Reading

This term in Reading, students will deepen their understanding of author’s purpose by exploring fiction and non-fiction texts. Through this exploration, they will begin to identify the difference between the two text types through the literary elements of a narrative (character, setting and plot) and the common text features of a non-fiction text (diagrams and facts). We will continue to focus on Expanding Vocabulary through the different forms of text and exploring interesting words such as adjectives and topic specific words. Students will continue to build their capacity on their CAFE reading goals and reflect on their progress and achievements in the area. 

Some tips to support your child at home in Reading:

• Continue to practise Magic Words daily. As your child builds confidence in sounding out words, they will come across more complex spelling patterns of sounds we have not yet learnt, the most common of these words are found in our Magic Word charts. 
• Continue to read with your child daily. Ask your child to retell the literary elements of the text by asking questions such as ‘Who are the character/s?’ ‘Where is the story set?’ ‘What happened in the story?’ ‘What was the problem?’ ‘What did they do to fix the problem?’