Second Language Welsh Level Descriptors (2008)
& Foundation Phase Outcomes
ORACYWELSH LNGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES / CURRICULUM 2008 LEVEL DESCRIPTORS
Outcome 6 / ¨ Show understanding of a series of short items, spoken by a familiar voice, by responding orally or non-verbally
¨ Seek, understand and communicate simple, personal and factual information clearly
¨ Make some statements voluntarily.
¨ Express an opinion simply.
¨ Speak with intelligible pronunciation and intonation and use an increasing range of vocabulary and sentence patterns which are usually correct. / Level 3 / ¨ Show that they understand a series of short items spoken in a familiar voice by responding verbally or non-verbally.
¨ Ask for, understand and communicate simple, personal and factual information clearly.
¨ Make some statements voluntarily.
¨ Express opinions simply.
¨ When speaking, pronunciation and intonation is understandable, and they use an increasing range of vocabulary and patterns which are usually accurate.
Outcome 5 / ¨ Show understanding of short items spoken by a familiar voice by responding either non-verbally or by means of short oral phrases.
¨ Seek, understand and communicate simple information and respond to a range of stimuli.
¨ Speak with intelligible pronunciation and intonation, varying vocabulary and patterns to a degree. / Level 2 / ¨ Show they understand short items spoken in a familiar voice, and respond non-verbally or in short spoken phrases.
¨ Ask for, understand and communicate simple information and respond to a range of stimuli.
¨ When speaking, pronunciation and intonation is understandable and there is some variation in vocabulary and patterns.
Outcome 4 / ¨ Show understanding of words and phrases spoken clearly by a familiar voice and respond by means of short oral phrases.
¨ Speak with intelligible pronunciation and intonation when imitating and using simple words and phrases.
¨ With support, they express simple information, and ask and answer questions. / Level 1 / ¨ Show they understand words and phrases spoken clearly by a familiar voice, and respond to them non-verbally or in short spoken phrases.
¨ Speak with understandable pronunciation and intonation when imitating and using simple words and phrases.
¨ With support, communicate simple information, ask and answer questions.
Outcome 3 / ¨ Begin to express themselves through role play.
¨ Respond to instructions, questions and other stimuli, spoken clearly by a familiar voice.
¨ With support, repeat / memorise songs and rhymes.
Outcome 2 / ¨ Converse simply, sometimes replacing English words with Welsh when involved in activities.
¨ Follow simple instructions.
¨ Increasingly want to join in songs and nursery rhymes.
Outcome 1 / ¨ Can understand more words than they can speak.
¨ Repeat some familiar words and phrases.
¨ Increasingly begin to join in action songs and finger rhymes.
Second Language Welsh Level Descriptors (2008)
& Foundation Phase Outcomes
READINGWELSH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES / CURRICULUM 2008
Outcome 6 / ¨ Read simple texts fairly clearly.
¨ Understand and respond simply to texts that contain an increasing range of words, phrases and short passages in familiar contexts.
¨ Respond and express an opinion to poetry, stories and factual material.
¨ Begin to read independently and choose some texts voluntarily. / Level 3 / ¨ Read simple texts quite clearly.
¨ Understand and respond simple to texts that include an increasing range of words, phrases and short passages in familiar contexts.
¨ Respond to poetry, stories and factual material by referring to aspects they like.
¨ Begin reading independently and choose some texts voluntarily.
Outcome 5 / ¨ Recognise simple and familiar words and phrases that are within their experience and begin to show an interest in written material by reading some simple passages.
¨ Show an understanding of what they have read by responding orally or non-verbally to the content. / Level 2 / ¨ Recognise simple and familiar words and phrases within their experience, and begin to show an interest in written material by reading some simple passages.
¨ Show an understanding of what is read by responding to the content verbally or non-verbally.
Outcome 4 / ¨ Recognise familiar words.
¨ Connect the written form of words with their sound when reading individual words.
¨ Show understanding of individual words by means of non-verbal responses.
¨ Sometimes need support/assistance. / Level 1 / ¨ Recognise familiar words.
¨ Connect the written form of words with their sound when reading single words.
¨ Show an understanding of single words by means of non-verbal responses.
¨ Sometimes need support/ assistance.
Outcome 3 / ¨ Listen to stories, songs and rhymes and express some enjoyment and interest.
¨ Begin to recognise the alphabetic nature of reading and understand that written symbols have sounds and meaning.
Outcome 2 / ¨ Look at books with or without an adult and show an interest in their content.
Outcome 1 / ¨ Begin to follow stories read to them and they start to respond appropriately, verbally or non-verbally.
Second Language Welsh Level Descriptors (2008)
& Foundation Phase Outcomes
WRITINGWELSH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES & Language, Literacy and Communication Skills Outcomes / CURRICULUM 2008
Outcome 6 / ¨ Write short basic sentences, using suitable and familiar vocabulary and patterns to communicate simple factual and personal information, fairly accurately.
¨ Familiar words are usually spelled correctly and they show some awareness of basic punctuation by using capital letters, full stops and question marks with a degree of consistency.
¨ Produce legible writing / Level 3 / ¨ Write short, basic sentences using suitable and familiar vocabulary and patterns to communicate simple factual and personal information that is within their experience fairly accurately, showing some awareness of the reader and form.
¨ Familiar words are accurately spelt and, on the whole, punctuation – capital letters, question marks, apostrophes and full stops – is accurate.
¨ Handwriting is legible, and work is appropriately presented.
Outcome 5 / ¨ Communicate by writing words, phrases and sometimes sentences to express factual and personal information, using familiar patterns.
¨ Simple words are usually spelled correctly.
¨ Capital letters and full stops are used with some degree of consistency
¨ In handwriting letters are accurately formed and consistent in size. / Level 2 / ¨ Communicate by writing words, phrases and occasional sentences, using familiar patterns to communicate factual and personal information that is within their experience.
¨ Simple words are usually correctly spelt.
¨ Use capital letters and full stops with some consistency.
¨ In handwriting, the letters are accurately formed, consistent in size, and used according to convention.
Outcome 4 / ¨ Communicate by copying correctly and writing words and some simple and familiar phrases from memory.
¨ Form letters, which are usually clearly shaped and correctly orientated.
¨ Begin to understand the different purposes and function of written language. / Level 1 / ¨ Communicate by copying correctly and writing words and some simple and familiar phrases from memory.
¨ Form letters that are usually clearly shaped and correctly orientated.
¨ Begin to understand the different purposes and functions of written language.
Outcome 3 / ¨ Begin to recognise the alphabetic nature of writing and understand that written symbols have sounds and meaning.
Outcome 2 / ¨ Try out a variety of instruments to make marks and shapes on paper or other appropriate material.
Outcome 1 / ¨ Begin to ‘draw’ using their preferred hand and experiment with mark-making
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