English / Year 2 / Literacy / Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

Curriculum content descriptions

Read less predictable texts with phrasing and fluency by combining contextual, semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge using text processing strategies, for example monitoring meaning, predicting, rereading and self-correcting (ACELY1669)

Elaborations
  • using prior and learned knowledge and vocabulary to make and confirm predictions when reading text
  • using grammatical knowledge to predict likely sentence patterns when reading more complex narratives and informative texts
  • using knowledge of sound–letter relationships and high frequency sight words when decoding text
  • monitoring own reading and self-correcting when reading does not make sense, using illustrations, context, phonics, grammar knowledge and prior and learned topic knowledge
  • using grammar and meaning to read aloud with fluency and intonation
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Reading,  Predictions (Stories),  Word attack

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

Web-based literacy intervention for struggling readers

This teacher resource describes the Academy of READING online strategy implemented at Palmyra Primary School in Western Australia to help years 2 and 3 students who were making little progress in reading. The resource is organised in eight sections: Summary, Target student group, Method, Results, Lessons learned, Research ...

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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.

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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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Fluency development slides

These example slides show a range of tasks for building fluency. The activities can be used for whole-class or small-group instruction, as well as for independent or paired practice.

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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.

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Free decodable texts

This document summarises some of the free online decodable texts for Australian classrooms available on third-party websites.

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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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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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How to make a story interesting

To make a good story, author Tony Wilson says you need your characters to either make difficult decisions or do something difficult. Can you think of any good stories you've read where neither of these things happen? It's very difficult! Think about a tricky decision you've had to make or perhaps it's a tricky thing you've ...