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Different Types of Texts

Recognise common types of texts (storybooks, poems, non-fiction); name the author and illustrator and define the role of each in telling or presenting a text

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When you hand your child a book, can they tell you whether it's a story or a fact book — and point out the author's name on the cover?

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Builds on
Listening to Texts Read Aloudages 5–10Listening comprehension supports text type awareness
Different Types of Textsthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Structural terminologyages 8–9Structural terminology builds on knowing common text types

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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

AC9EFLE03high confidenceFoundation · Literature

recognise different types of literary texts and identify features including events, characters, and beginnings and endings

AC9E2LY01medium confidenceYear 2 · Literacy

identify how similar topics and information are presented in different types of texts

AC9EFLE01medium confidenceFoundation · Literature

share ideas about stories, poems and images in literature, reflecting on experiences that are similar or different to their own by engaging with texts by First Nations Australian, and wide-ranging Australian and world authors and illustrators

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN2-UARL-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2
EN1-CWT-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2EFLY10high confidenceEnglish · Foundation · Literacy strand
VC2E2LY09high confidenceEnglish · Level 2 · Literacy strand
VC2E3LY09high confidenceEnglish · Level 3 · 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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