Pictures and Text Working Together
Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear; use pictures to support and extend comprehension
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When your child 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?
Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear; use pictures to support and extend comprehension
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Check understanding
- 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
“When your child 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?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Representational
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 5–9
Standards