EMPOWER YOUR CHILD WITH KEY STRATEGIES FOR READING SUCCESS.

Our series of reading strategies are backed by current research and designed to address gaps in basal or core reading programs. Our comprehensive approach covers a range of areas essential for reading success, including literal comprehension, inferential comprehension, text structure and organisational patterns, vocabulary and concept development, and metacognitive strategies.

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Our Bright Islands CoCo assessments are specifically designed to test student comprehension of these crucial reading strategies. The number of strategies presented in each level is tailored to students’ comprehension ability. Level AA focuses on six of the twelve main reading strategies, including pre-reading and listening skills guided by visuals and teachers. Level A covers eight strategies, while levels B-I cover all twelve strategies. In pre-reading levels, the strategy names are adjusted slightly to accommodate varying comprehension abilities.

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KEY READING

STRATEGIES

Evaluate your students' grasp of essential reading strategies with Bright Islands CoCo!

STRATEGIES BY READING LEVELS

Level AA

Pre-reading
  • Read Between the Lines
  • Remember the Facts
  • Find the Big Idea
  • Make a Smart Guess
  • Follow the Order
  • Why It Happened

Level A

Beginning Reading
  • Read Between the Lines
  • Find the Big Idea
  • Work Out Word Meanings
  • Make a Smart Guess
  • Make Meaning from Pictures
  • Remember the Facts
  • Why It Happened
  • Follow the Order

Level B - C

Early Reading
  • Find What’s the Same and Different
  • Tell Fact from Opinion
  • Know What’s Real and What’s Not
  • Read Between the Lines
  • Find the Big Idea
  • Work Out Word Meanings
  • Think About Why It Was Written
  • Find the Figurative Language
  • Make a Smart Guess
  • Remember the Facts
  • Why It Happened
  • Follow the Order

Level D - I

Main Strategies
  • Find What’s the Same and Different
  • Tell Fact from Opinion
  • Read Between the Lines
  • Find the Big Idea
  • Work Out Word Meanings
  • Think About Why It Was Written
  • Find the Figurative Language
  • Make a Smart Guess
  • Remember the Facts
  • Why It Happened
  • Say It in Fewer Words
  • Follow the Order

UNDERSTANDING THE STRATEGIES

 

Find What’s the Same and Different SD

Finding what’s the same and what’s different means looking at two things to see how they are alike and how they are not. When you look for similarities it is called comparing, differences are contrasting. Words you might notice include both, alike, different, similar or most like.

Tell Fact from Opinion TF

Telling fact from opinion means working out if something is true or just what someone thinks or feels. A fact can be proven, an opinion shows personal thoughts or beliefs. Words such as best, least, nicest or should usually signal an opinion.

Know What’s Real and What’s Not RN

Knowing what is real and what is not means deciding if something could happen in real life. Real things could really happen, make-believe things could not really happen. Use those clues to decide.

Read Between the Lines RL

Reading between the lines means using clues from text or pictures to figure out things the author does not say directly. Using clues plus what you already know to understand what is really happening is called inferring.

Remember the Facts RF

Remembering the facts means finding and recalling information that tells more about the big idea. These facts help explain who, what, where, when and how. When asked about facts and details, go back to the text to find the exact information using the clues.

Find the Big Idea BI

Finding the big idea means working out what the text is mostly about. The big idea tells the main point the author wants you to understand. The most important message in the text is supported by smaller details. To find the big idea, ask yourself, What is this text mainly telling me?

Work Out Word Meanings WM

Work out word meanings by using the clues around an unknown word. The sentence the word appears in, and the topic, often give hints. Try each possible meaning in the sentence and choose the one that makes the most sense, then confirm by rereading the context.

Think About Why It Was Written WW

Thinking about why something was written helps you understand the author’s purpose. Authors write to persuade, inform, describe or entertain. Sometimes they use a combination. Ask, Did the author want to teach me something, share facts, describe or make me laugh?

Find the Figurative Language FL

Figurative language is when words are used in a creative way. Authors use similes, metaphors and idioms to make writing more interesting. Think about what the words or phrases really mean beyond their literal meaning.

Make a Smart Guess SG

Making a smart guess means using what you already know with clues from a text to predict what might happen next. Good readers combine prior knowledge and evidence to make predictions.

Follow the Order FO

Following the order means putting events or ideas into the correct sequence. Look for time order words as clues such as first, next and finally to show when things happen. Stories usually have a beginning, middle and end. Non-fiction texts often use logical steps and specific times to show order.

Make Meaning from Pictures MP

Making meaning from pictures means using what you see to understand what is happening. Pictures can show the who, what, where and how of events, characters and settings.

Why it Happened WH

Why it happened means understanding the reason something occurred. The cause is why something happens, the effect is what happens because of it. Look for clue words such as because, so or since.

Say It in Fewer Words FW

Saying it in fewer words means summarising. Choose only the most important information and leave out small details. A good summary explains the big idea in as few words as possible.

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Proven to Work

Carefully designed with the needs of teachers and parents in mind, we've listened to their feedback and incorporated it into our high-quality, effective program. Don't just take our word for it - read the reviews!

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Backed by Research

Bright Islands CoCo supports an explicit, structured approach to the teaching of reading that is consistent with the scientific evidence as to how children learn to read and how best to teach them.

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HERE'S WHAT PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS ARE SHARING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES

This differentiated program allows students to read texts which are at a level suitable for their current ability and leads to students being more engaged in reading lessons. As a result, they can experience success and improve their reading and comprehension abilities. Bright Islands Complete Comprehension is an important part of the English program and we are seeing fantastic improvement across all years in students' reading and comprehension abilities.

Linda Samardali
Head of Department from Kinross College

I've found Bright Islands Complete Comprehension has really helped in improving my children's reading skills. The skills were all clearly presented with a lot of samples and practice opportunities. The student report also gives the parents a clear guide as to which areas need reinforcement and which areas each child is strong in.

Shannon Zhao
Parent from Sydney

I have found Bright Islands Complete Comprehension very beneficial, especially during our time teaching and learning remotely. The ability to track live what the students are doing was helpful to ensure that they were remaining on task and to provide feedback.

Brent Ritchie
Teacher from Haileybury

Now that I understand how to use the online program and utilise the tools correctly, I am enjoying using Bright Islands Complete Comprehension. The ability to locate and download the different reports is phenomenal!

Amber Rains
Teacher from Kambala

I am a bit of a technophobe but using Bright Islands Complete Comprehension has certainly made life easier and the kids have found it easy to navigate.

Jo Oram
Teacher from Prescott College Southern

Bright Islands Complete Comprehension has become a very useful tool for my staff to implement effective teaching and learning programs. Having a tool that gives timely assessment results, meets students at their level of need and allows them to see exactly what students are working on in real-time is time effective and impacts on future goals.

The detailed assessment data generated by Bright Islands Complete Comprehension informs the specific direction of their reading and comprehension teaching. Students report they enjoy the tasks and feel a real sense of accomplishment as they work through the lessons and assessments at their own pace.

Craig Brown
Principal from Toongabbie Public School
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