1. New Zealand Curriculum
2. English
3. Level 2
4. Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
5. Language Features

Use language features appropriately, showing some understanding of their effects

Outcomes

• Uses oral, written, and visual language features to create meaning and effect
  Uses oral, written, and visual language features to create meaning and effect
  Play Activities 14
  Examples
• 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 meaning
  Play Activities 38
  Examples
• 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 patterns
  Play Activities 489
  Examples
• Gains increasing control of text conventions, including some grammatical conventions
  Gains increasing control of text conventions, including some grammatical conventions
  Play Activities 70
  Examples