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• VCELY232

  Write words and sentences legibly using upper- and lower-case letters that are applied with growing fluency using an appropriate pen/pencil grip and body position

  Elaborations

  • using correct pencil grip and posture
  • writing sentences legibly and fluently using unjoined print script of consistent size

  VCELY232 | Curriculum content | English | Level 2 | Writing | Literacy

• English: Level 1 achievement standards - Writing

  When writing, students provide details about ideas or events, and details about the participants in those events. They accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns and use their knowledge of blending and segmenting, and many simple and high-frequency words to write predictable words....

  Level description | English | Level 1 | Writing

• English: Level 2 achievement standards - Writing

  Students create texts that show how images support the meaning of the text. They accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns and can write words with less common long vowels, trigraphs and silent letters. They use some punctuation accurately, and can write words and sentences legibly...

  Level description | English | Level 2 | Writing

• English: Level 3 achievement standards - Writing

  Students' texts include writing and images to express and develop in some detail experiences, events, information, ideas and characters. They demonstrate understanding of grammar and choose vocabulary and punctuation appropriate to the purpose and context of their writing. They use knowledge letter...

  Level description | English | Level 3 | Writing

• VCELA157

  Understand that spoken sounds and words can be written and know how to write some high-frequency words and other familiar words including their name

  Elaborations

  • recognising the most common sound made by each letter of the alphabet, including consonants and short vowel sounds
  • writing consonant-vowel-consonant words by writing letters to represent the sounds in the spoken words
  • knowing that spoken words are written down by listening to the sounds heard in the word and then writing letters to represent those sounds

  VCELA157 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Writing | Language

• VCELA053

  Recognise different sounds and words and their connection to objects and people

  Elaborations

  • connecting everyday objects to their name or image
  • experimenting with sounds, for example copying the teacher and repeating the letter sound for some letters of the alphabet
  • making sounds and combining them to make words or label objects

  VCELA053 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Writing | Language

• English: Foundation Level achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  Students listen to and use appropriate interaction skills to respond to others in a familiar environment. They can identify rhyme, letter patterns and sounds in words. Students understand that their texts can reflect their own experiences. They identify and describe likes and dislikes about familiar...

  Level description | English | Foundation Level | Speaking and Listening

• VCELA227

  Use visual memory to write high-frequency words and words where spelling is not predictable from the sounds

  Elaborations

  • writing sight words (because, said) and other words that cannot be sounded out phonetically (bird, phone) by drawing on knowledge of letter patterns, word shape and possible sequencing of letters in English (for example, jam is possible but not jxm)

  VCELA227 | Curriculum content | English | Level 2 | Writing | Language

• VCELY092

  Trace patterns and letters

  Elaborations

  • attempting to convey a message through marks on paper, including some linear letter-like marks, moving from left to right across the page
  • holding and manipulating objects using their fingers
  • using objects and materials in purposeful ways

  VCELY092 | Curriculum content | English | Level C | Writing | Literacy

• 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

• VCELA134

  Blend sounds to produce familiar single syllable words and identify words that have the same rime

  Elaborations

  • exploring words which share the same rime
  • identifying the sounds within the word
  • matching the grapheme (letter) with the phoneme (sound)

  VCELA134 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELY163

  Construct texts using software including word processing programs

  Elaborations

  • using simple functions of keyboard and mouse including typing letters, scrolling, selecting icons and drop-down menu

  VCELY163 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Writing | Literacy

• VCELA168

  Identify rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and some sounds (phonemes) in spoken words

  Elaborations

  • listening to the sounds a student hears in the word, and writing letters to represent those sounds
  • identifying rhyme and syllables in spoken words
  • identifying and manipulating sounds (phonemes) in spoken words
  • identifying onset and rime in one-syllable spoken words

  VCELA168 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Speaking and Listening | Language

• 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

• VCELA111

  Know that a letter can be the same but look different, including capital and lower-case letters, and match some letters with their sound and name

  Elaborations

  • recognising the individual letters of their name
  • experiencing the individual letters of the alphabet, their name letter and common sounds
  • identifying their name as starting with a capital letter

  VCELA111 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing | Language

• English: Level D achievement standards - Writing

  When writing, students produce ‘text-like’ writing to convey meaning and label images. They trace letter-like patterns moving left to right across a page. They have a preferred writing hand and hold a pencil to trace over lines, shapes and patterns with some accuracy. They colour within a clearly...

  Level description | English | Level D | Writing

• VCELA109

  Recognise how a group of words can represent an object or image

  Elaborations

  • using a noun and adjective to refer to an object or image, for example ‘the red car’ to refer to an object or image
  • making a request using a group of words, for example ‘I want the red car’, ‘cold drink please’, ‘work book please’
  • identifying spaces, letters and words in text

  VCELA109 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing | Language

• English: Level D achievement standards - Reading and Viewing

  By the end of Level D, students listen to and view a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts from familiar contexts. They identify the main character and event in an imaginative text. They use visual images to identify the key topic or theme within an informative text. They understand familiar...

  Level description | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing

• VCELA417

  Understand how to apply learned knowledge consistently in order to spell accurately and to learn new words including nominalisations

  Elaborations

  • understanding the different ways complex words are constructed and, when spelling these words, drawing on morphemic knowledge and knowledge of unusual letter combinations

  VCELA417 | Curriculum content | English | Level 8 | Writing | Language

• VCELY332

  Use a range of software including word processing programs to construct, edit and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements

  Elaborations

  • writing letters in print and by email, composing with increasing fluency, accuracy and legibility and demonstrating understanding of what the audience may want to hear

  VCELY332 | Curriculum content | English | Level 5 | Writing | Literacy