Main Topic of Informational Texts
Identify the main topic and retell key details of informational texts; describe connections between individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
Typical age: 5–7 years
“After your child reads a short fact book — like one about animals or space — can they tell you what the main topic was and give you a few key facts they learned from it?”
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- Comparing Characters Across Stories
Informational text knowledge supports comparison
- Main Topic & Key DetailsREQUIRED
Multi-paragraph main idea analysis builds on identifying main topic and key details in simpler texts
- Main Ideas & Note-TakingREQUIRED
Summarising builds on identifying main topic in informational texts
- Story Sequence and Central Message
Understanding main topic and key details of informational texts supports discussing how items of information are related
- Connecting Ideas in TextsREQUIRED
Describing connections in informational text builds on identifying main topic and key details
- Non-Fiction Text FeaturesREQUIRED
Non-fiction structures build on Y1 informational text main topic