English Reading Comprehensionusually ages 9–10

Combining information from texts

Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source contributes

How to tell they’ve got it

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Read two informational texts on the same topic and identify information that appears in both, information unique to each, and any contradictions between them
Combine key details from two sources into a coherent summary or short report that draws on both texts
Explain how reading a second text on the same topic added to, confirmed, or challenged understanding gained from the first text

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Try this together

If your child is researching a topic using two different books or articles, can they combine the information they've gathered from both to talk or write about the subject more fully than either source alone?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Connecting Ideas in Textsages 8–9Integrating information from two texts builds on describing connections in informational text; the step up is from within-text connections to cross-text synthesis

Combining information from textsthis skill · ages 9–10

Unlocks

Synthesising across multiple textsages 10–11Integrating several texts builds on integrating two texts

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E3LA04medium confidenceYear 3 · Language

understand that paragraphs are a key organisational feature of the stages of written texts, grouping related information together

AC9E5LA04medium confidenceYear 5 · Language

understand how texts can be made cohesive by using the starting point of a sentence or paragraph to give prominence to the message and to guide the reader through the text

AC9E3LY01low confidenceYear 3 · Literacy

recognise how texts can be created for similar purposes but different audiences

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN2-UARL-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

EN2-RECOM-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E3LY08medium confidenceEnglish · Level 3 · Literacy strand

VC2E4LY09low confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Literacy strand

VC2E4LY07low confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Literacy strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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Cultural Allusions and Word Meaningages 9–10 Explaining Events & Ideasages 9–10 Finding Theme and Summarisingages 9–11 Firsthand and Secondhand Accountsages 9–10

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