This is a guide only for Text Types to be explicitly taught - Taking Students
to Each Standard.
Standard 1
PREP
Explicitly Teach - Observations, Descriptions and Recounts (Factual and Literary).
Standard 2
Yr 1/2
Explicitly Teach - Information Reports, Narratives and Procedures.
Re-teach – Observations, Descriptions and Recounts (Factual and Literary).
Standard 3
Yr 3/4
Explicitly Teach - Information Reports, Narratives, Explanations and Expositions (persuasive).
Re-teach - Observations, Descriptions, Procedures, Recounts (Factual and Literary), and Information Reports,
Standard 4
Yr 5/6
Explicitly Teach - Narratives, Information Reports, Expositions (argument) and Explanations.
Re-teach - Observations, Descriptions, Procedures, Recounts (Factual and Literary), Explanations, Narratives and Expositions
(persuasive).
Standard 5
Yr 7/8
Explicitly Teach - Extended Narratives, Expositions (persuasive texts), Information Reports, Responses.
Re-teach - Observations, Descriptions, Procedures, Recounts (Factual and Literary), Explanations, Recounts, Narratives, Expositions
(persuasive) and Expositions (argument).
Standard 6
Yr 9/10
Explicitly Teach - Cohesive Narratives, Expositions (persuasive texts), Information Reports, Newspaper Reports and Web Pages.
Re-teach - Observations, Descriptions, Procedures, Recounts (Factual and Literary), Information Reports, Explanations, Extended
Narratives, Expositions (argument) and Responses.
Exposure can be to any ‘Text Type’ and any ‘Text Form’ if it is needed in context. This is a guide to ensure that every student has the
opportunity to meet every standard using the suggested texts that should be explicitly taught and assessed at each level.
Yvonne Madden – Literacy Educator - Text Types extracted from VELS documents – Updated January 2008
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Text Types
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Year Level
Prep
Year
1 and 2
Year 3 and 4
Year 5 and 6
Observations
Descriptions
Recounts (Factual and
Literary) and
Observations
Descriptions
Recounts
(Factual and
Literary) and
Procedures
Information
Reports
Narratives
Recounts (Factual and
Literary) and
Information Reports
Narratives
Explanations
Expositions
(persuasive)
Narratives
Information Reports,
Expositions (argument)
Explanations
Extended Narratives
Expositions
(persuasive texts),
Information Reports,
Responses
Cohesive Narratives
Expositions
(persuasive texts)
Information Reports,
Newspaper Reports
Level
5
Year 7 and 8
Level 6
Year 9 and 10
Procedures
Information
Reports
Narratives
Recounts (Factual
and Literary) and
Information Reports
Narratives
Explanations
Expositions
(persuasive)
Narratives
Information
Reports,
Expositions
(argument)
Explanations
Extended Narratives
Expositions
(persuasive texts),
Information Reports,
Responses
Web Pages
Cohesive Narratives
Expositions (persuasive
texts)
Information Reports,
Newspaper Reports
Web Pages
To be explicitly taught and assessed
according to VELS Focus Statements.
Can be taught or retaught and assessed as
needed in context.
Yvonne Madden – Literacy Educator - Text Types extracted from VELS documents – Updated January 2008
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