Talk For Reading
This section introduces Talk for Reading, a close reading approach that develops students’ comprehension, fluency, language, and critical thinking through structured discussions and activities with quality texts. It also involves analysing and breaking down a text to explore how its features support specific learning areas.
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Planning a T4R Unit for Let’s Build a Boat For Years 1/2
Plan a T4R unit for Let’s Build a Boat. Blend literacy, design, testing, and engineering with collaborative benefits in fun Year 1/2 classroom lessons.
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Teaching Ideas for Let’s Build a Boat for Year 1
Teaching ideas for Let’s Build a Boat by Jane Godwin. Explore teamwork, design, testing, and engineering in fun Year 1/2 literacy and STEM lessons.
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Selecting a Quality Text to Teach Big Emotions in Year 2 (Case Study)
Explore how The Shouting Girl, a powerful text about big emotions, are chosen to teach Year 2 students to empathise, identify, and express emotions.
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Forming an Effective Talk For Reading Unit
Discover how a text’s literary features, reading skills, and the curriculum come together to form a complete Talk for Reading unit.
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Essential Reading Skills for Early Years Students
By the end of Year 2, students develop key reading skills that support comprehension and fluency. Explore these skills and how they help foster these abilities.
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Selecting a Quality Text for Foundation Year’s Family Unit (Case Study)
Discover how A Family is a Family is a Family enriches early literacy through Talk For Reading, discussing family diversity and love in Foundation Year.
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Selecting Quality Texts for Effective Early Years Reading
Learn how to select quality texts for early year literacy. Explore engagement factors and literary elements to enhance your planning.
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What is Talk For Reading and Why Talk For Reading?
Discover how Talk For Reading enhances early childhood literacy through storytelling, discussion, and hands-on learning in Foundation to Year 2 Australian classrooms.