Pre-Primary Foundation

Recognise that texts are created by authors who tell stories and share experiences that may be similar or different to students' own experiences 

Respond to texts, identifying favourite stories, authors and illustrators 

Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts 

Identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text 

Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts, for example beginnings and endings of traditional texts and rhyme in poetry 

Replicate the rhythms and sound patterns in stories, rhymes, songs and poems from a range of cultures 

Retell familiar literary texts through performance, use of illustrations and images 

Innovate on familiar texts through play