Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

For Reading this week we have been investigating the structure of information reports. We have looked at  many factual texts about a topic of our choice. The purpose of these texts is to teach us information about a topic. 

VOCABULARY

Information Report: A factual text that provides information on something

Fact: a thing that is known or proved to be true

Nonfiction: writing that is about real events and facts

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Ask your child to identify the features in an information text in their blue satchel or if they don’t have an information text in their satchel, ask them to explain what text features are in an information text.

Some features to look for or question your child about could include:

• Main title
• Sub-headings
• Paragraphs
• Bullet-point lists
• Photographs
• Captions