English // Reading Comprehension
Pictures and Text Working Together
Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear; use pictures to support and extend comprehension
Quick check
When the learner is reading a picture book, do they look at the illustrations to help them understand what's happening in the story — and can they explain how a picture connects to the words on the page?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Use pictures to predict or confirm story events
- Describe what is happening in an illustration and how it relates to the text
- Explain how an illustration adds information not stated in words
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
1 topic- Understanding printHelpful
Phonics & Word Reading // Ages 4 to 6
Print concepts support illustration-text relationship
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Pictures and Text Working Together
Ages 5 to 9 // Representation
Leads to
3 topicsReading Comprehension // Ages 9 to 10
Interpreting visual/quantitative information in informational texts builds on using pictures to support comprehension; the step up is from illustrations to charts, graphs, and diagrams
- Text & Media ConnectionsRequired
Reading Comprehension // Ages 9 to 10
Connecting text to visual/oral presentations builds on understanding the relationship between illustrations and text; the step up is from static illustrations to film, drama, and audio adaptations
- Multimedia elements in textsRequired
Reading Comprehension // Ages 10 to 11
Multimedia analysis builds on relating illustrations to text
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
- RI.1.6RI.1.7RI.2.7RI.3.7RI.K.7RL.1.7RL.2.7RL.3.7RL.K.7
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