Summarising:Retell themain ideas ina short andclear way.Text-to-TextConnection: Whenthe book remindsyou of anotherbook, movie, or TVshow.Questioning: Askwho, what,where, when,why or how tobetter understandthe text.Personification:gives humanqualities to non-human things.Author’sConstruction: Noticehow the author’schoices (words,characters, structure)shape meaning andaffect the reader.MakingConnections: Linkthe text to yourown life, otherstories, or theworld around you.Text-to-WorldConnection: Whenthe story reminds youof somethinghappening in the realworld—like a newsstory or global issue.Inferring: Readbetween thelines to figureout what theauthor doesn’tsay directly.Simile:compares twothings using“like” or “as” tocreate a strongimage.Synthesising:Combine whatyou've read withyour own thinkingto create a newunderstanding.Free!Text-to-SelfConnection: Whensomething in thebook reminds youof your own life orfeelings.Characterisation:how the authorshows what acharacter is like—through what theysay, do, think, andhow others react tothem.Metaphor:directly saysone thing isanother toshow meaningor emotion.Predicting:Use clues toguess whatmighthappen next.Summarising:Retell themain ideas ina short andclear way.Text-to-TextConnection: Whenthe book remindsyou of anotherbook, movie, or TVshow.Questioning: Askwho, what,where, when,why or how tobetter understandthe text.Personification:gives humanqualities to non-human things.Author’sConstruction: Noticehow the author’schoices (words,characters, structure)shape meaning andaffect the reader.MakingConnections: Linkthe text to yourown life, otherstories, or theworld around you.Text-to-WorldConnection: Whenthe story reminds youof somethinghappening in the realworld—like a newsstory or global issue.Inferring: Readbetween thelines to figureout what theauthor doesn’tsay directly.Simile:compares twothings using“like” or “as” tocreate a strongimage.Synthesising:Combine whatyou've read withyour own thinkingto create a newunderstanding.Free!Text-to-SelfConnection: Whensomething in thebook reminds youof your own life orfeelings.Characterisation:how the authorshows what acharacter is like—through what theysay, do, think, andhow others react tothem.Metaphor:directly saysone thing isanother toshow meaningor emotion.Predicting:Use clues toguess whatmighthappen next.

Reading strategies - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Summarising: Retell the main ideas in a short and clear way.
  2. Text-to-Text Connection: When the book reminds you of another book, movie, or TV show.
  3. Questioning: Ask who, what, where, when, why or how to better understand the text.
  4. Personification: gives human qualities to non-human things.
  5. Author’s Construction: Notice how the author’s choices (words, characters, structure) shape meaning and affect the reader.
  6. Making Connections: Link the text to your own life, other stories, or the world around you.
  7. Text-to-World Connection: When the story reminds you of something happening in the real world—like a news story or global issue.
  8. Inferring: Read between the lines to figure out what the author doesn’t say directly.
  9. Simile: compares two things using “like” or “as” to create a strong image.
  10. Synthesising: Combine what you've read with your own thinking to create a new understanding.
  11. Free!
  12. Text-to-Self Connection: When something in the book reminds you of your own life or feelings.
  13. Characterisation: how the author shows what a character is like—through what they say, do, think, and how others react to them.
  14. Metaphor: directly says one thing is another to show meaning or emotion.
  15. Predicting: Use clues to guess what might happen next.