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• VCELY127

  Copy and write letters, symbols and numbers

  Elaborations

  • using letters (including letter-like symbols) when 'writing'
  • using a tripod grip to hold and handle writing implements
  • developing finger strength and endurance by holding and handling small objects and materials

  VCELY127 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Writing | Literacy

• VCELA085

  Know that symbols, words and images can communicate needs

  Elaborations

  • making choices through alternative and augmentative communication, sign, symbol and image selection
  • using language to make requests, greet people, convey basic information about themselves and others
  • using image and sentence strip to communicate a need for example I want… to assist in requesting an object
  • using symbols to label an image

  VCELA085 | Curriculum content | English | Level C | Writing | Language

• VCELY082

  Recognise that images, words and symbols convey meaning

  Elaborations

  • identifying and labelling pictorial representations of familiar objects, events and activities
  • identifying some personally significant words, symbols and images

  VCELY082 | Curriculum content | English | Level C | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCEALC055

  Copy well-known symbols, words, phrases or short texts

  Elaborations

  • tracing or copying letters, words and sentences written by the teacher
  • copying out a short text jointly constructed by the class
  • copying and completing short, formulaic sentences to describe familiar images, such as ‘This is a …’
  • making corrections to own writing when copying text

  VCEALC055 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC214

  Use drawings, symbols, strings of letters and some words in own written work

  Elaborations

  • writing familiar words and strings of letters that approximate the pronunciation of words
  • using drawings as a basis for oral explanations or captioning using simple writing

  VCEALC214 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Communication

• VCELA106

  Investigate different forms of texts and the relationship between symbols, images and objects

  Elaborations

  • making meaning from familiar environmental texts, for example a stop or exit sign
  • recognising that texts can be used to outline a series of actions or schedule, for example, a routine, sequence, daily timetable

  VCELA106 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELY125

  Use symbols, letters and words to create a simple statement about an idea or event

  Elaborations

  • creating a drawing and simple statement (of own ‘writing’) about an event
  • participating in the construction of class texts by selecting images and suggesting simple sentences to accompany the image

  VCELY125 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Writing | Literacy

• VCEALC763

  Understand most symbols and changes of font style and how they contribute to or change the meanings in a text

  Elaborations

  • identifying changes in font style (such as italic and bold) or symbols or icons and explaining their function
  • recognising navigational features such as menu items or links on a website

  VCEALC763 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCELA001

  Encounter various forms of texts and respond to sounds, text, symbols, images or objects in their environment

  Elaborations

  • experiencing various text forms and communication related to the environment or activity
  • experiencing texts and forms of communication being labelled, e.g. this is a fairy story, hello what did you want to say? Oh I think Amy wants a turn etc.
  • reacting to different forms of communication by familiar people, for example a smile, a wave
  • reacting to change in the environment associated with a text type, e.g. turns head or looks towards a multimodal text, images, sound, word such as their name

  VCELA001 | Curriculum content | English | Level A | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELA431

  Analyse and explain the use of symbols, icons and myth in still and moving images and how these augment meaning

  Elaborations

  • investigating the use of symbols, for example the flag, the digger’s hat and the Southern Cross in images, films and picture books, and evaluating their contribution to viewers’ understanding of issues, for example national identity, recognising that visual and verbal symbols have different meanings for different groups

  VCELA431 | Curriculum content | English | Level 9 | 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

• English: Level C achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  Students listen to and interact with others. They use particular greetings to acknowledge people, respond with ‘yes’, ‘no’ or single words to indicate understanding and use a few words and simple phrases. They can share their favourite items or experience with a small group...

  Level description | English | Level C | Speaking and Listening

• English: Level C achievement standards - Writing

  When writing, students add writing such as scribble to label or comment on drawings, and imitate writing words and sentences. They express and record their wants and needs through a word, a picture or symbol selection. They demonstrate fine motor grasp and manipulating skills such as moving, picking...

  Level description | English | Level C | Writing

• English: Level C description

  In Level C, students communicate with known adults, teachers and peers. Students learn about social rules of communication and experience different ways to convey information to others. Students are provided with experiences that engage, support and extend their learning, including the use of...

  Level description | English

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level A2 achievement standards - Reading and Viewing

  At Level A2 students read and respond to a wide range of familiar texts. These texts may be print or digital texts, including visual, multimodal or interactive texts.

  Students predict, ask questions, retell and talk about texts read and viewed in class. With support, they read a range of...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level A1 achievement standards - Writing

  At Level A1 students communicate their ideas and experiences simply through drawings, copied writing, dictated texts and their own basic writing, showing evidence of a developing understanding of the writing process. They contribute to shared writing activities. They demonstrate an early awareness...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level A1 | Writing

• English as an Additional Language (EAL) - Pathway A: Early immersion - EAL: Level C3 achievement standards - Reading and Viewing

  At Level C3 students demonstrate a basic understanding of the main ideas, issues or plot developments in a range of accessible texts from across the curriculum. These texts may be print or digital texts, including handwritten, visual, multimodal and interactive texts.

  Students demonstrate...

  Level description | English | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Pathway A: Early immersion | EAL | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing

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

  At Level CL, in familiar contexts, students write short, grammatically simple texts based on well-rehearsed spoken and well-practised written English. They write for a range of basic classroom and personal purposes, such as making lists and writing simple journal entries and notes, and complete...

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

• English: Level D achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  Students listen to and use spoken language to acknowledge and answer a person who communicates with them, giving a response of up to three words. Students use some social conventions during social interaction, such as making eye contact, show some understanding of turn taking, use appropriate...

  Level description | English | Level D | Speaking and Listening

• VCELA121

  Copy own name and recognise some of the letters within it, and understand that pausing is presented as a full stop in written text

  Elaborations

  • learning that each letter has two symbols, a capital and lowercase symbol
  • recognising the capital letter of their name in other contexts
  • understanding what a full stop looks like
  • locating full stops in text

  VCELA121 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Writing | Language