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• VCEALL175

  Use a small range of learnt word patterns for appropriate purposes

  Elaborations

  • using formulas copied from teacher, peers or texts
  • using formulas to ask questions, aid social interaction or for self-expression, such as ‘What’s the time?’, ‘Excuse me’, ‘Oh, no!’, ‘Very good!’
  • using simple grammatical patterns, for example combining subject plus verb or verb plus object, such as ‘Me eat’ or ‘Go toilet’

  VCEALL175 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL231

  Use basic verbs

  Elaborations

  • using some basic action verbs (‘sit’, ‘eat’, ‘play’), sensing verbs (‘want’, ‘like’) and relating verbs (‘is’, ‘was’)
  • expressing negatives in the most basic forms, for example ‘I no like’

  VCEALL231 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL199

  Recognise and explore texts in different media and modes

  Elaborations

  • identifying and engaging with print and digital texts, including visual, multimodal and interactive texts
  • navigating through different types of texts, for example turning the pages of a book, clicking links

  VCEALL199 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL200

  Understand and explore the basic layout and conventions of simple texts

  Elaborations

  • answering simple questions about the features of a text, for example ‘What is the name of this text?’, ‘Where is there a list in this text?’
  • following step-by-step instructions to find information in a text, for example ‘Open up to the contents page. Now find the entry that says “Ocean”. Which page should we turn to?’

  VCEALL200 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL229

  Sequence a small number of ideas simply

  Elaborations

  • writing or dictating simple statements in time sequence, for example ‘Get my bag’, ‘Eat lunch’
  • writing numbers to show the sequence of pictures or simple sentences

  VCEALL229 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL182

  Use comprehensible pronunciation for familiar words

  Elaborations

  • imitating and rehearsing pronunciation for familiar and commonly used words
  • accurately pronouncing a small range of familiar words, including personal language, classroom language and some basic topic vocabulary

  VCEALL182 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL213

  Revisit familiar texts to develop accurate and fluent reading

  Elaborations

  • listening to a teacher or peer read the text aloud, chorusing reading and imitating pronunciation, intonation and emphasis

  VCEALL213 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL174

  Create original expressions, substituting new words in learnt patterns or formulas

  Elaborations

  • combining learnt words and phrases in original ways, such as ‘It’s time to go football’, ‘It’s time to go eat’

  VCEALL174 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL230

  Write sentences that may not follow standard word order

  Elaborations

  • writing with some errors in word order, such as ‘I saw a car blue’

  VCEALL230 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL212

  Locate letters on a keyboard

  Elaborations

  • reading letters from a word or short text and locating them on a keyboard

  VCEALL212 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL173

  Construct two- or three-word utterances, with the support of actions, gestures or visuals

  Elaborations

  • using common vocabulary and short formulaic expressions to communicate intention, such as ‘Shut door’
  • pointing, miming or gesturing to supplement speech

  VCEALL173 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL207

  Build a vocabulary that draws on words of interest, learnt words and sight words

  Elaborations

  • identifying characters or objects that are represented in both illustrations and written text
  • labelling simple diagrams or pictures using familiar words
  • locating sight words in a familiar text
  • recording words of interest in a simple personal vocabulary book

  VCEALL207 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL233

  Use basic conjunctions to connect ideas

  Elaborations

  • constructing basic compound sentences using common coordinating conjunctions (such as ‘and’ and ‘but’), for example ‘I went beach and go swimming’, ‘Want to play outside but it rain’

  VCEALL233 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL208

  Recognise the letters of the alphabet

  Elaborations

  • locating particular letters, both lower-case and capital, in a short text when prompted
  • reading aloud the spelling of a word by naming the letters
  • attempting to pronounce new words by using the most common sound for each letter and sounds for familiar letter groups, following instructions from the teacher such as ‘What does the first letter sound like?’

  VCEALL208 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL181

  Understand pronunciation and some non-verbal features

  Elaborations

  • distinguishing between questions, instructions and statements based on intonation and contextual information, such as the actions of other students
  • imitating the teacher’s speech when reciting or chorusing stories, songs or rhymes

  VCEALL181 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL235

  Use topic-specific vocabulary encountered in classroom activities

  Elaborations

  • referring to classroom charts and personal vocabulary lists to select vocabulary for writing
  • using learnt topic-specific vocabulary in simple modelled sentences

  VCEALL235 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL203

  Sequence words to make simple sentences

  Elaborations

  • putting a jumbled sentence from a familiar text into the correct order

  VCEALL203 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL239

  Demonstrate basic keyboard skills

  Elaborations

  • identifying basic letters, numbers, symbols and punctuation marks on a keyboard
  • placing a cursor in the correct position on a document page
  • using a mouse to scroll through a document
  • copying basic words from a text

  VCEALL239 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL209

  Understand the function of spaces, capital letters and full stops

  Elaborations

  • using spaces to count words in a sentence or on a line
  • using capital letters and full stops to count sentences
  • pausing at full stops when reading aloud

  VCEALL209 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL201

  Understand the sequence of events in a familiar text

  Elaborations

  • sequencing a short series of pictures or simple sentences to retell a familiar story

  VCEALL201 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features