Speaking description
This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly proficient at selecting language to express and share ideas, appropriate to audience, purpose and task – in planned speaking situations. This sub-element includes the development of skills …
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Understanding chance description
Our modern understandings of probability date from the second half of the 17th century with the analysis of games of chance. Many of the basic ideas of probability can run contrary to common beliefs. Recognising how what has happened in the past does …
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Creating texts description
The Creating texts sub-element describes how students become increasingly proficient at creating texts for an increasing range of purposes. Students’ writing moves from representing basic concepts and simple ideas to conveying abstract concepts and complex …
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How is the literacy progression related to the Australian Curriculum?
Literacy skills are explicit in the Australian Curriculum: English. However, literacy is strengthened, made specific and extended in other learning areas. Literacy enables students to access, understand, analyse and evaluate information, make meaning, …
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How is the numeracy progression related to the Australian Curriculum?
Numeracy skills are explicit teaching in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. Students need opportunities to recognise that mathematics is constantly used outside the mathematics classroom and that numerate people apply general mathematical skills …
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CrT10
Generic indicators organises related information and ideas into paragraphs/sections uses a range of complex punctuation flexibly and correctly (see Punctuation) spells complex and most challenging words correctly (see Spelling) uses a range of sentence …
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CrT8
Generic indicators tense mostly correct throughout text (see Grammar) consistently writes compound sentences correctly and uses a greater range of complex sentences (see Grammar) uses a variety of sentence structures and sentence beginnings spells some …
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InT1
shares simple ideas with peers responds to questions in class discussion listens without interrupting (See Listening) uses non-verbal responses (nods) uses home language or dialect to interact with familiar peers and adults
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InT4
interacts to extend and elaborate ideas in a discussion (provides an additional example) presents simple ideas clearly in group situations actively encourages or supports other speakers shows awareness of discussion conventions (uses appropriate …
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InT6
synthesises ideas from group discussion into a common theme or hypothesis poses problems, hypothesises and formulates questions about abstract ideas in group situations restates different views and makes suggestions to negotiate agreement asks questions …
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CrT7
Crafting ideas writes informative, imaginative and persuasive texts using evidence of structure (to recount a personal experience or a sequence of events; to describe a person, thing or process; to provide a reason why; to provide an opinion backed up …
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CrT5
Crafting ideas writes text for a familiar purpose (to recount a personal experience, to tell a story, to express thoughts and feelings, to give an opinion) writes two or three related ideas which may include other unrelated ideas uses ideas from informative …
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CrT9
Generic indicators maintains appropriate tense throughout the text (see Grammar) uses a range of sentences including correctly structured complex sentences (see Grammar) spells simple, most complex and some challenging words correctly (see Spelling) uses …
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GrA4
Whole text level uses time connectives to sequence ideas and events (first, then, next, after) groups related ideas into paragraphs Sentence level writes simple sentences correctly writes compound sentences to make connections between ideas using …
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CrT11
Generic indicators spells a range of challenging words correctly (see Spelling)
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LiS6
responds to texts with unfamiliar content identifies main ideas of a spoken text using supporting details identifies purpose and intended audience of a spoken text infers meaning from texts that contain features such as music and environmental sounds asks …
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InT2
contributes simple ideas and shares personal experiences to participate in informal group discussions shows signs of active listening, looks at the speaker shows beginning awareness of discussion conventions (pauses when another speaker starts) uses …
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InT3
actively listens to stay on topic in a small group discussion joins in small group and whole-class discussion asks relevant questions for clarification or to find out others’ ideas (What do you think about that?) takes turns as speaker and listener interacts …
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InT5
interacts to critically evaluate ideas and refine meaning explains new learning from interacting with others uses a range of strategies for effective dialogue (questions claims made by a speaker or presents an alternative point to the previous speaker) initiates …
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CrT6
Crafting ideas writes for a range of purposes (to recount a personal experience, to observe and describe, to provide a reason why, to express thoughts and feelings about a topic) writes four or more sequenced and clearly connected ideas includes a simple …
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