Shared reading texts

Reading aloud to your class or a small group gives students access to literature they may not yet be able to decode and comprehend independently. It provides a perfect opportunity to explicitly teach the skills necessary for comprehension.

This extensive shared reading resource contains rich reading material of different text types for you to read aloud to your students. Each text showcases the features of its particular text type, and can be used as a context for explicit and engaging teaching opportunities. 

When students become proficient decoders, they can also read these texts for independent or partner reading and fluency practice.

For each text, you will find:

• downloadable versions of the text to share on-screen with your class or print (PDF and PowerPoint slideshow)
• a teaching and learning sequence
• hands-on, open-ended and engaging follow-up activities from the ‘Big Six’ areas of literacy acquisition, including free printable worksheets and graphic organisers
• a teacher talk section with instructional practices that explain how to explicitly model and teach literacy skills and build upon students’ knowledge
• links to the Australian Curriculum (AC) descriptors, to demonstrate how each text and activity links back to a range of learning areas, with a focus on English.

For more detailed information about these texts download this overview (1.1MB).