Use this assessment to gauge student understanding of how to infer character traits. Students must recall what they have learnt about analysing character words, thoughts, actions and feelings to make inferences.
Respond to stories and share feelings and thoughts about their events and characters
Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising and questioning to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently
Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators
Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts
Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently
Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts
Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults
Understands and responds to literature read to them
Comprehends independently read texts using background knowledge, word knowledge and understanding of how sentences connect