Elaboration ACLFRU014

understanding that texts can be spoken, written, digital, visual or multimodal and that they can be very short (Stop! or a hand gesture to signify Arrête!) or much longer (Il était une fois…)

Elaboration | ACLFRU014 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Foundation to Year 2 French

The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with established communication skills in one or more languages and varying degrees of early literacy capability. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate …

Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLFRU014

comparing similar texts in French and English such as counting games or street signs, identifying elements in the French texts which look or sound different

Elaboration (2) | ACLFRU014 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRC004

Identify key points of information in simple texts[Key concepts: text, meaning, context; Key processes: decoding, guessing, making meaning]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLFRC004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard French Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students interact with teachers and each other through action-related talk and play. They exchange greetings such as Bonjour! Comment ça va? Très bien, merci and respond to question cues with single words or set phrases …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRC006

Engage with a range of imaginative texts through action, dance, drawing and other forms of expression[Key concepts: imagination, response, character, expression; Key processes: responding, acting, dancing, expressing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLFRC006 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRC009

Create simple print or digital texts that use both French and English, such as labels, word banks, wall charts or ID cards[Key concepts: vocabulary, translation, meaning; Key processes: naming, comparing, copying]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLFRC009 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLFRU014

Understand that language is organised as ‘texts’, which take different forms and use different structures and features to achieve their purposes[Key concepts: genre, text, meaning; Key processes: noticing, applying]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLFRU014 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLFRU018

noticing features of French language interactions in some texts and contexts (for example, photos, storybooks or video clips) that may be similar or different to own ways of communicating

Elaboration (2) | ACLFRU018 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLFRC004

making connections between information in written texts and images, for example, naming toys and games in toy catalogues such as Jouets pour les tout petits, selecting and listing items and prices

Elaboration (3) | ACLFRC004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC004

identifying key points in a range of spoken, written or digital texts by actions such as miming and drawing, or onscreen pointing, clicking or dragging (for interactive programs such as Petit Pont)

Elaboration (4) | ACLFRC004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLFRC004

shared reading of texts such as Big Book stories about familiar events or contexts (for example, Les amis de la ferme or Raconte et Chante), using pictures, intonation and contextual clues to predict meaning and identify key characters and events

Elaboration (2) | ACLFRC004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLFRC007

creating and presenting own Big Books, storyboards or digital texts based on imaginary scenarios in familiar contexts (for example, Petit Ours Brun fait un tour à notre classe), building on key words and phrases, and using punctuation to guide intonation …

Elaboration (1) | ACLFRC007 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU014

developing a language to talk about language and texts (metalanguage), and naming familiar types of text (story, poem, recipe, list) and talking about how they work, for example, using the story-starter Il était une fois…; rhyming and repeating words …

Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU014 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum