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• Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages: Learning in Roman Alphabet Languages

  The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority has developed a curriculum for Roman Alphabet languages which will allow these languages to be offered by a Victorian school where there is no specific curriculum available.

  Diversity of language students

  Understanding the diverse language backgrounds...

  Overview material | Roman Alphabet Languages

• VCDTCD054

  Evaluate critically how well student-developed solutions and existing information systems and policies take account of future risks and sustainability and provide opportunities for innovation

  Elaborations

  • investigating actions, devices and events that are potential risks to information systems, for example losing portable storage devices containing important files, deliberately infecting systems through malware, and power surges
  • investigating techniques used by people and organisations to shape how information systems are used, for example refusing to use innovations, using social media to advocate behaviours, purchasing devices, withdrawing previous processes that can now only be performed by an information system
  • investigating the impact and opportunities created through the practice of planned obsolescence, for example discussing the benefits and risks to users, the creators and the environment of information systems having a defined life span, taking into account costs, research and resource extraction
  • examining the ICT policy for schooling and evaluating the impact on education
  • reviewing the ‘terms of use’ policies on social media networks and predicting ways in which these can support advocacy of change and protection of individuals and societies
  • reviewing state, national and regional policies and analysing the potential impact of each. Examples of policies include: Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework, the Australian Government ICT Sustainability Plan 2010–2015; the Green Growth Policy in Korea and the Korean National Strategy for Sustainable Development

  VCDTCD054 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 9 and 10 | Creating Digital Solutions

• VCZHC081

  Exchange feelings, ideas and opinions, establish and maintain friendships and participate in group action

  Elaborations

  • exchanging greetings with peers and familiar adults, choosing appropriate greetings to suit age or position (for example, 您好，老师 好) or time of day (for example, 你早，晚安), and using appropriate tone and intonation
  • sharing personal ideas and opinions on experiences such as home life and routine, school and education, diet and food, travel and leisure, climate and weather, expressing opinions and preferences and stating reasons to elaborate the message, for example, 我不太喜欢…、我觉得…因为
  • engaging in class discussion by responding to questions such as 你喜欢运动吗？, expressing agreement and disagreement with others’ opinions (for example, 对，我也很喜欢运动), and making sure that other participants are included in the interaction, for example, 我去过法国，你呢？
  • using set phrases to greet, thank, apologise and ask permission from peers and teacher, for example, 我可以上厕所吗？；谢谢；对不起
  • comparing own experiences to the lives of young Chinese people, for example, 我觉得 7:30上学太早。 我不坐地铁上学，我坐公共汽车上学

  VCZHC081 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VC2M4P01

  describe possible everyday events and the possible outcomes of chance experiments and order outcomes or events based on their likelihood of occurring; identify independent or dependent events

  Elaborations

  • using lists of events familiar to students and ordering them from ‘least likely’ to ‘most likely’ to occur; and considering and discussing why the order of some events might be different for different students
  • predicting the outcome of a coin toss after 5 heads have been tossed in a row, discussing the assertion that because so many heads came up, it is more likely that a tail rather than a head will come up next; and discussing with reasons why this assertion is correct or incorrect
  • predicting how likely it is – from least likely to most likely – that they would select a red ball from a bag containing 10 red balls and 5 white balls, from a bag containing 20 of each, or from a bag that has 25 red balls and 20 white balls, justifying their decision
  • identifying school activities where the chance of them taking place is affected by the chance of other events occurring; for example, given that there is a high chance of a storm on Friday, there is only a small chance that the coastal dune planting project will go ahead
  • listing the outcomes of everyday chance situations and identifying where one cannot happen if the other happens; for example, discussing that it cannot be hot and cold at the same time, or selecting a card from a deck and discussing if it is red it cannot be a spade or a club
  • identifying different dependent events where the chance of one outcome occurring will be affected by the occurrence of other outcomes and different independent events where the chance of one outcome occurring will not be affected by the occurrence of other outcome(s)

  VC2M4P01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Probability

• VCCCG011

  Identify the roles and responsibilities of electors and representatives in Australia's democracy

  Elaborations

  • considering the responsibilities of electors, such as enrolling to vote, being informed and voting responsibly
  • identifying the characteristics that would make for a 'good' representative at the local, state/territory or national level

  VCCCG011 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6 | Government and Democracy

• VCSSU077

  Changes to materials can be reversible, including melting, freezing, evaporating, or irreversible, including burning and rusting

  Elaborations

  • investigating the three changes of state in water
  • investigating irreversible changes, for example, rusting, burning and cooking
  • exploring how reversible changes can be used to recycle materials

  VCSSU077 | Science | Levels 5 and 6 | Science Understanding | Chemical sciences

• VCARU115

  Recognise parts of speech and frequently used words in familiar contexts, and understand the basic rules of word order in simple sentences, such as the role of verbs in a sentence; the masculine and feminine forms of nouns, verbs and adjectives; and simple possessive forms

  Elaborations

  • identifying and using high-frequency words and expressions related to home and school environments in interactions, for example,

    بيت؛ عائلة؛ أب؛ إخوة؛ معلمة؛ مدرسة؛ حصة؛ صف؛ كتاب؛ دراسة؛ فرصة؛ وقت فراغ؛ أيام الأسبوع

  • recognising word order in simple phrases and sentences, for example,

    الجملة الفعلية: نام سليم؛ قام الولد؛ أكل سامي التفاحة؛ شربت سحر الحليب

  • identifying different parts of speech, for example,

    الاسم؛ الفعل؛ الصفة؛ الحرف

  • recognising that nouns have definite and indefinite articles and gender, for example,

    تلميذ/التلميذ؛ معملة العلوم؛ المعلمة

  • using masculine and feminine forms of singular nouns and adjectives, for example,

    الأب الحنون؛ الأم الجميلة ؛ كرسي كبير؛ الطاولة الصغيرة؛ أسد شرس؛ قطة أليفة

  • using simple present tense verbs to describe aspects of own daily activities, for example,

    إستيقظ في الصباح؛ أتناول الفطور؛ أركب الباص؛ أدخل الصف؛ أكمل الواجب؛ ألبس ثيابي

  • using simple verbs to express likes and dislikes, for example,

    أحب طعام أمي؛ لا أحب الأكل السريع؛ أحب الرياضة ولا أحب الرسم

  • understanding and responding to imperative verb forms in familiar instructions, for example,

    إفتح الباب؛ إجلس في مكانك؛ لا تتكلم دون إذن؛ نظّف غرفتك؛ اكمل طعامك

  • using singular possessive adjectives related to self, for example,

    بيتي؛ سريري؛ معلمتي؛ غرفتكَ؛ كتابكِ؛ حقيبتها؛ دفتره

  • understanding that adjectives follow nouns and their gender, for example, كتاب كبير؛ طاولة كبيرة
  • using singular personal pronouns, both masculine and feminine, with appropriate simple present tense verbs to describe aspects of home or school life, for example,

    أمي تحب العمل؛ هي نشيطة؛ أبي يحب الطبخ؛ هو ماهر؛ صديقي سليم شاطر؛ هو ذكي؛ هي تكتب القصص

  • developing knowledge of cardinal numbers
  • beginning to use simple conjunctions to link words and expressions, such as و؛ أو؛ أيضا

  VCARU115 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Capabilities | Intercultural Capability: Learning in Intercultural Capability

  The Intercultural capability curriculum focuses on learning about cultural understandings and practices. Students examine, reflect on and challenge assumptions, stereotypes and prejudices and explore how intercultural experiences can influence and change attitudes and beliefs.

  Students apply...

  Overview material | Intercultural Capability

• Intercultural Capability: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students begin to distinguish what is familiar and different in the ways culturally diverse individuals and families live. They describe their experiences of intercultural encounters, and identify cultural diversity in their school and/or community.

  Students explain how they...

  Level description | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Foundation to Level 2

• Intercultural Capability: Foundation to Level 2 description

  From Foundation to Level 2, the curriculum focus is on developing the knowledge, skills and understandings to enable students to learn about cultures in their immediate world. For students at Foundation to level 2, learning typically focuses on their immediate family, home, school and friends....

  Level description | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability

• Personal and Social Capability: Foundation Level achievement standards

  By the end of Foundation Level, students identify and express a range of emotions in their interactions with others. They recognise personal qualities and achievements by describing activities they enjoy at school and home, noting their strengths. They recognise that attempting new and challenging...

  Level description | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Foundation Level

• 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

• VCEBB015

  Explore and observe the characteristics of entrepreneurs and successful businesses

  Elaborations

  • investigating well-known entrepreneurs and identifying the behaviours and skills that they bring to their business, for example, establishing a shared vision, demonstrating initiative, innovation and enterprise
  • observing local businesses to identify factors that contribute to their success, for example, location, quality of service, a high-quality product, sound management practices

  VCEBB015 | The Humanities | Economics and Business | Levels 7 and 8 | The Business Environment

• VCELA087

  Use spoken words, sign or Augmentative Alternative Communication System to communicate and understand that images can be used to write and express ideas

  Elaborations

  • learning to use high-frequency images and words, for example the student’s own name, ‘stop’
  • using spoken words, articulating most of the sounds
  • learning that images/signs can be combined to make a word
  • listening to sounds and words and reproducing them using a personalised communication system

  VCELA087 | Curriculum content | English | Level C | Writing | Language

• VCELA182

  Understand how to spell one and two syllable words with common letter patterns

  Elaborations

  • investigating one and two syllable words containing common consonant blends and vowel sounds, for example ‘tree’, ‘star’ and 'about', 'begin', identified in shared texts
  • learning an increasing number of high-frequency sight words recognised in shared texts and in texts being read independently (for example 'one', 'have', 'them', 'about')

  VCELA182 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA226

  Understand how to use digraphs, long vowels, blends, silent letters and syllabification to spell simple words including compound words

  Elaborations

  • drawing on knowledge of high-frequency sight words
  • drawing on knowledge of sound–letter relationships (for example breaking words into syllables and phonemes)
  • using known words in writing and spelling unknown words using developing visual, graphophonic and morphemic knowledge

  VCELA226 | Curriculum content | English | Level 2 | Writing | Language

• VCNRU029

  Identify, pronounce and write the alphabet letters, recognising sound–letter relationships in the language being studied

  Elaborations

  • identifying and pronouncing the sounds of the alphabet
  • practising letter clusters in common words or in names
  • beginning to recognise high-frequency words
  • applying appropriate punctuation marks such as full stop, comma, exclamation mark and question mark
  • using different strategies to remember new sounds, for example mnemonics

  VCNRU029 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Turkish - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 description

  Students' familiarity with the spoken form of Turkish supports their introduction to the written form of the language. They become familiar with the Turkish alphabet and writing conventions, and are introduced to the sound–letter correspondence of the 21 consonants and eight vowels that...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence