English·Reading Comprehension·conceptual
Connecting Ideas in Texts
Describe connections between events, ideas, or concepts in informational text using time, sequence, cause-and-effect, and comparison language, and identify logical connections between sentences and paragraphs
Suggested ages 8–9
Learning journey
Your child is learning to think deeply about texts — making connections between ideas, analysing characters' motivations, identifying central messages in stories, and distinguishing between their own viewpoint and that of authors or characters.
Evidence of understanding
- Read a science text and identify three cause-and-effect relationships using signal words like 'because', 'as a result'
- Explain the sequence of steps in a technical procedure using time-order language ('first', 'next', 'finally')
- Describe how two paragraphs in a text are connected (e.g. comparison, cause/effect, or sequence)
Assessment prompt
After reading a non-fiction passage — like one about climate or history — can Connecting Ideas in Texts explain what caused something to happen, what the effect was, and how the author linked those ideas together?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.