Non-Fiction Text Features
Recognise different non-fiction text structures and features (headings, contents, glossary, index), understanding how texts are organised to present information
Typical age: 6–9 years
“When your child 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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- Using a Dictionary to Check Spellings
Non-fiction structures include reference features like glossaries
- Text Features & Presentation
Non-fiction structures knowledge supports analysing text presentation
- Using Multiple Sources
Using multiple sources builds on non-fiction text features
- Main Ideas & Note-TakingREQUIRED
Summarising requires understanding non-fiction text structures
- Egyptian Tomb Paintings and Artefacts
Using tomb paintings, papyri, and artefacts as evidence draws on the non-fiction reading skills for understanding how documents and visual texts are organised