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But what are kids supposed to know by the end of this year? Having a goal in mind can more easily lead to that feeling o...
15/02/2026

But what are kids supposed to know by the end of this year? Having a goal in mind can more easily lead to that feeling of direction for all involved. Here’s how idea number four in the Common Chronicle article on screen free reading resources links to the English Curriculum Standards.

End of Foundation: “They share thoughts and preferences, retell events and report information or key ideas to an audience”.

End of Grade 1: “They read, view and comprehend texts, monitoring meaning and making connections between the depiction of characters, settings and events, and to personal experiences”.

End of Grade 2: “They read, view and comprehend texts, identifying literal and inferred meaning, and how ideas are presented through characters and events”.

https://www.commonreader.com.au/chronicle/screen-free-reading



















Last week of ideas from our pro-paper-post. We’d love to read your experiences of down-digital moments of intentional re...
12/02/2026

Last week of ideas from our pro-paper-post. We’d love to read your experiences of down-digital moments of intentional reading with your young one. Trialing new recipes together from cookbooks? Reading Christmas cards before packing them away? What’s been your pick?



https://www.commonreader.com.au/chronicle/screen-free-reading

Knowing the curriculum can help folks at home as their kiddo learns to read.So what are kids supposed to know by the end...
08/02/2026

Knowing the curriculum can help folks at home as their kiddo learns to read.

So what are kids supposed to know by the end of this year? Here’s how this weeks ideas link to the English Curriculum Standards -
End of Foundation: “They identify the language features of texts including connections between print and images”.
End of Grade 1: “They identify the text structures of familiar narrative and informative texts, and their language features and visual features”.
End of Grade 2: “They describe how similar topics and information are presented through the structure of narrative and informative texts, and identify their language features and visual features”.










Read your peers, passion & piece. Expanding the breadth of reading material is a great place for families to encourage s...
28/01/2026

Read your peers, passion & piece. Expanding the breadth of reading material is a great place for families to encourage screen-free reading experiences. There are so many clever, cool and creative volumes aimed straight at eager young readers - perhaps start with The.INmag, National Geographic Kids, OKIDO and see where the breadcrumbs lead!

The latest Common Chronicle post adds 'MAGAZINES' this week to your repertoire of ideas.

It’ll dawn on many of you… what are kids supposed to know by the end of this year? Here’s how this week’s idea links to ...
27/01/2026

It’ll dawn on many of you… what are kids supposed to know by the end of this year? Here’s how this week’s idea links to the English Curriculum Standards.

End of Foundation: “They read, view and comprehend texts, making connections between characters, settings and events, and to personal experiences”.
End of Grade 1: “They read one- and two-syllable words with common letter patterns, and an increasing number of high-frequency words”.
End of Grade 2: “They use punctuation for phrasing and fluency”.










But what are kids supposed to know by the end of this year? Here’s how this week’s idea links to the English Curriculum ...
21/01/2026

But what are kids supposed to know by the end of this year? Here’s how this week’s idea links to the English Curriculum Standards -

End of Foundation: “They name the letters of the English alphabet and know and use the most common sounds (phonemes) represented by these letters (graphs)”

End of Grade 1: “They blend short vowels, common long vowels, consonants and digraphs to read one-syllable words”

End of Grade 2: “They use phonic and morphemic knowledge, and grammatical patterns to read unfamiliar words and most high-frequency words”

For real life. How can a sign at the shops be any good for reading practice? Try some of these one liners next time you ...
21/01/2026

For real life. How can a sign at the shops be any good for reading practice? Try some of these one liners next time you head out for groceries. You might be amused at what you find!

Oh, the irony. 👁️💙📚
18/08/2025

Oh, the irony. 👁️💙📚

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