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• VCEALL398

  Spell frequently used words with common patterns with increased accuracy

  Elaborations

  • spelling accurately high-frequency words and words from shared texts and classroom activities
  • using knowledge of letter–sound relationships and common letter groups to attempt to spell new words, with varied accuracy, such as ‘lern’ for ‘learn’

  VCEALL398 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL286

  Read some familiar words and phrases

  Elaborations

  • using previous knowledge to read familiar words and phrases in unfamiliar texts, such as words from a high-frequency word list and sentence starters such as ‘Once upon a time …’ and ‘Today is …’

  VCEALL286 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | 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 B2 description

  The Level B2 curriculum develops students’ knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to their spoken English. Students learn to negotiate simple exchanges in English, combining their understanding of both verbal and non-verbal language. They refine and further develop a wide range of fundamental...

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

• 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

• VCEALL318

  Spell accurately common words encountered in the classroom

  Elaborations

  • spelling accurately high-frequency words and words learnt in class, such as ‘the’, ‘and’, ‘is’, ‘it’
  • using sound or visual features to spell new words, for example ‘evry’
  • referring to classroom charts and personal vocabulary lists to check or confirm spelling

  VCEALL318 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL159

  Spell with accuracy familiar words and words with common letter patterns

  Elaborations

  • spelling high-frequency words correctly, including words with regular and irregular spelling components
  • spelling one- and two-syllable words with common letter patterns
  • using sound or visual features of words to attempt own spelling, such as ‘vae’ for ‘very’, ‘ar’ for ‘are’, ‘perpl’ for ‘purple’

  VCEALL159 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL541

  Spell familiar, simple words correctly, using knowledge of letter–sound relationships

  Elaborations

  • spelling some high-frequency words accurately from memory, including own name and short words used regularly, such as ‘it’, ‘my’, ‘we’
  • representing new and unfamiliar words by their initial letters
  • referring to classroom charts and personal vocabulary list to check and confirm spelling

  VCEALL541 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL129

  Recognise a small range of familiar words in different contexts

  Elaborations

  • using previous knowledge to read familiar words and phrases in unfamiliar texts, such as words from a high-frequency word list, and sentence starters such as ‘Once upon a time …’, ‘Today is …’
  • recognising familiar words and collocations, such as ‘the big bad wolf’, in different contexts
  • recognising some common prefixes and suffixes, such as ‘un–’ and ‘–er’, and how they change the meaning of words

  VCEALL129 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA300

  Create short, simple texts for particular purposes, with some support and modelling

  Elaborations

  • using learnt text structures or model texts to begin writing independently
  • creating simple responses to texts, for example replying to a letter or stating a personal opinion about an issue in a video clip
  • building on feedback from previous writing tasks to improve accuracy and extend sophistication in writing

  VCEALA300 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC634

  Locate specific information in fictional and factual texts using guide questions

  Elaborations

  • locating specific information in factual print texts by using organisational features such as headings or topic sentences
  • retelling ideas or events from familiar texts in response to guide questions
  • making connections between ideas stated directly and close together; for example predicting the ending, linking a diagram and label, linking simple cause and effect

  VCEALC634 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALL388

  Write simple paragraphs with a logical sequence of sentences

  Elaborations

  • grouping sentences about the same topic into a paragraph
  • organising sentences using a simple sequence, for example chronological order of events or strong to weak arguments
  • using key words to write a simple topic sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph

  VCEALL388 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL500

  Use a range of vocabulary from lexical sets related to immediate need, interest or learning

  Elaborations

  • using a small range of words related to familiar topics, such as family, school, numbers

  VCEALL500 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• English | English as an Additional Language (EAL): Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the F–10 English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F–10 EAL resources (VCAA)

  The VCAA website...

  Overview material | English as an Additional Language (EAL)

• VCEALA041

  Recall or repeat familiar or favourite parts of a text using memory or home language resources

  Elaborations

  • identifying familiar settings, characters or events in stories
  • retelling events or describing characters from a story, or stating facts from an information text
  • answering simple questions about personal experience related to stories, for example ‘Have you ever …?’, ‘Do you like … too?’
  • translating parts of a familiar or favourite text to explain it to a family member or home language peer

  VCEALA041 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• English | English as an Additional Language (EAL): Structure

  The English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum is organised by pathways, language modes and strands.

  Pathways

  The EAL curriculum is a continuum structured as three EAL pathways (A, B, C). Each pathway describes a different stage of English-language learning (early, mid and late), and...

  Overview material | English as an Additional Language (EAL)

• VCEALL706

  Compare the structures of different texts

  Elaborations

  • comparing features of everyday or school texts on related topics, such as a report and a review
  • using annotations, tables or Venn diagrams to record and communicate comparisons

  VCEALL706 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• 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

• VCEALA702

  Understand the relationship between text structures and social purposes of text types studied in class

  Elaborations

  • understanding a range of school texts, such as a practical report, a review, a research project
  • discussing the purpose of individual features of a text, for example headings in a pamphlet or images on a website
  • using modelled metalanguage to name and describe features of texts

  VCEALA702 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness