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• VCDSTC005

  Explore the characteristics and properties of familiar designed solutions in at least one technologies context

  Elaborations

  • beginning to appropriately push or pull and object to make it work, for example, push a toy car or spin a top
  • learning how to care for a plant or animal
  • beginning to use tools and equipment needed to prepare food
  • discovering the characteristics of materials, for example, materials that float or sink

  VCDSTC005 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Level B | Technologies Contexts

• VCDSTS004

  Explore the use of familiar designed solutions to meet their needs

  Elaborations

  • visiting and using designed solutions, for example, parks, gardens, playgrounds
  • selecting an appropriate tool to meet a need, for example, a spoon to eat or stir a mixture
  • exploring and selecting a product based on personal need,for example, a toy to play with

  VCDSTS004 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Level B | Technologies and Society

• VCDTCD006

  Follow a sequence of steps and decisions needed to solve simple problems

  Elaborations

  • following a sequence strip to complete the steps in an everyday event, such as morning circle, unpacking their bag
  • using problem-solving skills to explore cause and effects programs or activities that have a clear action/consequence, such as dropping a ball, turning on a screen
  • following a simple single step instruction (step-by-step using verbal and visual prompts) to complete everyday routine activities
  • following a sequence of instructions or events presented as pictures or images for familiar routine activities and commonly experienced events

  VCDTCD006 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level B | Creating Digital Solutions

• VCDTDI005

  Collect and sort familiar data, and with assistance use digital systems to represent the findings as images

  Elaborations

  • experimenting with devices to capture and record data such as taking a photo (image data) and recording the results from a structured data-sorting activity
  • assisting to sort objects and events in structured shared experiences based on teacher-defined characteristics and using digital systems to represent the findings
  • sorting data by size and displaying the objects from tallest to smallest
  • assisting to sort data through structured learning experiences, for example sorting classroom objects into categories based on them being ‘the same’
  • using software to select images and sounds to represent the findings of sorted data

  VCDTDI005 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level B | Data and Information

• VCDTDS004

  Explore the purpose and use of some common digital systems (hardware and software components)

  Elaborations

  • observing the use of basic digital systems in everyday routines and copying them, for example using a tablet or phone to take a photograph
  • mimicking the use of various digital devices and assistive systems, for example using touch and reaction-linked devices that are in close proximity, using a voice-activated device
  • practising hand gestures to resize an image or text, or swipe to navigate
  • copying how to carry out an instruction, for example tapping an icon or swiping a screen

  VCDTDS004 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level B | Digital Systems

• VCELA060

  Recognise ways to gain and maintain attention

  Elaborations

  • gaining the attention of others through gestures, facial expressions, sounds and movements
  • interacting with a familiar adult by attending and making eye contact for extended periods of time
  • refining their behaviour and actions based on the response of others (cause and effect)
  • developing a small repertoire of predictable and consistent responses

  VCELA060 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELA051

  Recognise that text can be attached to images and recognise that people pause when talking and communicating

  Elaborations

  • attending to written texts attached to images within their environment
  • learning that objects can be represented by an image or text
  • communicating using a word/image to request an object
  • pausing to wait for a response after a communication
  • learning about taking turns in communication

  VCELA051 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Writing | Language

• VCELA061

  Demonstrate a number of ways to indicate a choice

  Elaborations

  • selecting a preferred object, or requesting a drink through gestures, facial expressions, sounds and movements
  • learning that gestures can indicate needs or choices, for example reaches towards a familiar person/object

  VCELA061 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELA050

  Recognise the connection between an object, image and spoken word

  Elaborations

  • learning that objects and actions are represented by a word or image
  • using an associated picture/image to request a familiar object, action or event

  VCELA050 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Writing | Language

• VCELA062

  Recognise the connection between words, images, sounds and everyday objects

  Elaborations

  • recognising the words associated with classroom activities and actions
  • making choices as a way to explore the connection between an object and its spoken name, image or sign
  • making simple requests

  VCELA062 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELA037

  Recognise and attend to images in texts and on the screen

  Elaborations

  • learning about print and screen through adaptive personal text using a keyboard, a touchscreen or switches
  • learning how to use a book through observation of others reading, for example pick up, hold upright, turn pages and attend to the pictures
  • touching a switch, keyboard or touchscreen to cause something to happen
  • identifying repeated images and objects within a text

  VCELA037 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA040

  Recognise familiar objects and images in stories and informative texts

  Elaborations

  • associating an image with a word, symbol or object
  • identifying and communicating the names of familiar objects and people in an image
  • scanning an image or texts for specific objects, word, sound or image

  VCELA040 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA052

  Reproduce speech sounds to communicate basic wants and use images and objects to express their wants and ideas

  Elaborations

  • reproducing sounds and words heard within a story, for example ‘ch, ch, ch’
  • comparing sounds and how they are combined to make words and label objects
  • exploring sounds through sensory activities

  VCELA052 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Writing | Language

• VCELA064

  Copy a sound

  Elaborations

  • playing with words attempting to reproduce the sounds within a word
  • copying the face and mouth formations required to produce sounds

  VCELA064 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELA042

  Reproduce sounds associated with familiar objects and names

  Elaborations

  • copying mouth and face formation adults make to form sounds and noises
  • repeating a sound or noise made by an adult
  • matching an object to a sound, noise or word

  VCELA042 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA038

  Know that an object has a name

  Elaborations

  • pointing towards or naming an object to communicate a choice
  • recognising that single words, signs or switches can communicate a need

  VCELA038 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA053

  Recognise different sounds and words and their connection to objects and people

  Elaborations

  • connecting everyday objects to their name or image
  • experimenting with sounds, for example copying the teacher and repeating the letter sound for some letters of the alphabet
  • making sounds and combining them to make words or label objects

  VCELA053 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Writing | Language

• VCELA059

  Use sounds, gestures, images and facial expressions to communicate

  Elaborations

  • responding to their name and the names of familiar people
  • responding consistently to familiar contexts including people, places and objects
  • showing an understanding that sound and action convey meaning
  • contributing to small group discussions by sharing a favourite toy
  • gaining and directing attention, such as turning attention toward the person who is communicating
  • recognising some of the sounds, gestures and facial features of familiar people and contexts
  • reproducing part of a short message by pointing and/or using objects or pictures

  VCELA059 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELA039

  Recognise an object when named, signed or shown in an image

  Elaborations

  • exploring multimodal texts that reinforce the link between an image and related noun, for example between and image and spoken words
  • recognising the connection between an object and spoken words, sign or alternative and augmentative communication representation
  • recognising the connection between spoken words and images, for example looking at or for an object or image when they hear the word such as 'dog', 'lunch box'
  • recognising the connection between the image or sign and the object, for example looking at/ touching an image to request an object such as a drink or stopping when told ‘stop’

  VCELA039 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA036

  Recognise that texts can have many forms, can use images, objects and symbols

  Elaborations

  • beginning to understand that multimodal texts may include symbols, images and objects
  • recognising some photographs, images and objects in a text

  VCELA036 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Language