Text Types

How Exposure to Many Genres Makes Better Readers

How Exposure to Many Genres Makes Better Readers

Encouraging students to explore a diverse range of genres can be a powerful tool in fostering a love for learning and literature. To explore some of its benefits, and to see how CARS & STARS Online can help, click the link below.

Idioms, Figurative Language and Reading Comprehension

Idioms, Figurative Language and Reading Comprehension

The strategy of Interpreting Figurative Language in the CARS & STARS Online program sees students tackle abstract language and the idea of thinking about text that might say something different to what it actually really means. The variety of texts that students are exposed to throughout the program means students undertaking CARS and STARS Online will have a healthy grounding in all types of figurative language as they progress on their reading journey.

Mastering Every Type of Text

Mastering Every Type of Text

Students using CARS & STARS Online will be exposed to different text types as standard throughout the program, beginning at the lowest levels. They’ll grow to become proficient readers who can make meaning from any text – and recognise and respond accordingly to any type of text, too.

The Best Stories are the Ones They Actually Want to Read

The Best Stories are the Ones They Actually Want to Read

Because reading is never confined to just dusty old books, CARS & STARS Online includes reading passages that reflect the diversity of texts found in the real world. CARS & STARS Online features reading passages in the form of articles, letters, short stories, dialogues, encyclopedia entries, emails, chat logs and many more.