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• VCEALL237

  Spell a number of high-frequency words accurately

  Elaborations

  • spelling some high-frequency words accurately from memory, including own name and short words used regularly, such as ‘it’, ‘my’, ‘we’
  • representing words by their initial letter, such as ‘b’ for ‘book’

  VCEALL237 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL205

  Use some high-frequency adjective–noun and verb–adverb combinations

  Elaborations

  • describing illustrations using short noun phrases and verb phrases, such as ‘big ball’, ‘run fast’

  VCEALL205 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL234

  Use high-frequency words accurately, although sometimes repetitively

  Elaborations

  • using repetitive sentence beginnings
  • using some evaluative vocabulary, for example ‘good’, ‘nice’ ‘I like’

  VCEALL234 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level BL achievement standards - Writing

  At Level BL students communicate their ideas and experiences simply through written, drawn, copied or dictated texts. They contribute to whole-class or small-group shared writing activities. They demonstrate an early awareness that written texts in English are presented according to certain conventions...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level BL | Writing

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway B: Mid immersion - EAL: Level BL description

  The Level BL curriculum supports students as they develop basic knowledge, understanding and skills in English. Through immersion in English, students build their capacity to initiate and sustain simple conversations with their peers. The curriculum covers grammatical rules that students begin...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway B: Mid immersion | EAL

• VCEALL227

  Write or dictate in sentences or phrases that match oral sentence structures

  Elaborations

  • using the same expression in writing as in speech, such as ‘Go to school’, ‘Come here’, ‘Play with …’
  • dictating a story for the teacher to write down, based on drawings or prompts

  VCEALL227 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL180

  Use words from sets related to immediate communicative need, interest or experience

  Elaborations

  • recalling familiar words related to immediate needs, such as family, school, colours, numbers, days
  • referring to charts or vocabulary lists to select words required for communicative needs

  VCEALL180 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features