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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

• 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

• 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: 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

• English: Level B description

  In Level B, students communicate with peers, teachers and known adults. Opportunities are provided for students to explore English knowledge, understanding, skills and processes through everyday experiences, personal interests and significant events. Students begin to understand that communication...

  Level description | English

• VCELA199

  Understand that language is used in combination with other means of communication

  Elaborations

  • recognising the effect of words, symbols, gestures and body language on the way communications are received by others

  VCELA199 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELA474

  Refine vocabulary choices to discriminate between shades of meaning, with deliberate attention to the effect on audiences

  Elaborations

  • creating texts that demand complex processes of responding, for example the inclusion of symbolism in advertising, foreshadowing in documentary and irony in humorous texts

  VCELA474 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Writing | Language

• VCELA071

  Recognise that texts and communication can take various forms including multimodal and picture books

  Elaborations

  • investigating the relationship between symbols or images and objects, people and actions
  • recognising and participating in interactive stories

  VCELA071 | Curriculum content | English | Level C | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELY151

  Identify some familiar texts and the contexts in which they are used

  Elaborations

  • recognising the meaning of symbols in everyday contexts, for example exit signs, logos, hearts and flowers on greeting cards

  VCELY151 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCELY117

  Read a simple sentence or pictorial representation of a sentence

  Elaborations

  • repeating predictable text and refrains from a familiar story
  • identifying and selecting a small number of words or symbols within an environmental text

  VCELY117 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCELA040

  Recognise familiar objects and images in stories and informative texts

  Elaborations

  • associating an image with a word, symbol or object
  • identifying and communicating the names of familiar objects and people in an image
  • scanning an image or texts for specific objects, word, sound or image

  VCELA040 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Reading and Viewing | Language