English
Outcomes
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Level 1
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Processes and Strategies
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Acquire and begin to use sources of information, processes, and strategies to identify, form, and express ideas
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Has an awareness of the connections between oral, written, and visual language
Has an awareness of the connections between oral, written, and visual languagePlay Activities 137Examples
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Uses sources of information (meaning, structure, visual and grapho-phonic information) and prior knowledge to make sense of a range of texts
Uses sources of information (meaning, structure, visual and grapho-phonic information) and prior knowledge to make sense of a range of textsExamples
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Associates sounds with letter clusters as well as with individual letters
Associates sounds with letter clusters as well as with individual lettersPlay Activities 299Examples
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Has an awareness of the connections between oral, written, and visual language
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Acquire and begin to use sources of information, processes, and strategies to identify, form, and express ideas
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Language Features
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Recognise and begin to understand how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Recognises a large bank of high-frequency and some topic-specific words
Recognises a large bank of high-frequency and some topic-specific wordsPlay Activities 262Examples
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Shows some knowledge of text conventions, such as: capital letters, full stops, and word order; volume and clarity; and simple symbols
Shows some knowledge of text conventions, such as: capital letters, full stops, and word order; volume and clarity; and simple symbolsExamples
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Recognises a large bank of high-frequency and some topic-specific words
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Recognise and begin to understand how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Structure
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Recognise and begin to understand text structures
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Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, and images contribute to text meaning
Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, and images contribute to text meaningPlay Activities 164Examples
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Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, and images contribute to text meaning
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Recognise and begin to understand text structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
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Language Features
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Use language features, showing some recognition of their effects
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Spells some high-frequency words correctly and begins to use some common spelling patterns
Spells some high-frequency words correctly and begins to use some common spelling patternsPlay Activities 365Examples
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Begins to gain control of text conventions, such as: capital letters and full stops
Begins to gain control of text conventions, such as: capital letters and full stopsExamples
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Spells some high-frequency words correctly and begins to use some common spelling patterns
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Use language features, showing some recognition of their effects
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Structure
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Organise texts, using simple structures
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Uses knowledge of word and sentence order to communicate meaning in simple texts
Uses knowledge of word and sentence order to communicate meaning in simple textsExamples
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Uses knowledge of word and sentence order to communicate meaning in simple texts
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Organise texts, using simple structures
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Language Features
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Level 2
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Processes and Strategies
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Select and use sources of information, processes, and strategies with some confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Recognises connections between oral, written, and visual language
Recognises connections between oral, written, and visual languagePlay Activities 113Examples
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Selects and uses sources of information (meaning, structure, visual and grapho-phonic information) and prior knowledge with growing confidence to make sense of increasingly varied and complex texts
Selects and uses sources of information (meaning, structure, visual and grapho-phonic information) and prior knowledge with growing confidence to make sense of increasingly varied and complex textsPlay Activities 159Examples
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Uses an increasing knowledge of letter clusters, affixes, roots, and compound words to confirm predictions
Uses an increasing knowledge of letter clusters, affixes, roots, and compound words to confirm predictionsPlay Activities 269Examples
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Recognises connections between oral, written, and visual language
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Select and use sources of information, processes, and strategies with some confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Purposes and Audience
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Show some understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Recognises how texts are constructed for different purposes, audiences, and situations
Recognises how texts are constructed for different purposes, audiences, and situationsExamples
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Recognises how texts are constructed for different purposes, audiences, and situations
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Show some understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Language Features
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Show some understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to make meaning
Uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to make meaningExamples
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Shows an increasing knowledge of the conventions of text
Shows an increasing knowledge of the conventions of textExamples
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Uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to make meaning
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Show some understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Structure
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Show some understanding of text structures
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Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, paragraphs, and images contribute to text meaning
Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, paragraphs, and images contribute to text meaningExamples
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Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, paragraphs, and images contribute to text meaning
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Show some understanding of text structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
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Processes and Strategies
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Select and use sources of information, processes, and strategies with some confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Shows some understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating texts
Shows some understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating textsExamples
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Creates texts by using meaning, structure, visual and grapho-phonic sources of information, and processing strategies with growing confidence
Creates texts by using meaning, structure, visual and grapho-phonic sources of information, and processing strategies with growing confidenceExamples
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Shows some understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating texts
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Select and use sources of information, processes, and strategies with some confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Language Features
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Use language features appropriately, showing some understanding of their effects
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Uses oral, written, and visual language features to create meaning and effect
Uses oral, written, and visual language features to create meaning and effectExamples
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Uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to create meaning
Uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to create meaningExamples
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Spells most high-frequency words correctly and shows growing knowledge of common spelling patterns
Spells most high-frequency words correctly and shows growing knowledge of common spelling patternsPlay Activities 489Examples
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Gains increasing control of text conventions, including some grammatical conventions
Gains increasing control of text conventions, including some grammatical conventionsExamples
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Uses oral, written, and visual language features to create meaning and effect
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Use language features appropriately, showing some understanding of their effects
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Structure
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Organise texts, using a range of structures
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Uses knowledge of word and sentence order to communicate meaning when creating texts
Uses knowledge of word and sentence order to communicate meaning when creating textsPlay Activities 116Examples
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Uses knowledge of word and sentence order to communicate meaning when creating texts
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Organise texts, using a range of structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Level 3
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Processes and Strategies
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies with developing confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Recognises and understands the connections between oral, written, and visual language
Recognises and understands the connections between oral, written, and visual languageExamples
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Integrates sources of information and prior knowledge with developing confidence to make sense of increasingly varied and complex texts
Integrates sources of information and prior knowledge with developing confidence to make sense of increasingly varied and complex textsPlay Activities 142Examples
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Selects and uses a range of processing and comprehension strategies with growing understanding and confidence
Selects and uses a range of processing and comprehension strategies with growing understanding and confidencePlay Activities 213Examples
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Recognises and understands the connections between oral, written, and visual language
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies with developing confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Purposes and Audience
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Show a developing understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Recognises and understands how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
Recognises and understands how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situationsExamples
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Identifies particular points of view and begins to recognise that texts can position a reader
Identifies particular points of view and begins to recognise that texts can position a readerExamples
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Evaluates the reliability and usefulness of texts with increasing confidence
Evaluates the reliability and usefulness of texts with increasing confidenceExamples
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Recognises and understands how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
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Show a developing understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Ideas
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Show a developing understanding of ideas within, across, and beyond texts
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Uses their personal experience and world and literacy knowledge confidently to make meaning from texts
Uses their personal experience and world and literacy knowledge confidently to make meaning from textsExamples
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Uses their personal experience and world and literacy knowledge confidently to make meaning from texts
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Show a developing understanding of ideas within, across, and beyond texts
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Language Features
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Show a developing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Identifies oral, written, and visual language features used in texts and recognises their effects
Identifies oral, written, and visual language features used in texts and recognises their effectsExamples
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Shows an increasing knowledge of how a range of text conventions can be used appropriately
Shows an increasing knowledge of how a range of text conventions can be used appropriatelyPlay Activities 106Examples
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Identifies oral, written, and visual language features used in texts and recognises their effects
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Show a developing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Structure
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Show a developing understanding of text structures
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Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, paragraphs, and images contribute to and affect text meaning
Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, paragraphs, and images contribute to and affect text meaningExamples
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Identifies a range of text forms and recognises some of their characteristics and conventions
Identifies a range of text forms and recognises some of their characteristics and conventionsExamples
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Understands that the order and organisation of words, sentences, paragraphs, and images contribute to and affect text meaning
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Show a developing understanding of text structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
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Processes and Strategies
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies with developing confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Uses a developing understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating texts
Uses a developing understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating textsExamples
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Uses a developing understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating texts
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies with developing confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
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Purposes and Audience
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Show a developing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences
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Constructs texts that show a growing awareness of purpose and audience through careful choice of content, language, and text form
Constructs texts that show a growing awareness of purpose and audience through careful choice of content, language, and text formExamples
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Constructs texts that show a growing awareness of purpose and audience through careful choice of content, language, and text form
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Show a developing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences
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Language Features
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Use language features appropriately, showing a developing understanding of their effects
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Demonstrates good understanding of all basic spelling patterns and sounds in written English
Demonstrates good understanding of all basic spelling patterns and sounds in written EnglishPlay Activities 494Examples
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Uses an increasing range of strategies to self-monitor and self-correct spelling
Uses an increasing range of strategies to self-monitor and self-correct spellingExamples
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Uses a range of text conventions, including most grammatical conventions, appropriately and with increasing accuracy
Uses a range of text conventions, including most grammatical conventions, appropriately and with increasing accuracyPlay Activities 150Examples
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Demonstrates good understanding of all basic spelling patterns and sounds in written English
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Use language features appropriately, showing a developing understanding of their effects
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Structure
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Organise texts, using a range of appropriate structures
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Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths
Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengthsPlay Activities 144Examples
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Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths
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Organise texts, using a range of appropriate structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Level 4
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Processes and Strategies
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies confidently to identify, form, and express ideas
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Recognises and understands the connections between oral, written, and visual language
Recognises and understands the connections between oral, written, and visual languageExamples
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Integrates sources of information and prior knowledge confi dently to make sense of increasingly varied and complex texts
Integrates sources of information and prior knowledge confi dently to make sense of increasingly varied and complex textsExamples
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Selects and uses appropriate processing and comprehension strategies with increasing understanding and confidence
Selects and uses appropriate processing and comprehension strategies with increasing understanding and confidenceExamples
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Recognises and understands the connections between oral, written, and visual language
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies confidently to identify, form, and express ideas
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Purposes and Audience
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Show an increasing understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Recognises and understands how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
Recognises and understands how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situationsExamples
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Recognises and understands how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
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Show an increasing understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Language Features
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Show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Identifies oral, written, and visual features used and recognises and describes their effects
Identifies oral, written, and visual features used and recognises and describes their effectsExamples
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Uses an increasing vocabulary to make meaning
Uses an increasing vocabulary to make meaningExamples
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Shows an increasing knowledge of how a range of text conventions can be used appropriately and effectively
Shows an increasing knowledge of how a range of text conventions can be used appropriately and effectivelyExamples
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Identifies oral, written, and visual features used and recognises and describes their effects
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Show an increasing understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Structure
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Show an increasing understanding of text structures
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Identifies an increasing range of text forms and recognises and describes their characteristics and conventions
Identifies an increasing range of text forms and recognises and describes their characteristics and conventionsExamples
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Identifies an increasing range of text forms and recognises and describes their characteristics and conventions
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Show an increasing understanding of text structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
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Purposes and Audience
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Show an increasing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences
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Constructs texts that show an awareness of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
Constructs texts that show an awareness of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text formExamples
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Constructs texts that show an awareness of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
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Show an increasing understanding of how to shape texts for different purposes and audiences
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Language Features
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Use a range of language features appropriately, showing an increasing understanding of their effects
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Uses a range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
Uses a range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaningExamples
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Demonstrates a good understanding of spelling patterns in written English, with few intrusive errors
Demonstrates a good understanding of spelling patterns in written English, with few intrusive errorsPlay Activities 169Examples
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Uses a range of text conventions, including grammatical conventions, appropriately, effectively, and with increasing accuracy
Uses a range of text conventions, including grammatical conventions, appropriately, effectively, and with increasing accuracyPlay Activities 143Examples
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Uses a range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
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Use a range of language features appropriately, showing an increasing understanding of their effects
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Structure
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Organise texts, using a range of appropriate structures
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Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths for effect
Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths for effectPlay Activities 119Examples
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Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths for effect
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Organise texts, using a range of appropriate structures
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Purposes and Audience
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Level 5
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Processes and Strategies
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express increasingly sophisticated ideas
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Recognises, understands, and considers the connections between oral, written, and visual language
Recognises, understands, and considers the connections between oral, written, and visual languageExamples
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Selects and uses appropriate processing and comprehension strategies with confidence
Selects and uses appropriate processing and comprehension strategies with confidenceExamples
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Recognises, understands, and considers the connections between oral, written, and visual language
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express increasingly sophisticated ideas
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Purposes and Audience
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Show an understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Recognises, understands, and considers how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
Recognises, understands, and considers how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situationsExamples
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Recognises, understands, and considers how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
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Show an understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Ideas
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Show an understanding of ideas within, across, and beyond texts
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Makes meaning by understanding increasingly comprehensive ideas in texts and the links between them
Makes meaning by understanding increasingly comprehensive ideas in texts and the links between themExamples
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Makes meaning by understanding increasingly comprehensive ideas in texts and the links between them
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Show an understanding of ideas within, across, and beyond texts
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Language Features
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Show an understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Identifies oral, written, and visual language features and understands their effects
Identifies oral, written, and visual language features and understands their effectsExamples
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Uses an increasing vocabulary to make meaning
Uses an increasing vocabulary to make meaningExamples
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Understands how a range of text conventions work together to create meaning and effect
Understands how a range of text conventions work together to create meaning and effectExamples
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Identifies oral, written, and visual language features and understands their effects
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Show an understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Structure
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Show an understanding of a range of structures
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Identifies and understands the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms and considers how they contribute to and affect text meaning
Identifies and understands the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms and considers how they contribute to and affect text meaningExamples
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Identifies and understands the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms and considers how they contribute to and affect text meaning
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Show an understanding of a range of structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
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Processes and Strategies
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express increasingly sophisticated ideas
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Uses an increasing understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating texts
Uses an increasing understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating textsExamples
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Is reflective about the production of own texts: monitors and self-evaluates progress, articulating learning with confidence
Is reflective about the production of own texts: monitors and self-evaluates progress, articulating learning with confidenceExamples
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Uses an increasing understanding of the connections between oral, written, and visual language when creating texts
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express increasingly sophisticated ideas
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Purposes and Audience
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Show an understanding of how to shape texts for different audiences and purposes
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Constructs a range of texts that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
Constructs a range of texts that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text formExamples
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Constructs a range of texts that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
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Show an understanding of how to shape texts for different audiences and purposes
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Language Features
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Select and use a range of language features appropriately, showing an understanding of their effects
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Uses an increasing range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
Uses an increasing range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaningExamples
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Uses a wide range of text conventions, including grammatical and spelling conventions, appropriately, effectively, and with increasing accuracy
Uses a wide range of text conventions, including grammatical and spelling conventions, appropriately, effectively, and with increasing accuracyPlay Activities 157Examples
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Uses an increasing range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
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Select and use a range of language features appropriately, showing an understanding of their effects
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Processes and Strategies
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Level 6
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing
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Processes and Strategies
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express increasingly sophisticated ideas
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Recognises, understands, and considers the connections between oral, written, and visual language
Recognises, understands, and considers the connections between oral, written, and visual languageExamples
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Integrates sources of information and prior knowledge purposefully and confidently to make sense of increasingly varied and complex texts
Integrates sources of information and prior knowledge purposefully and confidently to make sense of increasingly varied and complex textsExamples
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Selects and uses appropriate processing and comprehension strategies with confidence
Selects and uses appropriate processing and comprehension strategies with confidenceExamples
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Recognises, understands, and considers the connections between oral, written, and visual language
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Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies purposefully and confidently to identify, form, and express increasingly sophisticated ideas
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Purposes and Audience
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Show a developed understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Recognises, understands, and considers how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
Recognises, understands, and considers how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situationsExamples
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Recognises, understands, and considers how texts are constructed for a range of purposes, audiences, and situations
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Show a developed understanding of how texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences
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Ideas
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Show a developed understanding of ideas within, across, and beyond texts
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Makes meaning by understanding comprehensive ideas
Makes meaning by understanding comprehensive ideasExamples
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Makes meaning by understanding comprehensive ideas
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Show a developed understanding of ideas within, across, and beyond texts
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Language Features
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Show a developed understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Uses an increasing vocabulary to make meaning
Uses an increasing vocabulary to make meaningExamples
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Uses an increasing vocabulary to make meaning
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Show a developed understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts
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Structure
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Show a developed understanding of a range of structures
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Identifies and understands the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms and considers how they contribute to and affect text meaning
Identifies and understands the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms and considers how they contribute to and affect text meaningExamples
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Identifies and understands the characteristics and conventions of a range of text forms and considers how they contribute to and affect text meaning
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Show a developed understanding of a range of structures
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Processes and Strategies
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Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
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Purposes and Audience
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Show a developed understanding of how to shape texts for different audiences and purposes
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Constructs a range of texts that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
Constructs a range of texts that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text formExamples
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Constructs a range of texts that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form
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Show a developed understanding of how to shape texts for different audiences and purposes
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Language Features
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Select and use a range of language features appropriately for a variety of effects
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Uses an increasing vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
Uses an increasing vocabulary to communicate precise meaningExamples
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Uses a wide range of text conventions, including grammatical and spelling conventions, appropriately, effectively, and with accuracy
Uses a wide range of text conventions, including grammatical and spelling conventions, appropriately, effectively, and with accuracyPlay Activities 145Examples
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Uses an increasing vocabulary to communicate precise meaning
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Select and use a range of language features appropriately for a variety of effects
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Purposes and Audience
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Listening, Reading, and Viewing