AC9E1LY04)

Elaborations
  • recognising most high-frequency words when reading a text
  • self-correcting or asking for assistance when meaning breaks down
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Reading,  Phonemes

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Assessment and intervention for an SSP approach: Q&A

This video answers questions from teachers and school leaders about assessment and intervention for systematic synthetic phonics (SSP).

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Data analysis for 1:1 instruction (Tier 3)

This video presents an explanation of how to use data analysis to plan for 1:1 instruction (Tier 3) in your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Data analysis for whole-class instruction (Tier 1)

This video presents an explanation of how to use data analysis to plan for whole class instruction (Tier 1) in your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Areas for phonics assessment

This video provides an overview of the areas of assessment in a systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) approach.

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Fluency and progress monitoring: Q&A

This 26-minute video supports teachers to teach reading by answering common questions about fluency and progress monitoring.

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Using a progress monitoring tool

This video explains what a progress monitoring tool is, what it is used for and how to use it to assess an individual student's progress in both reading and writing.

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Fluency at sentence and text level

This video explores fluency at the sentence and text level and what this involves for both reading and writing. It provides suggestions on how you can support your students to develop this fluency through your phonics instruction.

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An overview of fluency

This video outlines the components of fluency (accuracy, rate and prosody) and what needs to be put in place in a systematic synthetic phonics classroom to support the development of fluency.

Downloadable

Using decodable texts in the classroom

This infographic guides teachers on using decodable texts with students as part of your systematic synthetic phonics instruction.

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Data analysis for small group instruction (Tier 2)

This video presents an explanation of how to use data analysis to plan for small group instruction (Tier 2) in your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Using data to inform instruction

This video presents on explanation of how to use data analysis to plan your systematic synthetic phonics lessons.

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Choosing and using decodable texts: Q&A

This video is of a Q&A session about choosing and using decodable texts in your classroom. It is presented by literacy specialists Rebecca McEwan and Elaine Stanley

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How to choose a decodable text

This video provides an overview of how to choose a decodable text for your students' needs. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.

Interactive

Syllabus bites: types of sentences

A web page resource with information, teacher guides and activities on types of sentences to support the Australian Curriculum in English K–10. It has detailed activities, links to resources and quizzes.

Online

Meeting Initial Needs In Literacy

This teacher resource is about the Meeting Initial Needs In Literacy (MiniLit) program and its trial with 22 Foundation and year 2 students in a NSW regional public school. MiniLit is an intervention program providing instruction to small groups of young children struggling with reading. The resource describes how MiniLit ...

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CEOWA early literacy intervention

This teacher resource describes the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia's (CEOWA's) successful Early Literacy Intervention strategy, which provides intensive daily individual reading and writing intervention for the lowest-achieving students in year 1. Organised in nine sections: Summary; Target student group; ...

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Faraway Places

This imaginative digital text is an illustrated rhyming poem for teachers to read aloud to students. It is about a girl who visits different and amazing places. The resource includes a teaching sequence related to the Big Six components of literacy development (oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary ...

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TrackSAFE Education Primary School Resources: Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 English

This webpage includes a unit of work focuses on developing student understanding of the importance of being track safe and the key message 'Stop, Look, Listen, Think'. It builds students' familiarity with the vocabulary and key concepts related to rail safety and provides differentiated activities for writers at different ...

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Teaching Reading and Viewing - Comprehension Strategies and activities for Years 1-9

This resource developed by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority provides teachers with a collection of strategies and activities for developing students’ comprehension. It is a companion document to the series of guides on teaching reading and viewing. The strategies are listed alphabetically in the table ...

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'Incy Wincy Spider' sung by Teddy Rock

Watch and listen to Buzz, Belle and Bop perform the traditional nursery rhyme 'Incy Wincy Spider' in this animated music video. Use the rhyme, sung with a rock beat by Teddy Rock, to discuss, order and retell events.