What students learn in AC9E3LY05
This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.
- Start with the main idea: use comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and inferred meaning, and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features.
- Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
- making predictions about a text, drawing on knowledge of the topic, subject-specific vocabulary and experience of texts on the same topic determining important ideas, events or details in texts
- Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.
Curriculum coverage and elaborations
The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.
- Content description: use comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and inferred meaning, and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features
- E1: making predictions about a text, drawing on knowledge of the topic, subject-specific vocabulary and experience of texts on the same topic
- E2: determining important ideas, events or details in texts
- E3: learning new content from reading and listening, and asking questions to expand understanding
- E4: comparing and contrasting how different texts present similar ideas or information
- E5: drawing inferences, using evidence from the text and prior knowledge and experience; for example, making predictions about a character's likely actions or about the content of tabbed pages on a website
- E6: determining the relevance of a text for a particular task
How to use this unit
Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.
Teacher resource
AC9E3LY05 teacher slide
Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.
Open teacher slide (PDF)Common mistakes to watch for
- Answering from memory without using clues from the text, sentence or image.
- Knowing the idea orally but not transferring it into reading, writing or speaking.
- Missing punctuation, word order or vocabulary clues that change meaning.
International curriculum mapping
This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.
| Region | Curriculum | Closest mapping |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Curriculum v9.0 | AC9E3LY05 — use comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and inferred meaning, and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features |
| Victoria | Victorian Curriculum F-10 | Year 3 English: closest match in Analysing, interpreting and evaluating. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference. |
| NSW | NSW Curriculum | Stage 2 English: closest content focus for Comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and... and related outcomes. |
| United States | Common Core / NGSS | Grade 3 Common Core Mathematics/ELA closest topic match for Comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and.... |
| England / UK | National Curriculum | Key Stage 2 / Year 3: closest programme-of-study match for Comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and.... |
| Canada | Provincial and territory curricula | Grade 3 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference. |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Curriculum | Level 2 English: closest achievement-objective topic for Comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and.... |
| India | NCERT / CBSE | Class 3 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Comprehension strategies when listening and viewing to build literal and.... |