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• VCEALC637

  Use basic features of a website appropriately

  Elaborations

  • moving within or between web pages using tabs, navigation menus and links
  • using titles, headings and images to locate relevant information

  VCEALC637 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC572

  Use basic features of a website with guidance

  Elaborations

  • following instructions to navigate a digital text using navigation menus and links
  • using functions such as zoom or search to read text on a website

  VCEALC572 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC701

  Interpret the various icons, menu items and links on an accessible website

  Elaborations

  • recognising icons used for common functions, such as search, download and print
  • reading menus or links in order to navigate a website

  VCEALC701 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• English | English as an Additional Language (EAL): Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the F–10 English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F–10 EAL resources (VCAA)

  The VCAA website...

  Overview material | English as an Additional Language (EAL)

• VCEALL236

  Apply common conventions when copying or writing texts

  Elaborations

  • writing legibly and consistently in different contexts and using different implements
  • writing from left to right and top to bottom
  • using ruled lines to guide writing on the page

  VCEALL236 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC217

  Write some familiar words and complete simple, repetitive modelled sentences in writing

  Elaborations

  • writing common classroom words, such as the day and date at the top of a page
  • writing familiar or formulaic words and sentences to communicate personal information, such as ‘My name is …’
  • writing words and simple sentences that come from a familiar class text

  VCEALC217 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALC526

  Write familiar words and simple sentences independently, with enough accuracy to convey meaning

  Elaborations

  • writing common classroom words, such as writing the day and date at the top of a page
  • writing familiar words and sentences to communicate personal information, such as ‘My name is ...’
  • filling in a simple table with some independence, such as students’ countries of origin or ages

  VCEALC526 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Communication

• VCEALL157

  Write legibly

  Elaborations

  • using capital and lower-case letters appropriately
  • writing from left to right and top to bottom
  • writing legibly and consistently by hand, using a range of implements such as pens and pencils
  • using ruled lines to guide writing on the page

  VCEALL157 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL081

  Use some conventions for printed English

  Elaborations

  • using conventional pencil grip when forming letters and numbers
  • writing from left to right and top to bottom
  • leaving a space between words
  • using ruled lines to guide writing on the page

  VCEALL081 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA064

  Handwrite, draw or choose materials with particular care when writing for special purposes

  Elaborations

  • writing legibly in different contexts and using different implements
  • using a range of drawing and writing implements for different tasks, such as pens, pencils, crayons, rulers
  • using ruled lines to guide writing on the page
  • planning layout, for example placing headings at the top or leaving room for a drawing

  VCEALA064 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL533

  Draw on conventions for organising information

  Elaborations

  • organising related ideas together, for example grouping information within a sentence, listing relevant information under given headings
  • following organisational conventions when writing, for example putting the date at the top of the page, starting a new page for a new lesson

  VCEALL533 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL080

  Spell with accuracy some consonant–vowel–consonant words and common words learnt in the classroom

  Elaborations

  • spelling some high-frequency words accurately from memory, including own name, short words used regularly, and consonant–vowel–consonant words such as ‘bag’, ‘top’, ‘get’
  • referring to classroom charts and personal vocabulary lists to check and confirm the spelling of high-frequency words
  • recording high-frequency words in a personal vocabulary list

  VCEALL080 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALC424

  Access, interpret and evaluate information from a range of print and digital texts, including visual, multimodal and interactive

  Elaborations

  • following instructions to find the appropriate page in a book and identifying the topic and main ideas
  • comparing two simple websites on the same topic to choose the more useful one

  VCEALC424 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• 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

• VCEALA702

  Understand the relationship between text structures and social purposes of text types studied in class

  Elaborations

  • understanding a range of school texts, such as a practical report, a review, a research project
  • discussing the purpose of individual features of a text, for example headings in a pamphlet or images on a website
  • using modelled metalanguage to name and describe features of texts

  VCEALA702 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL734

  Create, edit and navigate simple digital texts

  Elaborations

  • creating a small range of digital texts, including documents, slides, tables and simple graphs
  • formatting texts simply, for example using font styles, text alignment, dot points
  • reading menus or links in order to navigate a website

  VCEALL734 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL451

  Create, edit and navigate a simple digital text, including visual, multimodal and interactive texts

  Elaborations

  • editing texts in simple ways, including deleting or inserting letters, words, punctuation and symbols
  • recognising icons used for common functions, such as search, download or print
  • reading menus or links in order to navigate a website

  VCEALL451 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA117

  Understand that the purpose of a text is reflected in its form

  Elaborations

  • identifying texts as factual or fictional, and comparing features such as content, layout, images
  • suggesting the purpose and audience of a range of common text types, such as picture book, supermarket catalogue, website, timetable
  • answering simple questions about the text, such as ‘Would this text be more useful for a parent or a child?’

  VCEALA117 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA573

  Identify the basic purposes and audiences of different print and digital news media texts

  Elaborations

  • categorising texts as fiction and non-fiction
  • suggesting the purpose and audience of a range of common news media texts, such as websites, news reports, opinion columns, persuasive letters
  • recognising the function of features of an instructional text, such as a title, illustrations, imperative verbs

  VCEALA573 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL042

  Recognise and explore different types of texts

  Elaborations

  • identifying and engaging with print and visual texts
  • exploring a small range of simple text types such as recounts, narratives, information reports
  • navigating different types of texts, for example turning the pages of a book, clicking links on a website, finding points of interest on a map

  VCEALL042 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features