Levela:Beginningtoexplore

Domain:English

AusVELSLevelsAtoD

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AusVELSLevelsAtoD

LevelA:Beginningtoexplore

Atthislevelstudentsexperiencearangeoflearningactivitiesthatwillassistthemtoattendtoandexploretheworldaroundthemwithasmuchindependenceaspossible.Experiencesaredesignedtomovestudentsfromapre-intentionallevelofresponding(e.g.from experiencingtoreacting)toalevelwheretheresponseindicatesbeginningintentionality(e.g.responding).Studentswillneedhighlevelsofcoactivesupportandfocusedattentionfromtheteachertohelptheminitiateandrefinetheirresponses.Studentsdemonstratesomeawarenessandrecognitionoffamiliarpeopleandroutineactivities.

LevelB:Activeexploration

Studentsatthislevelbecomelessreliantonhighlevelsofcoactivesupportandbecomemorereliantonverbalpromptsandgesturestofacilitatetheirlearning.Theybegintoexploretheirworldindependentlyandengageinsimplecause-and-effectplayactivities.Studentsareabletofocusonstructuredlearningactivitiesforshortperiodsoftime.Theyrespondtofamiliarpeopleandeventsandbegintouse‘yes/no’responses.

LevelC:Intentionalparticipation

Studentsatthislevelarelessdependentoncoactivesupportandrespondmoreconsistentlytopromptsandsimplecleardirectionsfromtheteachertosupportthemintheirlearning.Theyaredisplayingthefirstsignsofindependenceandbecomingmorepeerfocused.Studentsparticipateinstructuredlearningactivitieswithothersandtheybegintousepictures,photosandobjectstocommunicatepersonalinterestsandexperiences.Theystarttouseandlinksomefamiliarwordsandimagestoformameaningfulcommunication.

LevelD:Buildingindependence

Withteachersupportandcurriculumscaffolding,studentsatthislevelparticipatecooperativelyingrouplearningactivities.Theyexpresstheirfeelings,needsandchoicesinincreasinglyappropriatewaysandcombineandsequencekeywordsandimagestocommunicatepersonalinterestsandtorecountsignificantexperiences.Theyindicatean initialunderstandingofsocialrulesandexpectationsandarebeginningtoreflectontheirownbehaviour.

LevelA

TheEnglishcurriculumisbuiltaroundthethreeinterrelatedstrandsofLanguage,LiteratureandLiteracy.Teachingandlearningprogramsshouldbalanceandintegrateallthreestrands.Togetherthethreestrandsfocusondevelopingstudents’knowledge,understandingandskillsinlistening,reading,viewing,speaking,writingandcreating.LearninginEnglishbuildsonconcepts,skillsandprocessesdevelopedinearlieryears,andteacherswillrevisit,strengthenanddeveloptheseasneeded.

InLevelA,studentsbegintoengage,participateandreceivecommunicationwithknownadults,teachers and peers.OpportunitiesareprovidedforstudentstoexploreEnglishknowledge,understanding,skillsandprocessesthrougheverydayexperiences,personalinterestsandsignificantevents.Studentsareexposedtovariousalternativeandaugmentativecommunicationsystemsbecause adultsmodelandreinforcecommunication.Picturesymbolsareutilisedformakingchoices andtorepresentrealobjectsandactivities.Studentsbecomeawareoftheirphysicalstateandaremovingfromreflexresponsestointentionalresponses.Studentsareinitiallyencouragedtodevelopcontrolovertheiractionsandmannerismsandtocommunicatewithin thesocialenvironmentbyreactingandrespondingtotheirimmediateenvironmentwithasmuchindependenceaspossible.

InLevelA,studentsbegintoshowinterestintheworldaroundthem,awarenessinothersandofsocialinteractions.Students’actionsandmannerismsaretreatedascommunicationand‘interpreted’andreactedtobyadults.Studentsareprovidedwithexperiencesthatengage,supportandextendtheirlearning,includingtheuseofverbalandnon-verbalcommunicationandmaking choices.

Studentsexperienceavarietyoftextsforenjoymentandtoextendtheirexperiencesoftheworldaroundthem.Theylistento,experienceandviewspoken,written,visualandmultimodaltexts,withtheprimarypurposeofengaging,entertainingandinforming.Thesetextsincludetraditionaloraltexts,picturebooks,varioustypesofstories,rhymingverse,poetry,non-fiction,film,multimodaltextsanddramaticperformances.Theyexperiencesharedreading,viewingandstorytellingusingarangeofliterarytexts,and respondtotheentertainingnatureofliterature.

TherangeofliterarytextscomprisesAustralianliterature,includingtheoralnarrativetraditions and contemporary literatureofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoples,andclassicandcontemporaryworldliterature,includingtextsfromandaboutAsia.

LiterarytextsthatsupportandenableLevelAstudentstobecomereadersincludepredictabletexts,stories,visualdisplaysandinformation,socialinteractionsandexperiences.Thesetextsinvolvestraightforwardsequencesofeventsandeverydayhappeningswithrecognisable,realisticorimaginarycharacters.Informativetextspresentasmallamountofnewcontentaboutfamiliartopicsofinterest.

Studentscreatearangeoftextscoactively.Theybegintodeveloptheirfunctionalmotorsrequiredforwrittencommunication.Studentsdeveloptheircorestrengthandshoulderstability.Theycoactivelyusedifferentmaterialsfordrawinganddeveloptheirgrippingskills.

Level A Content Descriptions

Readingandviewing

Language / Elaborations
Encountervariousformsofcommunicationandrespondtosounds,text,symbols,imagesorobjectsintheirenvironment(ACELA1430a) /

experiencingvarioustextformsandcommunicationrelatedtotheenvironmentoractivity
experiencingtextsandformsofcommunicationbeinglabelled,e.g.thisisafairystory,hellowhatdidyouwanttosay?OhIthinkAmywantsaturnetc.
reactingtodifferentformsofcommunicationbyfamiliarpeople,forexampleasmile,awave
reactingtochangeintheenvironmentassociatedwithatexttype,e.g.turnsheadorlookstowardsamultimodaltext,images,sound,wordsuchastheirname

Experiencesentencesbeingusedtoexpressideasandinformationandrespondstodifferentwords,soundsandnoise(ACELA1435a) /

experiencingsentencesbeingcommunicatedindifferentmodestoexpressideas,e.g.words,keywords,visuals,orsign
turningattentiontowardsthespokenwordofafamiliarother
exploringhownoisesstopandstartandcanbelongorshort
trackingimages,actionsandobjectsmovinghorizontallyandvertically

Respondtowordsandgroupsofwordsandobjectsintextsandintheenvironment(ACELA1434a) /

encounteringwords,imagesandwrittentextswithintheirenvironment
reactingtotextsinvariousmodeswithintheenvironment
reactingtokeywordsandfamiliarimages

Respondtoimagesandwordsintexts(ACELA1786a) /

experiencingsound,imageandtextusedinprintandscreen
reactingtoimagesandobjectswithintheirenvironment
attendingtoapreferredimageorsoundsuchasaphotoorvoiceofa familiaradult
fixatingonobjectsandtrackingobjectswithintexts

Encounterbooks,printanddigitaltextsandrespondtoimagesinthetext(ACELA1433a) /

experiencingtextsinvariousmodesandpeoplecommunicatingabouttheirfeatures
reactingtomultimodaltexts
experiencingdifferenttextssuchasprinted,multimediaandfilm
reactingtofamiliarpeopleandobjectsinprintanddigitaltexts

Encounterwordsandwritingwithintheenvironmentandrespondtospokenwordsinfamiliarenvironments(ACELA1440a) /

experiencingothers writingandreadingtext,forexample‘Whereis mum?’
reactingtotheconnectionbetweeneverydaywordsandsignificantobjects,forexample‘Whereis Elmo?’

Literature / Elaborations
Experienceandrespondtodifferenttypesofliterarytextsinvariousmodes(ACELT1785a) /

experiencingsomecharacteristicsandfeaturesoftextandrelatedcommunication
listeningtoandexperiencingdifferentliterarytexts
reactingtoelementsofmultimodaltext,forexample,music,image,texture

Reacttotexts,relatedtopersonalexperienceandfamiliarevents(ACELT1575a) /

experiencingtextsofvariousmodes,typesandpurposes
experiencingliteraturethrougheverydayexperiences
observingtextsbeingsharedandreadbydifferentpeople
respondingtotextsbeingsharedandreadbydifferentpeople

Experiencetextswithdifferentfeatures,eventsandcharactersandrespondtodifferentliterarytexts(ACELT1578a) /

experiencingtomultimodaltextsandexperiences
exploringandlisteningtotextswithvariousthemes,featuresandcharacters
reactingtosomeelementswithinamultimodaltext,suchassound,texture,images,actions,music,character

Literacy / Elaborations
Respondtotextswithintheeverydayenvironment(ACELY1645a) /

experiencingtextswithdifferenttextures,finishesandsound
reactingtotexts,imagesandobjectsthatrelatetoeverydayexperiencesandculturalevents
usingtheirsensestoexploreelementswithinamultimodaltext,forexample,texture,colour,sound

Reacttoavarietyofimaginativeandinformativetexts(ACELY1648a) /

experiencingavarietyofdifferentmultimodaltexts
experiencingdifferenttexttypesandgenre
experiencingavarietyofinteractiveandmultimodaltextsandreactingtosomeelements

Reactingtoarangeoftextsincludingvisual,audioandprinttext(ACELY1649a) /

experiencingmultimodaltextsanddiscussionsontheirmeaningandcharacteristics
usingsounds,gestureandfacialfeaturesinresponsetotheirenvironment
reactingtointeractions,experiencesandactivities

Experience and respond to different forms of communication and texts being read or viewed (ACELY1650a) /

experiencing texts about everyday life and events
reacting to familiar items in texts viewed

reacting to familiar sounds and voices in familiar multimodal texts

Writing

Language / Elaborations
Respondtoimages,objectsandthespokenword(ACELA1431a) /

experiencingdifferenttexttypes,genresandmodes
reactingtoobjectsandsoundsintheirenvironment
noticingobjectsandsoundintheirenvironment
turningattentiontowardsanotherpersonoractionofanotherperson
showinginterestinphotographsoffamiliarobjectsandpeople
observingobjectsbeingrepresentedbyanimageorspokenwords

Experiencepeoplespeakingandcommunicating(ACELA1758a) /

experiencingspeechbeingbrokendownintodifferentsounds
reactingtointeractiveandmultimodaltexts
exploringarangeofsoundsandmovements,includingfacialexpressionandgesture

Reacttodifferentsounds,andwords;andrespondtovisualtext(ACELA1432a) /

encounteringvarioustypesoftext,genreandmodesandtheirstructureandorganisation
reactingtoobjectsandeventswithintheenvironment
exploringhowsoundsstopandstart,andcanbelongorshort
respondingtofamiliarpeopleandobjects,forexampleacknowledgementbylookingat,orreachingtowards,adesiredobject

Reactingtofamiliarvoicesandpreferredsounds(ACELA1438a) /

encounteringvariousnoises,soundsandvoices
beingexposedtowords,soundsandnoisesofdifferentpitch,durationandtimbre
respondingtotheconnectionbetweeneverydaywordsandobjects

Literature / Elaborations
Encounterliteraturebeingcreatedforvariousreasonsandpurposesandreacttotheretellingofaliterarytext(ACELT1580a) /

experiencingliteraturebeingcreatedaboutthemandtheircontext,forexamplesocialstories
reactingtodigitalandinteractiveretellingofvarioustext
respondingtomultimodaltextbasedonpersonallyexperiencedevents

Literacy / Elaborations
React to the construction of text that reflects everyday events and activities (ACELY1651a) /

experiencing people constructing and sharing multimodal texts about various events and contexts
reacting to some of the objects, sounds and images being compiled in personalised texts
responding to familiar people, events and objects in multimodal texts

Respond to group text and personalised text being edited (ACELY1652a) /

experiencing people editing and changing a text, for example change music, photo, written word or image
experiencing people editing by review and changing photos and images in multimodal texts
reacting to some of the changes occurring to digital multimodal texts

Encounter a variety of objects and textures and hold objects for a short period of time (ACALY1653a) /

experiencing objects with different textures, sizes, shapes and temperatures
experiencing and holding objects with varying characteristics, sizes, textures and densities
reacting to the sensory input of different objects
reaching, feeling and tapping objects

accepting materials for drawing
React to software being used to construct texts that reflect everyday events and activities (ACELY1654a) /

experiencing multimedia and text constructing software
being exposed to people creating text and images using a range of software, including word-processing programs
reacting to images, sounds and text beingadded to a digital text
responding to familiar texture, sound or image during text construction

Speakingandlistening

Language / Elaborations
Usesoundsandfacialexpressionstoaffectfamiliarothers(ACELA1426a) /

encounteringvariouslanguagesandformsofcommunicationathome,schoolandinthecommunity
experiencingothersengaging,communicatingandchangingthingsintheworldaroundthem
reactingtothesoundsandvoicesoffamiliarothers
reactingtoarangeofgestures,signs,imagesandfacialfeaturesoffamiliarothers
usingsounds,noises,gestures,eyegazeetc.togainattentionorrequestanobject,e.g.reachingtowardssomethingtheywant
turningtowardsacommunicationpartner

Respondtoafamiliarpersonandengagewiththem(ACELA1428a) /

beingexposedtoindividualsinterpretingtheiractionsandsounds
experiencingpeoplereactingandengagingwitheachotherandthem
learningtocontroltheirbehaviour,e.g.moving,makingsounds,
makingeyecontact,soundorgesturetowardsafamiliarotherduringacommunicativeprocess
gaininganother’sattentionthroughsoundsandoraction
communicatingphysicalneed,forexamplehungry,tiredthroughsoundsand/oraction

Explorehowsound,facialexpressionandactionscancauseachange(ACELA1429a) /

beingexposedtoothersinterpretingtheiractionsandlabellingthemasneedsandfeeling
exploringhowtheycanchangetheirbehaviour
reactingtoothersthroughgestures,facialexpressions,soundsandmovements
changingtheirfocusofengagementonseeingorfeelinganobjectorperson

Respondtovocabularyusedineverydayexperiences(ACELA1437a) /

beingexposedtovocabularyandotherscommunicatingforvariouspurposes
beingexposedtopeoplelabellingtheirbehaviouranditspurpose
buildingvocabularyinresponsetoothers’labellingoftheiractivitiesandactionsduringeverydayexperiences
reactingtofamiliaractions,soundsandvoices,for example, afamiliaradult’svoice,wave orsmile

Respondtodifferentsoundsandwordsusedineverydayexperiences(ACELA1439a) /

beingexposedtopeoplecommunicatingandplayingwithwords
beingexposedtoavarietyofdifferentrhymes,syllablesandsounds
observingtheconnectionbetweeneverydaywordsandobjects
reactingtofamiliarvoicesandpreferredsounds

Literature / Elaborations
Respondtoimages,soundsoractionswithinamultimodaltext(ACELT1577a) /

experiencingliteratureofvarioustypesandmodes
experiencingtheresponse of otherstoavarietyofliterarytexts
reactingtoimagesfromvarioussources
reactingtotextsthatdepictfamiliarevents,peopleorcharacters

Respondtotextslistenedto,viewedorread(ACELT1783a) /

experiencingliteratureinvariousmodesthatcreatedifferentfeelingsandresponses
experiencingtextsofdifferentgenres,includingsubjectmatter,formandstructure
viewingstoriesfromvarioussources
reactingtosomeimages,sounds andactionwithinatext

Respondtotheuseofrhythmsandsoundpatternsinstories,rhymes,songsandpoemsfromarangeofcultures(ACELT1579a) /

experiencingrhythmsandsoundpatternsinstories,rhymes,songsandpoems
beingexposedtoliteraturethroughthesenses
reactingtovariousmultimodalstories,rhymes,songsandpoemsfromarangeofcultures

Literacy / Elaborations
Respondtovarioustypesofcommunication(ACELY1646a) /

changingbehaviourasaconsequenceoftheirneeds
encounteringpeoplewhointeractwiththemandinterprettheirbehaviourforthem
reactingtosomemultimodalelementsofatext,forexampletouch,sound,visual
reactingtofamiliarpeople,voicesandsounds
respondingtointeractionwithothers,forexample, bysmiling,turning head,making noises

Respondtointeractionandreactionsofothers(ACELY1784a) /

encounteringotherswho are interactingwitheachotherandthem
beingexposedtointeractionsinvarioussituationsandcontexts
listeningtoandreactingtopeoplecommunicatinginavarietyofinteractions
learningtorespondtodifferentvolume,initiationandinteraction
learningtorespondtocommunicationbypayingorwithdrawingattention

Reacttootherssharinganddeliveringapresentationonapersonallyorculturallyrelevantevent(ACELY1647a) /

encounteringpeoplecommunicatinginformation
beingexposedtocommentaryonobjects,imagesandthingsintheenvironment
experiencingandrespondingtoavarietyofpeopleandinteractions
reactingtosomeelementsofaninteractionwithafamiliaradult,for example smiling or speaking

LevelAAchievementStandard

Readingandviewing

BytheendofLevelA,studentsreacttoarangeofspoken,writtenandmultimodaltextsfromfamiliarcontexts.Theyrespondtoimagesoffamiliarpeople,objectsorevents.Theyfleetinglymaintaineyecontactwithapersonorobject.Theyenjoyreadingmaterialasitisbeingread/experienced,shownortold.Theycantrackobjects,peopleorimagesforashortperiodoftime.

Writing

Whenexperiencingcoactivewritingactivitiesstudents makechoicesbetweenobjectsandimagesandacceptandrejectobjectsandactivities.Studentsdeveloptheirfinemotorskills andhand-eyecoordinationandtheymovetheir handsinresponsetotactilestimuli.Students can demonstratetheirgraspandcanholdanobjectbrieflywhenit is placedintheirhand.

Speakingandlistening

Studentslistentoandreacttosomefamiliarobjects,people,wordsandsoundswithintheenvironmentbyturninghead,looking,reachingoutand/orvocalising.Theyrespondtotheirnameandtofamiliaritemswhennamed.Studentsshowaninterestinothersandanawarenessofeverydaysocialinteractionssuchasgreetingbyusinggestureorvocalisation.Theyrecognisethattheirreactioncanchangeothers’behaviour.Theycanchoosebetweenobjects,imagesandactivitiesandacceptorrejectanobjectoractivity.Theywithdrawattentionifnolongerinterestedinatopicofcommunication.Studentsattempttoimitatesounds.Theyhavesomeconsistentvocalisationandgesturesinresponsetodifferentpeople,activitiesandenvironments.

LevelB

InLevelB,studentscommunicatewithpeers,teachersandknownadults.OpportunitiesareprovidedforstudentstoexploreEnglishknowledge,understanding,skillsandprocessesthrougheverydayexperiences,personalinterestsandsignificantevents.Studentsbegintounderstandthatcommunicationisatoolthatcanbeusedtoindicateneeds,makechoicesandgainattention.Studentscommunicateintentionallybyusinggesture,eyegaze orsound,orthroughselectinganobject.Theyarelearningtofollowsimpleone-wordinstruction.Studentsareprovidedwithexperiencesthatengage,supportandextendtheirlearningincludingtheuseofverbalandnon-verbalcommunication,symbols,andchoicemaking.

Studentsengagewithavarietyoftextsforenjoyment.Theylistento androle-playreading,andviewspoken,writtenandmultimodaltextswhoseprimarypurposeistoentertain,aswellassometextsthat are designedtoinform.Theseincludetraditionaloraltexts,picturebooks,varioustypesofstories,rhymingverse,poetry,non-fiction,film,multimodaltextsanddramaticperformances.Theyparticipateinsharedreading,viewingandstorytellingusingarangeofliterarytexts,andrecognisetheentertainingnatureofliterature.

TherangeofliterarytextscomprisesAustralianliterature,includingtheoralnarrativetraditionsand the contemporary literature ofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoples,andclassicandcontemporaryworldliterature,includingtextsfromandaboutAsia.

LiterarytextsthatsupportandextendLevelBstudentsasbeginningreadersincludeliterarytextsthatdevelopearlyreadingbehavioursandextendtheirunderstandingofwrittentexts.Thesetextinvolvehigh-interest,predictabletextswithfamiliarandsignificanteventsandclearillustrationsthatstronglysupportthetextandinformativetexts,includingjointlyconstructedtextswithaudiosupport,thatpresentideasaboutfamiliartopicsusingcaptionsorsimplesentences,knownvocabulary,symbolsandillustrationsthatstronglysupporttheprinttext.Studentsdevelopsomesimpleunderstandingsofhowbooksworkandaresupportedtolistenandrespondtofamiliarrhymesandstories.Theyrole-playreadingandarein the process of learningtorecognisetheirnameinprint,usingvisualcues.Studentsarelearningtoidentifypictures,shapesandsounds.

Studentscoactivelycreatetextsinstructuredactivities.Theydeveloptheirfinemotorskillsthroughtheuseandmanipulationofobjects.Theyengageinrole-playwriting,labellingimagesordrawingsandbegintotraceoverpatterns.Studentsencounterinformationtechnologyinthewritingprocessandexploretheuseofakeyboardandmoveamouse.

LevelB ContentDescription

Readingandviewing

Language / Elaborations
Recognisethattextsandcommunicationcanhaveimages,objectsandsymbols(ACELA1430b) /

beginningtounderstandthatmultimodaltextsmayincludesymbols,imagesandobjects
recognisingsomephotographs,imagesandobjectsinatext

Knowthatanobjecthasaname(ACELA1435b) /

pointingtowardsornaminganobjecttocommunicateachoice
recognisingthatsinglewords,signsorswitchescancommunicateaneed

Recogniseanobjectwhennamed,signedorshowninanimage(ACELA1434b) /

exploringmultimodaltextsthatreinforcethelinkbetweenanimageandrelatednoun,forexamplebetween and imageandspokenwords
recognisingtheconnectionbetweenanobjectandspokenwords,signoralternativeandaugmentativecommunicationrepresentation
recognisingtheconnectionbetweenspokenwordsandimages,forexamplelooking at or for an object or image when they hear the word such as dog, lunch box
recognisingtheconnectionbetweentheimageorsignandtheobject, for example looking at/ touching an image to request an object such as a drink or stopping when told ‘stop’

Recognisefamiliarobjectsandimagesinstoriesandinformativetexts(ACELA1786b) /

associatinganimagewithaword,symbolorobject
identifyingandcommunicatingthe namesoffamiliarobjectsandpeopleinanimage
scanninganimageortextsforspecificobjects,word,soundorimage

Recogniseandattendtoimagesintextsandonthescreen(ACELA1433b) /

learningaboutprintandscreenthroughadaptivepersonaltextusingakeyboard, atouchscreenorswitches
learninghowtouseabookthroughobservationofothersreading,forexamplepickup,holdupright,turnpagesandattendtothepictures
touchingaswitch,keyboardortouchscreentocausesomethingtohappen
identifyingrepeatedimagesandobjectswithinatext

Exploretheconceptofdifferencethroughmatchingletters,images,shapesandfamiliarwords(ACELA1440b) /

matchingpicturesandshapesthatarethesame
learningtomatchlettersofthealphabetthatarethesame

Literature / Elaborations
Attendtofeaturesofliterarytextssuchasimages,rhymeandrefrains(ACELT1785b) /

listeningandrespondingtorepeatedchants,rhymesandrefrainsinfamiliarliterarytexts,forexampleclappingalongwiththebeat
exploringwordsandsentencestartersindifferentliteratureduringsharedreadingexperiences,forexample‘Onceuponatime…’

Respondtotextswhichreflectpersonalandfamilyexperiences(ACELT1575b) /

recognisingfamiliarimagesintexts
identifyingtextsthatreflecteverydayexperiences
creatingasharedphotostoryabouta classeventorsocialexperience

Recogniseafamiliareventorcharacterduringsharedreadingorviewingoftext(ACELT1578b) /

identifyingsomefamiliarimagesandshapeswithinatext
engagingwiththefeaturesofsharedtexts,suchasimages,soundsandactions

Literacy / Elaborations
Attendtotextsthathaveavarietyofcontexts(ACELY1645b) /

comparingandidentifyingthingsthatarethe‘same’and‘different’withintexts
exploringtextswiththesamethemetoidentifythingsthatarethe‘same’and‘different’

Attendtoimaginativeandinformativetextsincludingvisualschedulesineverydayexperiences(ACELY1648b) /

attendingtofamiliarimagesandobjectsintexts
recognisingsomevisualcuestocompleteanactivity

Useimagestoobtainmeaningfromsharedtexts(ACELY1649b) /

attendingtofamiliarimagesandobjectsintexts
attendingandreproducingsomesoundsandactions

Attendtoimageswhilelisteningtoandviewingtexts(ACELY1650b) /

recognisingandselectingfamiliartexttobeshared
identifyingfamiliarobjectsintextsviewed

Writing

Language / Elaborations
Recognisetheconnectionbetweenanobject,imageandspokenword(ACELA1431b) /

learningthatobjectsandactionsarerepresentedbyawordorimage
usinganassociatedpicture/imagetorequestafamiliarobject,actionorevent

Reproducespeechsoundstocommunicatebasicwants(ACELA1758b) /

reproducingsoundsandwordsheardwithinastory,forexample‘ch,ch,ch’
comparingsoundsandhowtheyarecombinedtomakewordsandlabelobjects
exploringsoundsthroughsensoryactivities

Recognisethattextcanbeattachedtoimages
Recognisingthatpeoplepausewhentalkingandcommunicating(ACELA1432b) /

attendingtowrittentextsattachedtoimageswithintheirenvironment
learningthatobjectscanberepresentedbyanimageortext
communicatingusingaword/imagetorequestanobject
pausingtowaitfora responseafteracommunication
learningabouttakingturnsincommunication

Recognisedifferentsoundsandwordsandtheirconnectiontoobjectsandpeople(ACELA1438b) /

connectingeverydayobjectstotheirnameorimage
experimentingwithsounds,forexamplecopyingtheteacherandrepeatingthelettersoundforsomelettersofthealphabet
makingsoundsandcombiningthemtomakewordsorlabelobjects

Literature / Elaborations
Selectanimageandillustrationtorepresentafamiliarliterarytextorrecentevent(ACELT1580b) /

selectingimagestorepresentarecentevent
identifyingasignificantimageorcharacterfromafamiliartext

Literacy / Elaborations
Selectimagetobeusedinashorttextaboutaspecialevent(ACELY1651b) /

makingsimplechoiceswhenpresentedwithoptionsduringtheconstructionofclasstexts,forexampleusing‘yes’ or ‘no’ora gesturetoindicateachoice
attendingtotheconstructionofaclassmultimodaltextaboutasharedexperience

Makesimplechoicesduringsharedconstructionofpersonalisedmultimodaltext(ACELY1652b) /

acceptingandrejectingimagesandsoundstobeusedinmultimodaltext
refininggraspbyhandlingandusingavarietyofwritingmedium

Graspandmoveobjectswithinandbetweentheirhands(ACALY1653b) /

imitatingwritingbehaviour
drawingnon-linearshapesandforms
makingmarksonpaper
crossingthemidlinetohandleandmanipulateobjects
manipulatingobjectsbypickingup,puttingdown,transferringand‘posting’objectsofvarioussizes

Usesoftwareorapplicationstoselectimagesandsoundsforsharedtexts(ACELY1654b) /

selectingphotostobeusedinaphotostory
indicatingmusictheywouldliketobeaddedtotext

SpeakingandListening

Language / Elaborations
Usesounds,gestures,imagesandfacialexpressionstocommunicate(ACELA1426b) /

respondingtotheirnameandthenamesoffamiliarpeople
respondingconsistentlytofamiliarcontextsincludingpeople,placesandobjects
showingthatsoundandactionconveymeaning
contributingtosmallgroupdiscussionsbysharingafavouritetoy
gaininganddirectingattention,suchasturningattentiontowardthepersonwhoiscommunicating
recognisingsomeofthesounds,gesturesandfacialfeaturesoffamiliarpeopleandcontexts
reproducingpartofashortmessagebypointingand/orusingobjectsorpictures

Recognisewaystogainandmaintainattention(ACELA1428b) /

gainingtheattentionofothersthroughgestures,facialexpressions,soundsandmovements
interactingwith afamiliaradultbyattendingandmakingeyecontactforextendedperiodsoftime
refiningtheirbehaviourandactionsbasedontheresponse of others(causeandeffect)
developingasmallrepertoireofpredictableandconsistentresponses

Demonstrateanumberofwaystoindicateachoice(ACELA1429b) /

selectingapreferredobject,orrequestingadrinkthroughgestures,facialexpressions,soundsandmovements
learningthatgesturescanindicateneedsorchoices,forexamplereachestowardsafamiliarperson/object

Recognisetheconnectionbetweenwords,images,soundsandeverydayobjects(ACELA1437b) /

learningtoassociateanobjectwithawordorsign
recognisingthewordsassociatedwithclassroomactivitiesandactions
making choices as a waytoexploretheconnectionbetweenanobjectanditsspokenname,imageorsign
makingsimplerequests

Connectingsoundsandwordsandmatchingthemtoobjects(ACELA1439b) /

learningabouttheconnectionbetweeneverydayimagesandobjects
learningabouttheconnectionbetweeneverydayobjectsandtheirname
exploringdifferentsoundsandwordsandtheirconnectiontoobjectsandpeople
exploringsoundsandwordsbyimitatingandmakingapproximationsofwords

Literature / Elaborations
Identifyapreferredtext(ACELT1577b) /

engagingwithvarioustexts,includinginteractivestories
attendingtoelementswithinmultimodaltexts
participatingininteractivestories,forexampleselectingtexttobesharedduetoa particularstory,characterortheme;hittingaswitchtoturnapage

Respondtofamiliarimagesorsoundsduringsharedreading/viewingoftexts(ACELT1783b) /

scanningandindicatingpreferredimage
recogniseafamiliarfaceorvoiceduringasharedreading

Participateinrhymesandsongsfromarangeofculturesandechosomefamiliarrhythmsandsoundpatterns(ACELT1579b) /

listeningandrespondingtovariousrhymesandsongs
learningtoreplicateorsignalthebeatorrhythmwithinatext

Literacy / Elaborations
Listentoandrespondtosimpleinstructions(ACELY1646b) /

participatinginaninteractivemultimodalstoryexperience
attendingtoafamiliarspeaker,songorstory
listeningandrespondingtoasimpleclosedquestionandindicatingachoice,forexampleindicating whichequipmentiswanted,selectingaswitchorimagetorequesthelporanobject
learningtomakerelevantresponsessuchasnodofheadtoindicateunderstandingwhencommunicatingorlisteningtoinstructions

Respondtosignificantothersaspartoffamiliarandroutineinteractions(ACELY1784b) /

participatinginsimpletwo-wayeverydayinteractions,forexamplegreetingandindicatingwhat is needed or wanted
learningtorecognise,attendandrespondconsistentlytofamiliarpeopleandexperiences
respondingwhenaskedtomakeachoice,forexamplewhenselectinganitemfromalunchmenu

Respondtoapresentationonaneverydayexperience(ACELY1647b) /

sharingapersonalexperiencewithanadultbyusinganobject,pictureorimage
exploringaneventorobjectofinterestusingamultimodalapproach

LevelBAchievementStandard

ReadingandViewing

BytheendofLevelB,studentswilllistentoandviewarangeofspoken,writtenandmultimodaltextsfromfamiliarcontexts.Theycanfocusonanimageduringthesharingofatext.Theyselectatextusingvisualimagesandrequestatexttoberead.Studentscanrecogniseimagesoffamiliarpeople.Theyrecognisetheirownnameinprintusinga shapeorbeginningletter.Theycansortandmatchpicturesandshapes.Theyimitatesomereadingbehaviour,includingholdingreadingmaterialuprightandturningpagesseveralatatime.Theycanshowanotherpersontheirfavouritecharacterorobjectinatext.

Writing

Whenwriting,theycanscribblefreelyusingvariousmaterialsorcomputer mouse.Studentsdrawnon-linearshapesandforms.Theycanuseatouchscreen,presskeysonkeyboardandmoveacomputer mouse.Theybegintoholdandmanipulateobjects.Theyassistintheconstructionoftextbyselectingimagesandtopicsthroughchoicemaking.

SpeakingandListening

Studentslooktowardsandattendtosignificantpeopleforshortperiodsoftime.Theyattendtoandrespondtokeywordinstructions.Theyimitatefamiliarwords,spokenand/orsigned.Theyusegestureor‘yes’ or ‘no’responsestoansweraquestionorrespondtoaninstruction.Theycommunicatebasicwantsandneedsthroughtheselectionofobjects,gestures,sounds,oraction.Studentsfindandidentifyavarietyofobjectsintheirenvironment,chooseanactivitybypointingtoanobject,andpointtoobjectsastheyarenamedbytheteacher.Theycommunicateintentionallybyusinggesture,eyegaze orsound,orbyselectinganobject.Theyfollowasimpleone-wordinstruction.

LevelC

InLevelClevel,studentscommunicatewithknownadults,teachersandpeers.Studentslearnaboutsocialrulesofcommunicationandexperiencedifferentwaystoconveyinformationtoothers.Studentsareprovidedwithexperiencesthatengage,supportandextendtheirlearning,includingtheuseofverbalandnon-verbalcommunication,useofsymbols,andchoicemaking.Studentsexpressandrecordtheirwants,needsandfeelingsthroughwords,gesture,andpictureandsymbolselection.Manystudentswilluserecognisableandconsistentwords.

Studentsengagewithavarietyoftextsforenjoyment.Theylistento,readandviewspoken,writtenandmultimodaltextsinwhichtheprimarypurposeistoentertain,aswellassometexts that aredesignedtoinform.Theseincludetraditionaloraltexts,picturebooks,varioustypesofstories,rhymingverse,poetry,non-fiction,film,multimodaltextsanddramaticperformances.Theyparticipateinsharedreading,viewingandstorytellingusingarangeofliterarytexts,andrecognisetheentertainingnatureofliterature.

TherangeofliterarytextscomprisesAustralianliterature,includingtheoralnarrativetraditionsand contemporary literature ofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoples,andclassicandcontemporaryworldliterature,includingtextsfromandaboutAsia.

Literary texts that engage, support and extend Level C students to develop early reading behaviours and extend their understanding of written texts include high-interest, predictable texts with familiar events, recognisable characters and clear illustrations that strongly support the text, and informative texts, including texts jointly constructed with audio support, that present ideas about familiar topics using captions or simple sentences, known vocabulary, symbols and illustrations to strongly support the text.

Studentscreatearangeoftexts,includingpictorialrepresentations,addingwritingsuch asscribbletolabelorcommentondrawingsandimitatingwritingwordsandsentences.

LevelC ContentDescription

Readingandviewing

Language / Elaborations
Recognisethattextsandcommunicationcantakevariousformsincludingmultimodalandpicturebooks(ACELA1430c) /

investigatingtherelationshipbetweensymbolsorimagesandobjects,peopleandactions
recognisingandparticipatingininteractivestories

Recognisethatagroupofwordscancommunicateamessage(ACELA1435c) /

learningtobuildonspokensentencestarterstocommunicateaneedorwant,forexample‘Iwant … adrink’
learningtocombinewordstoconveyamessage,forexample‘Dad’scar’,‘throwball’

Knowhowtousetheconnectionbetweentheobject,itsname,imageorsign(ACELA1434c) /

learningtoscanacollectionofimagesandselectoneimageto describe anobjectoraction
matching3Dobjectstoanimage,sign orspokenword,forexampleusinganapple,an imageanda word

Recognisetheuseofimagestorepresentanevent,objectoridea(ACELA1786c) /

exploringwhatinformationanimagetellsus
learningthatwordsandimagescanbeusedtotellastoryaboutanevent
usingimagestorepresentastoryoranevent

Knowthatsuccessivepagesorimagesinabookorona screenpresentastoryinsequence(ACELA1433c) /

learningthatimagestellusaboutthetext
recognisingconsistent charactersintheimageswithinatext
knowingthatabookhasafront,backandrightwayup
recognisingandusingtheiconstoturnsuccessivepagesinadigitaltext

Exploresimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenlettersbyshapeandsize(ACELA1440c) /

tracingandexploringletter-likeshapesandpatterns
learningtoidentifythewrittenformoftheirname

Literature / Elaborations
Identifycharacteristicsoffamiliarliterarytextsincludingpoetry(ACELT1785c) /

identifyingsimilartypesofliterarytextanddiscussingthetopicsthatconnectthem,forexample,animalstories
clapping,communicating using alternative and augmentative communication systemorrepeatingashortpoemorrhyme

Recognisekeyeventsintextswhichreflectpersonalandfamiliarexperiences(ACELT1575c) /

viewingstoriesbydifferentstorytellersusingonlineandinteractivesources
engagingwithtextsthatreflectpersonalandcommunityevents
recognisingthestartandendingofatext

Recognisefamiliartextswhichsharethesamecharacterorsimilartopicorevent(ACELT1578c) /

learningthattextscanshareasimilarthemeorcharacter
joininginthechantorrhymeduringsharedreading

Literacy / Elaborations
Exploresomefamiliartextsandimagesusedinthecommunity(ACELY1645c) /

exploringthetexts,imagesandobjectsassociatedwithculturalevents.
investigatingdifferentwaystextscanexpressthesamethingsindifferentcontexts

Usesimplevisualschedules,selectimaginativeandinformativetextsforviewing(ACELY1648c) /

matchingimagestoeventsandactivities
recognisingfamiliarcharacters,imagesandeventsintexts
identifyingrealandimaginaryevents

Recognisethatimages,wordsandsymbolsconveymeaning(ACELY1649c) /

identifyingandlabellingpictorialrepresentationsoffamiliarobjects,eventsandactivities
identifyingsomepersonallysignificantwords,symbolsandimages

Useimageswithintexttoidentifykeyobjectsandevents(ACELY1650c) /

usingimagestoselectatexttobereadorviewed
learningtosequenceimagestodemonstratean understandingofatextthat has been listenedtoorviewed

Writing

Language / Elaborations
Knowthatsymbols,wordsandimagescancommunicateneeds(ACELA1431c) /

makingchoicesthroughalternativeandaugmentativecommunication,sign,symbolandimageselection
usinglanguagetomakerequests,greetpeople,conveybasicinformationaboutthemselvesandothers
usingimageandsentencestriptocommunicateaneed for example I want… to assist in requesting an object
usingsymbolstolabelanimage

Usespokenwords,signorAugmentativeAlternativeCommunicationSystemtocommunicate(ACELA1758c) /

learningtousehighfrequencyimagesandwords,forexamplethe student’s own name,‘stop’
usingspokenwords,articulatingmostofthesounds
learningthatimages/signscanbecombinedtomakeaword
listeningtosoundsandwordsandreproducingthemusinga personalisedcommunicationsystem

Knowtheirwrittenname(asagrapheme)andmatchthelettersintheirname(ACELA1432d) /

matchinglettersthatarethesame
recognisingthatlettersandnumbersaredifferent
learningtospeakandcommunicateusingsimplesentencestarters
waitingforapausebeforecommunicating

Knowthebeginningsoundsoffamiliarwords(ACELA1438c) /

exploringsoundsandhowtheyarecombinedtomakewords
knowinghowtocopy/imitatewordsandsoundsusingvoiceorpersonalisedcommunicationsystem

Literature / Elaborations
Retellaneventorfamiliartextthroughimagesandillustrations(ACELT1580c) /

labellingimagesfromafamiliartextorevent
learningtosequenceimagestoretellasignificanteventorroutine

Literacy / Elaborations
Relate simple texts by labelling images from an event with own ‘writing’ (ACELY1651c) /

assisting in the collection of relevant images for a class photo story
attempting to copy letters and simple words from a modelled example
participating in the construction of class texts by selecting images, and adding vocalisation or drawings

Review choices made during shared construction of personalised multimodal texts during shared review (ACELY1652c) /

using the delete button when editing own typing
making suggestions on what can change during a shared editing session, for example image, sound clip from a selection of options

Trace patterns and letters (ACALY1653c) /

attempting to convey a message through marks on paper, including some linear letter-like marks, moving from left to right across the page
holding and manipulating objects using their fingers
using objects and materials in purposeful ways

Use software or application by selecting images and typing to ‘label’ images (ACELY1654c) /

labelling an image with a simple ‘text like’ statement
taking photos to be used in multimodal text

SpeakingandListening

Language / Elaborations
Recognisethatwords,imagesandactionshavethesamemeaningacrossenvironments(ACELA1426c) /

recognisingandcommunicatingthelabelforeverydayobjects
showingsomeofthewaystomaintainaninteractionbetweenselfandothersusingverbal-vocalexchange,signoraugmentativeandalternativecommunication
recognisingandfollowingsimplemulti-worddirections

Recognisewaystogreetandinteractwithfamiliarpeople(ACELA1428c) /

greetingpeople, such as agrandparent, helper or teacher, differentlyaccordingtotheirrelationship,forexamplehow they use theirnameora particularformofgreeting
usingsocialaspectsoflisteningandspeaking
usingappropriatecombinationsofwords,signs,gestures,orassistivetechnologiesandalternativeandaugmentativecommunicationtosignalgreetingssuchashelloorgoodbye

Recognisedifferentwaystocommunicateneeds,likesanddislikes(ACELA1429c) /

expressingneeds,wantsandfeelingsthroughlanguageandcommunication
makingrequeststhroughtheuseofwords,photographs,picturesoralternativeandaugmentativecommunication

Usewordsandimagestomakearequest,indicateachoice,recountinformation,andexpressafeeling(ACELA1437c) /

exploringandmatchingeverydaywords,signsandimagestoobjects,eventsandplaces
buildingthevocabularyassociatedwithfamiliarroutinesandactions

Recognisethebeginningsoundsoffamiliarwords(ACELA1439c) /

matchingimagestoobjects
recognisingobjectsorimagesthatbeginwiththesameorasimilarsound
copyingandimitatingwordsandsoundsusingvoiceoralternativeandaugmentativecommunication

Literature / Elaborations
Identifyapreferredaspectoftext,suchasimage,refrainwithinamultimodaltext(ACELT1577c) /

identifyingrepeatedimagesandobjectswithinatext
engagingwiththeimagesandrefrainsinsomestories

Identifyfavouritecharacteroreventwithinastory(ACELT1783c) /

learningtolinkaneventwithinatexttoafeeling,forexamplehappy,sad,angry
identifyingafavouriteimagewithinapreferredtext

Repeatandfollowrhythmsandsoundpatternsinfamiliarrhymesandsongsfromarangeofcultures(ACELT1579c) /

learningthekeyactionsofeverydaysongsandrhymes
exploringtheuseofpercussioninstrumentstoreacttotherhythmof atext

Literacy / Elaborations
Listentoandrespondtothecommunicationfromanadultinclassroomsituations(ACELY1646c) /

listeningandrespondingtosimpleinstructionsandquestions
answeringsimplequestionsusingsinglewordresponses,forexampleyes,no,red,busoralternativeandaugmentativecommunication

Recognisewhenothersarespeakingingroupsituations(ACELY1784c) /

usinggesture,eyecontactandsimplecommunicativeresponsestoparticipateingreetingandfarewellrituals
communicatingasimplemessageorstatementaboutasharedeventorobject
waitingforabreakincommunicationbeforestartingtocommunicate

Deliversomecommenttoasmallgroup(ACELY1647c) /

selectingimagesorobjectsforpresentationtotheirpeers
usingsentencestripsoralternativeandaugmentativecommunicationtodeliverinformation
exploringwaystoconveyinformationtoothers

LevelCAchievementStandard

ReadingandViewing

BytheendofLevelC,studentslistentoandviewarangeofspoken,writtenandmultimodaltextsfromfamiliarcontexts.Theyidentifythemaincharacteroreventinafamiliartextusingvisualimagesfromthetext.Theyparticipateininteractivestoriesandrepeatoractivateashortphraseorrefrainduringthesharingofafamiliartext.When‘reading’studentsmovethroughaprinttextfromfronttoback.Theycancommentorpointtoillustrationsinreadingmaterialtopredictthetopicofthematerial.Theyuseakeywordtorespondtoquestionsaboutwhatishappeninginatext.Theycan make a graphophonic identificationof theirown name.Theycanmatchlettersandnumbers,andidentifysomelettersandnumbersnamedbyanother.

Writing

Whenwriting,studentsaddwritingsuch as scribbletolabelorcommentondrawings,andimitatewritingwordsandsentences.Theyexpressandrecordtheirwantsandneedsthroughaword, apictureorsymbolselection.Theydemonstratefinemotorgraspandmanipulatingskillssuchasmoving,pickingupandmanipulatingobjects.Theycanholdanduseapenciltomakepurposefulmarksonpaper.Theyapplycolourtoanoutlineanddrawwithpurposefuldirection.Theycanpressakeyforparticularlettersorfunctionsonakeyboardandlocateandclickiconsonthescreen.Theycanselectpicturesthatareimportanttocreateapicturestorybook.

SpeakingandListening

Theylistenandinteractwithothers.Theyuseparticulargreetingstoacknowledgepeople,respondwith‘yes’,‘no’orsinglewordstoindicateunderstandinganduseafewwordsandsimplephrases.Theycansharetheirfavouriteitemsorexperiencewithasmallgroupofstudentsandrespondtoquestionsaboutit.Theyexpressandrecordtheirwantsandneedsthroughaword,pictureorsymbolselection.Theycanimitateinitialwordsoundsandusephotographs,picturesandsymbolstorepresentpeopleandthings.Theyuseandcombinewords,symbolsandgesturesthatcanbereadilyunderstoodbyotherstomakerequestsandtocommunicateneeds.Theymakearequestbylinkingkeywords,signsand/orsymbolsinameaningfulcontext.

LevelD

IntheLevelDlevel,studentscommunicatewithknownadults,teachers and peers.Studentsareprovidedwithexperiencesthatengage,supportandextendtheirlearning,includingtheuseofpictorialrepresentationsorothermarkstoexpressandrecordtheirideas.Studentscommunicatebyusingshortoralstatementsoraugmentativecommunicationsystems.Studentslistenandfollowsimpledirections.Theyfreelyinitiategreetingstofellowstudents,teachersandsignificantothers.Studentsarelearningtousebasicsocialrulesofcommunicationincludingturntaking,andacknowledgingandansweringquestions.Theylearneffectivewaystoseekandgainattentionandcomfort.

Studentsengagewithavarietyoftextsforenjoyment.Theylistento,readandviewspoken,writtenandmultimodaltextsinwhichtheprimarypurposeistoentertain,aswellassometextsdesignedtoinform.Theseincludetraditionaloraltexts,picturebooks,varioustypesofstories,rhymingverse,poetry,non-fiction,film,multimodaltextsanddramaticperformances.Theyparticipateinsharedreading,viewingandstorytellingusingarangeofliterarytexts,andrecognisetheentertainingnatureofliterature.

Literary texts that engage, support and extend Level D students as beginning readers to develop early reading behaviours and extend their understanding of written texts include high-interest, predictable texts with familiar events, recognisable characters, simple sequences of events and clear illustrations that strongly support the text, and informative texts that present ideas about familiar topics using simple sentences, known vocabulary and illustrations to strongly support the text.

Studentscreatetextsthatrecordtheirexperienceandknowledgeusingarangeoftoolsincludingcomputer,picturesandpencils.

LevelD Content Descriptions

Readingandviewing

Language / Elaborations
Knowthatwordscanbespoken,written,signedandrepresentedusingsymbolsandcommunicationdevices(ACELA1430d) /

makingmeaningfromfamiliarenvironmentaltexts,forexamplea stopor exitsign
recognisingthattextscanbeusedtooutlineaseriesofactionsorschedule,forexample,a routine,sequence,dailytimetable

Understandhowtomakeastatementoraskaquestion(ACELA1435d) /

recognisingwhentoaskaquestion
communicatingastatementtoexpressanidea
communicatingastatementtoansweraquestion
communicatingastatementtoaskasimplequestion

Recognisehowagroupofwordscanrepresentanobjectorimage(ACELA1434d) /

usinganounandadjectivetorefertoanobjectorimage,forexample‘theredcar’torefertoanobjectorimage
makingarequestusingagroupofwords,forexample‘Iwanttheredcar’,‘colddrinkplease’,‘workbookplease’
identifyingspaces,lettersandwordsintext

Exploreconnectionbetweenwords,objectsandimagesinstoriesandinformativetexts(ACELA1786d) /

learningthattextcanprovideinformationaboutanimage
understandingthatwordscanbeusedtodescribeanimage
learningthatwordsandimagescanbeusedtotellastoryaboutanevent

Identifysomeofthefeaturesoftextsuchasdigital/screenlayoutorthefeaturesofabookcover(ACELA1433d) /

learningthatanideacanberepresentedindifferentways,forexampleaword,apicture,animage
identifyingthetopicofabookfromtheimageonthecover
usinganiconimagetoselectadigitaltext

Knowingthatalettercanbethesamebutlookdifferent,forexamplecapital andlower-caseletters (ACELA1440d) /

recognisingtheindividuallettersoftheirname
experiencingtheindividuallettersofthealphabet,theirnameletter andcommonsounds
identifyingtheirnameasstartingwithacapitalletter

Literature / Elaborations
Knowsomecharacteristicsandfeaturesofliterarytexts,suchascharacters,beginningandendinginstoriesandrhymeinpoetry(ACELT1785d) /

knowingthattherearedifferenttypesofliterarytexts,forexamplestory,poetry

Identifytopicandkeyeventsintextsthatreflectpersonalandfamiliarexperiences(ACELT1575d) /

recognisingsharedelementsfromtextsandtheirownpersonalexperience
engagingwithtextsaboutafamiliareventandcomparingtopersonalexperience

Identifythecharacters,eventsandsettinginaliterarytext(ACELT1578d) /

recognisingafamiliarsettingoreventinaknowntext
recognisingsimilarobjectsandeventsacrosstexts
discussingsettingandcharacterswithinthetext

Literacy / Elaborations
Identifysomefamiliartextsandtheiruseinthecommunity(ACELY1645d) /

recognisingafamiliareventfromabook,cardorsymbol
recognisingthepurposeofsomeeverydaysigns,forexample‘stop’,‘phone’,‘busstop’

Identifyfamiliarinformativeandimaginarytexts(ACELY1648d) /

discussingwhethercharactersintextsmayberealorimaginary
co-constructingandfollowingtextssuchasvisualschedulesbasedonclassroomroutinesandactivities

Readasimplesentenceorpictorialrepresentationofasentence(ACELY1649d) /

repeatingpredictabletextandrefrainsfromafamiliarstory
identifyingandselectingasmallnumberofwordsorsymbolswithinanenvironmentaltext

Useimagestoretellorcommentonafamiliartextlistenedtoandviewed(ACELY1650d) /

beginningtoidentifykeycharactersandthesettingwithinatext
usingimagesfromtexttoassistwithcomprehendinganddiscussingtextsthat have been listenedtoandviewed

Writing

Language / Elaborations
Understandthatlanguagecanberepresentedaswrittentext(ACELA1431d) /

identifyingobjectoractionbymatchingobjecttoword
contributingtextduringsharedwritingexperiences

Use,communicateorarticulatehighfrequencywordsandreproducefamiliarsounds(ACELA1758d) /

identifyingthebeginningsoundofownnamesandotherfamiliarwords
usingandarticulatingarangeoffamiliarwords
repeating shortrefrainsfromtexts,forexample‘IthinkIcan’,‘I’mnotscared’,‘Whereareyou?’
identifyingsomewordswiththesameonset,forexampleobjectsthatstartwiththesameletterastheirname
learningtorecognizesomeletter-soundrelationships

Copyown nameandrecognisesomeoftheletterswithinit.Understandthatpausingispresentedinwrittentextasafullstop(ACELA1432d) /

learningthateachletterhastwosymbols,acapitalandlowercasesymbol
recognisingthecapitalletteroftheirnameinothercontexts
understandingwhatafullstoplookslike
locatingfullstopsintext

Identifythebeginningsoundsoffamiliarwordsandsomewordsthatsoundthesame(ACELA1438d) /

recognisingone-syllablespokenwordsthatstartwiththesamesound
recognisingone-syllablespokenwordswiththesameendsound
investigatingsoundsandsyllableswithinfamiliarwords

Literature / Elaborations
Retellfamiliartextoreventbysequencingimagesandsimplestatements(ACELT1580d) /

identifyingkeyimagesofastory
usingtwotothreeimagesinsequencetoretellaneventorfamiliartext

Literacy / Elaborations
Usesymbols,lettersandwordstocreateasimplestatementaboutanideaorevent(ACELY1651d) /

creatingadrawingandsimplestatement(ofown‘writing’)aboutanevent
participatingintheconstructionofclasstextsbyselectingimagesandsuggestingsimplesentencestoaccompanytheimage

Reviewowntextandmakechangesduringsharedediting(ACELY1652d) /

usingdeleteandCapsLockfunctions duringsharededitingoftheirowntyping
makingalternativeselectionsofimagesandaudioused,includingmusic,duringsharedediting
checkingtheirname,somepatternsandsymbolsforsize

Copyandwriteletters,symbolsandnumbers(ACALY1653d) /

usingletters(includingletter-likesymbols)when‘writing’

usingatripodgriptoholdandhandlewritingimplements
developingfingerstrengthandendurancebyholdingandhandlingsmallobjectsandmaterials

Usesoftwareorapplicationbyselectingimagesandsuggestingsimplesentencestoaccompanytheimage(ACELY1654d) /

typingsimplesentencesfromasentencestem
recordingasimplemessageora retellingofastoryorevent,using a simple text to talk program, switch activated communication device or application such as ‘audio memo’ or ‘prologue2go’

SpeakingandListening

Language / Elaborations
Understandthatpeoplecommunicateindifferentways(ACELA1426d) /

knowingthatpeopleusedifferentcommunicationforms,suchasimage,voice,facialexpressions orsign,tocommunicatethesameintention,forexample‘stop’asasign,imageorexpression
recognisingthatpeoplecommunicateindifferentways
learningthatEnglishisthespokenlanguageusedatschool
modifyingthestyle(for example,volume,rateorintensity)ofcommunicationtosuitfamiliarlocationsandcontexts

Knowhowtogreetandmaintainashortinteractionwithothers(ACELA1428d) /

intentionallyconveyinginformationduringacommunicationexchange
changingvolumebasedonthecontext,forexampleinsideandoutside
learningtorecognisethespacerequiredwhencommunicatingwithanotherperson

Usedifferentwaystoexpressneeds,likesanddislikes(ACELA1429d) /

usingcommunicationsystemstoexpresspreferencesandmakerequestsandcomments
recognisingthatsymbolsandsignscanbeusedinconjunctionwithspokenlanguagetocommunicateideas
usingwords,signsorimagestoexpressneedsandfeelings

Usevocabularyintheformofshortphrasesforavarietyofpurposessuchastorequestanobject,communicateaneed,recountinformation,orexpressafeeling(ACELA1437d) /

buildingthevocabularytolabelpersonalinterests,experiencesandassociatedobjects
buildingvocabularyandimagesusedtolabelexperiencesatschoolincludingthoseassociatedwithtopicsorthemesofstudy

Identifythesoundswithinfamiliarwords(ACELA1439d) /

identifyingthebeginningsoundoftheirown name,andinfamiliareverydaywords
tappingoutabeattorepresentthesyllablesintwoandthreesyllablewordsincludingtheirownname

Literature / Elaborations
Identifyfavouritetextstopicandcharacter(ACELT1577d) /

identifyingkeyeventswithinfavouritetexts
identifyingthemaincharacterorobjectswithinaknownstory
engagingintherefrainfromafamiliarstory

Expresslikesordislikesaboutcharactersandeventsinatext(ACELT1783d) /

comparingselftofamiliarcharactersandeventswithinatext
identifyingfavouriteeventswithinpreferredtexts
identifyingfavouritecharactersorobjectswithinastory

Identifyandcopytherhythmsandsoundpatternsinstories,rhymesandsongsfromarangeofcultures(ACELT1579d) /

accompanyingsongsandrhymesusingarangeofmusicalinstruments

Literacy / Elaborations
Listenandrespondtocommunicationofothersinclassroomsituationsandroutines(ACELY1646d) /

askingandansweringquestionstoseekinformation
communicatinginpairsduringaclassroomactivity

Useturntaking,simplequestionsandotherbehavioursrelatedtoclassdiscussions(ACELY1784d) /

usinginteractionskillsincludinglisteningwhileothersspeak,givingeyecontactandrespondingtoasimplequestion
articulatingsomebasicinformationaboutasharedexperiencesuchasatext,anobjectorthemselves

Delivershortoralpresentationaboutanobjectoreventofinterestthatidentifiessomeofitskeycharacteristics(ACELY1647d) /

identifyingandsharingsomeideaswithasmallgroup
sharingasimpleretellingofarecentsignificantevent

LevelDAchievementStandard

ReadingandViewing

BytheendofLevelD,studentslistentoandviewarangeofspoken,writtenandmultimodaltextsfromfamiliarcontexts.Theyidentifythemaincharacterandeventinanimaginativetext.Theyusevisualimagestoidentitythekeytopicorthemewithinaninformativetext.Theyunderstandfamiliartextbyusingimagesandcommunicateashortstatementaboutthetext.Theycanfollowasimplepictorialtimetable.Theyselecttheirownreadingmaterialbylookingatthepictureonthecover.Theymodelreadingbytrackingtextpagebypage,from lefttorightandtoptobottom, andfolloworpointtoalineoftextasitisbeingread.Theyuseillustrationstoretellastoryandanswersimplequestionsaboutastory.Theyrecognisetheconnectionbetweenprintandthespokenword,identifyingspaces,lettersand/orwordsintext,andreadingfamiliarwordsandsignsusingpartialcuesandillustrations.TheyidentifysomelettersoftheEnglishalphabetandtheirassociatedsound.Theyretellapicturestorytheyhaveselectedusingkeywordstodescribeeachpicture.Theyrespondtoquestionsandsequencekeywordstodescribeorpredictwhatishappeninginapicture,movieorbook.

Writing

Whenwriting,studentsproduce‘text-like’writingtoconveymeaningandlabelimages.Theytraceletter-likepatternsmovinglefttorightacrossapage.Theyhaveapreferredwritinghandandholdapenciltotraceoverlines,shapesandpatternswithsomeaccuracy.Theycolourwithinaclearlydefinedarea.Theycopyorwritefamiliarletterswithbeginningaccuracyandcopy/typetheirfirstname.Theyselectandsequencepicturesandkeywordstodescribeapersonallysignificanteventorexperience.Theycontributekeywordstoteacher-constructedtextstodescribepicturestheyhaveselected.Theyunderstandthatwhatissaidcanbewrittendown,indicatewords,anddemonstrateknowledgeofsomerulesassociatedwithwriting,suchasworkingfrom lefttoright,toptobottomandspacing.

SpeakingandListening

Studentslistentoandusespokenlanguagetoacknowledgeandanswerapersonwhocommunicateswiththem,givinga response of uptothree words.Studentsusesomesocialconventionsduringsocialinteraction,suchasmakingeyecontact;showsomeunderstandingofturntaking;useappropriatevolume;andarticulateclearly.Theyparticipateincommunicationwithothersbyexpressinglikes,dislikesandideas;sequencekeywords,signsorsymbolstodescribeafavouriteobject,completedpieceofwork,ortomakearequest;andcommunicateneedsandgivereasons.Theyusesimplephrasesandsimplesentencesandsequencetwokeyideas.Theylistentoandrespondtosequencesentenceswheninteractingwithothers,andaskquestionsatappropriateintervalstoshowaninterestinwhatthespeakerissaying.Studentsfollowsimple,routineinstructionsthatcontainuptothreekeywords,andfollowsimpleinstructionsgivenbyaninteractivecomputersoftwareprogram.

Final Levels A-D English 2015/4560 01/01/2015