English // Reading Comprehension

Non-Fiction Text Features

Recognise different non-fiction text structures and features (headings, contents, glossary, index), understanding how texts are organised to present information

Ages
6 to 9
Type
Concept
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
5 topics
Standards
7 codes

Quick check

When the learner is using a non-fiction book for a school project, do they know how to use the headings, contents page, and index to find what they need quickly?

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What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Use a contents page to find information on a specific topic in a non-fiction book
  • Identify the purpose of headings, glossary, and index in an information text
  • Recognise that non-fiction books can be structured as lists, time order, or question-and-answer

Topic // Map

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  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

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Non-Fiction Text Features

Ages 6 to 9 // Concept

Leads to

5 topics
  • Main Ideas & Note-TakingRequired

    Reading Comprehension // Ages 7 to 10

    Summarising requires understanding non-fiction text structures

  • Egyptian Tomb Paintings and ArtefactsHelpful

    History // Ancient Egypt // Ages 7 to 9

    Using tomb paintings, papyri, and artefacts as evidence draws on the non-fiction reading skills for understanding how documents and visual texts are organised

  • Text Features & PresentationHelpful

    Reading Comprehension // Ages 7 to 10

    Non-fiction structures knowledge supports analysing text presentation

  • Using a Dictionary to Check SpellingsHelpful

    Spelling & Word Study // Ages 7 to 11

    Non-fiction structures include reference features like glossaries

  • Using Multiple SourcesHelpful

    Reading Comprehension // Ages 10 to 11

    Using multiple sources builds on non-fiction text features

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.1.2RI.1.5RI.2.5RI.2.6RI.3.5
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng/KS1/Y2/C/1dEng_LKS2_Read_Comp_2

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