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• VCASFC147

  Respond to questions, directions and requests, using non-manual features and simple questions and statements to ask for help, to indicate understanding or agreement and to negotiate turn-taking

  Elaborations

  • responding to classroom instructions such as
    PLEASE WITH-2++ DS:sit-opposite
    Please find a partner and sit opposite each other.
    DS:line-up PLEASE
    Line up, please.
    LOOK-AT-_me
    Look to the front.
    
  • attracting attention or asking for help, repetition or clarification, for example:
    PLEASE HELP-_me?
    Can you help me, please?
    PLEASE AGAIN SIGN
    Please sign that again.
    PLEASE EXPLAIN-_{to self} AGAIN
    Please explain that again.
    WHAT MEAN?
    What do you mean?
    PRO2 MEAN…?
    Do you mean …?
    
  • negotiating turn-taking, for example:
    PRO1 FIRST YOUR-TURN
    It’s my turn first, then your turn.
    
  • using back-channels, for example, head nodding to indicate understanding, or raised eyebrows or head shaking to indicate lack of understanding
  • gaining the attention of a group or an individual, for example by flashing classroom lights, waving or multiple tapping or tapping or pointing to alert third parties
  • maintaining eye contact when communicating

  VCASFC147 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level B achievement standards

  By the end of Level B, students use their senses and cause and effect to explore and understand the world around them. Students generate ideas based on their experiences and make choices in structured situations.

  Students begin to become aware of their own point of view through their emotions...

  Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level B

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level C achievement standards

  By the end of Level C, students answer simple questions about familiar events and topics. They identify a familiar idea or experience with support and make choices from a range of options.

  Students can identify their own point of view. They use personal experience and examples to explain reasons...

  Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level C

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level D achievement standards

  By the end of Level D, students answer simple questions related to their own investigation, their feelings or concept. They identify and describe an event or scientific experiment. They generate ideas based on past experience and make choices based on their personal preferences.

  Students can...

  Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level D

• English: Level B achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  Students look towards and attend to significant people for short periods of time. They attend to and respond to key word instructions. They imitate familiar words, spoken and/or signed. They use gesture or ‘yes’ or ‘no’ responses to answer a question or respond to an instruction. They communicate...

  Level description | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening

• History: Level D achievement standards

  By the end of Level D, students identify similarities and differences between families in their class. They identify many important family events and indicate how they were commemorated. Students use images to describe a significant family, personal event, site or person of significance.

  Students...

  Level description | The Humanities | History | Level D

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level B1 achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  At Level B1 students communicate verbally and non-verbally in routine social and classroom situations, understanding controlled English that is supported by its immediate context. They use formulas, well-rehearsed and common sentence patterns, and short, simple utterances to contribute relatively...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening

• VCCCTQ032

  Consider how to approach and use questions that have different elements, including factual, temporal and conceptual elements

  Elaborations

  • identifying whether questions about a prequel or main film or written text should be answered first and explaining why
  • discussing the importance of defining key terms in a question, identifying them and explaining which should be defined first, for example when investigating daily lives of people in Ancient Greece
  • using the purpose of an inquiry to consider choices that can be made when constructing questions about it, for example, sustainable food production techniques in Australia

  VCCCTQ032 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 7 and 8 | Questions and Possibilities

• VCRAU013

  Recognise questions, commands and simple sentences, and develop vocabulary for people, places and things in their personal world

  Elaborations

  • identifying people using pronouns
  • describing possession in familiar phrases
  • greeting and farewelling others
  • specifying location
  • describing actions using simple verbs
  • understanding different question words and the anticipated answer
  • using imperatives to tell others to do something
  • referring to numbers of things using cardinal numbers
  • describing the colour, size, shape and character of a person, place or thing
  • joining words or phrases using conjunctions
  • using negation

  VCRAU013 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCFRC020

  Make statements, ask questions and collaborate in shared tasks such as science experiments, cooking or craft activities, building collections or swapping items

  Elaborations

  • making simple recipes such as crêpes or croques monsieur, using imperative verb forms (ajoutez, mélangez, versez, servez) and vocabulary for ingredients and quantities (la farine, le beurre, le lait, 100 grammes, un verre de...)
  • creating own instructional or procedural tasks such as making a model or designing treasure hunts, for example, Où se cache le trésor?
  • playing games that involve active listening, memory or information exchange, for example, Jacques a dit, Jeu de 7 familles, Loto
  • working together in collaborative tasks such as designing a poster for a specific event, composing a menu or creating a picture book, sharing decisions about content, vocabulary and design, for example, ceci ou cela? qu’est-ce que tu préfères? là ou là? petit ou grand?
  • swapping or borrowing from each other’s language resources such as word lists to complete shared learning tasks, for example, building an action wall or making adjective-snake-sentences (le chien est: petit, noir, fatigué, triste; Maman est: grande, mince, belle, gentille)

  VCFRC020 | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VC2MFST01

  collect, sort and compare data represented by objects and images in response to given investigative questions that have only 2 outcomes and relate to familiar situations

  Elaborations

  • using data displays to answer simple questions such as ‘How many students answered “yes” to having pets?’
  • collecting and deciding how to organise data to answer yes/no questions; for example, in relation to the question ‘Do more people in our class today have shoes with laces than without?’, explaining that lining up and matching shoes with and without laces one-to-one will answer the question
  • collecting data through everyday activities or events and sorting the collected data; for example, sorting toys into categories such as ‘toys that move’ and ‘toys that don’t move’
  • creating classroom charts and rosters using stickers to represent data; and comparing and interpreting the representations
  • investigating statistical contexts after reading a story; for example, after reading The Waterhole by Graeme Base, asking and responding to questions like ‘What different animals did you see?’, ‘How many different types of animals were there?’ or ‘Were there more tigers or kangaroos?’
  • exploring what and how information from the environment is collected and used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples to predict weather events

  VC2MFST01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Foundation Level | Statistics

• VCASFC110

  Participate in shared learning activities that involve planning, transacting and problem-solving, using simple signed statements, questions and directions

  Elaborations

  • negotiating roles and responsibilities in shared learning activities, using expressions such as:
    PRO2 TYPE PRO1 WRITE
    You type and I’ll write.
  • understanding and using expressions of support, encouragement or praise during shared activities, for example, EXCELLENT, THAT GREAT
  • playing games that involve detailed information exchange, such as a ‘murder mystery’ type game, asking for and supplying descriptions about the suspect, for example:
    PRO3 HAVE GLASSES?
    Does he have glasses?
  • working collaboratively to plan an event such as a handball competition, using expressions related to place, time and numbers, for example:
    BEST PLAY WHERE?
    Where will we play?
    TEAM+ HOW MANY?
    How many teams are there?
  • following and giving directions for outdoor activities such as an obstacle course
  • expressing preferences in relation to roles and responsibilities in shared learning activities, using NMFs and statements such as:
    HANDWRITING PRO1 DON’T-LIKE RATHER TYPING
    I don’t like handwriting; I prefer to type it
    
  • working with peers to plan for a visit from a Deaf community member, prioritising and sequencing tasks

  VCASFC110 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCEALL585

  Pronounce a range of words comprehensibly based on knowledge of vocabulary and letter–sound relationships

  Elaborations

  • pronouncing accurately and reading fluently basic vocabulary or phrases
  • sounding out letters and letter combinations when reading unfamiliar words

  VCEALL585 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL262

  Use comprehensible pronunciation for a range of high-frequency words learnt in class

  Elaborations

  • developing comprehensible pronunciation through imitation and rehearsal
  • accurately pronouncing a range of high-frequency words used in classroom instructions, texts and interactions

  VCEALL262 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCELY444

  Apply an expanding vocabulary to read increasingly complex texts with fluency and comprehension

  Elaborations

  • predicting meanings of unfamiliar words by using morphographic patterns

  VCELY444 | Curriculum content | English | Level 9 | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCZHC116

  Convey simple information to peers using illustrations and gestures to support meaning, and respond to questions from others

  Elaborations

  • presenting their learning by creating pictures and labelling them to elaborate concepts, for example, 春天；中秋节
  • presenting and expanding on details of the topic, and answering peers’ questions, for example, 我的猫很小，有棕色和白色的毛
  • presenting their knowledge of places in China and Australia, such as places they have visited or where they have relatives, supported with photographs, for example, 我的奶奶住在北京
  • sharing their knowledge of the world through and responding to questions from others, for example, 中国有什么动物？ 澳大利亚呢？ / 中国大还是澳大利亚大？/ 你抱过考拉吗？
  • creating posters on a cultural topic such as ‘Chinese food’ and selecting images and texts from magazines, newspapers and brochures to illustrate key ideas with character words such as 好吃
  • identifying familiar words and concepts drawn from recent learning in other subject areas, for example, 数学（形状） and 科学（自然现象）
  • making connections between their knowledge of the world and their Chinese learning to infer meaning of words, for example, to guess the meaning of 尾巴 in 猫有长长的尾巴， 人没有尾巴

  VCZHC116 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VC2M4N02

  investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9

  Elaborations

  • recognising that number sequences can be extended indefinitely, and determining any patterns in the sequences

  VC2M4N02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Number

• VCMNA154

  Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9

  Elaborations

  • recognising that number sequences can be extended indefinitely, and determining any patterns in the sequences

  VCMNA154 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCASFC003

  Participate in classroom routines and activities such as following directions, attracting attention, responding to questions and turn-taking

  Elaborations

  • recognising their own and their classmates’ fingerspelled names used in games or routines such as roll call
  • asking for help, offering assistance or requesting permission in polite ways, for example:
    PLEASE HELP-_me?
    Can you help me, please?
    CAN SHARE?
    Can we share these?
    
  • demonstrating attentive watching across a range of school contexts, such as assemblies or classroom discussions
  • following instructions for class routines, for example:
    PLEASE WITH-2++ DS:sit-opposite
    Please find a partner and sit opposite each other.
    DS:line-up PLEASE
    Line up, please.
    LOOK-AT-_me PRO1
    Look to the front.
    
  • gaining others’ attention in appropriate ways, relying less on tap and more on other strategies, and responding to others’ attempts to gain their attention
  • following protocols such as stopping when lights are flashed, and observing appropriate distance between signers
  • learning to be a supportive group discussion member, for example by asking relevant questions, providing feedback, prompting, using NMFs to indicate agreement or disagreement
  • formulating different kinds of open and closed questions, including WHEN, WHY and HOW questions
  • signing appropriately to maintain or change a topic, to remain on task and take turns
  • interacting with each other or the teacher by using eye gaze and other NMFs to indicate agreement/disagreement or understanding/lack of understanding
  • negotiating turn-taking, for example:
    PRO1 FIRST YOUR-TURN
    It’s my turn first, then your turn.
    
  • watching, remembering and responding to increasingly complex instructions of two or more steps, for example by moving or locating objects in the classroom
  • using the appropriate NMFs for asking questions and making statements when interacting in small groups

  VCASFC003 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCASFC165

  Communicate appropriately while involved in shared learning activities by asking and responding to questions, managing interactions, indicating understanding and monitoring learning

  Elaborations

  • responding to signed class and school announcements such as assembly procedures
  • showing agreement or disagreement or asking for clarification, for example:
    PRO1 AGREE
    I agree.
    PRO1 AGREE-NOT
    I don’t agree …
    THAT RIGHT THAT?
    Is that right?
    …RIGHT PRO1?
    … am I right?
    
  • using discourse markers in conversation to indicate understanding, attention or consideration, for example:
    SURPRISE
    oooh (with appropriate intonation)
    INCREDIBLE
    No way!
    WOW
    Wow!
    UM
    um
    
  • respecting protocols for interrupting conversations, for example by walking between signers, waiting for eye contact and pauses in signing and using language such as EXCUSE or SORRY INTERRUPT
  • monitoring their own and each other’s learning, for example by making comments such as:
    SURPRISE KNOW-NOT PRO1
    I didn’t know that …
    THANKYOU PRO2 EXPLAIN CLEAR
    Thank you – that was really clear.
    
  • following appropriate protocols when interacting with interpreters, for example not standing between the interpreter and the deaf person
  • using non-auditory ways of signalling enjoyment, support or encouragement in large group or audience activities, for example, by foot stomping at a deaf basketball game

  VCASFC165 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Socialising