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• VCEALL282

  Use some of the terminology of reading

  Elaborations

  • understanding terminology such as ‘author’, ‘title’, ‘letter’, ‘word’, ‘sentence’
  • identifying features of a text in answer to questions such as ‘Who is the author of this book?’

  VCEALL282 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA059

  Respond to the terms ‘writing’ and ‘drawing’ appropriately

  Elaborations

  • following instructions to write or draw, such as ‘Write your name’, ‘Draw a face’
  • understanding that English writing consists of words formed by letters, and sentences comprising words

  VCEALA059 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL651

  Self-correct pronunciation when reading aloud

  Elaborations

  • applying knowledge of less common sounds and words with similar letter patterns to alter pronunciation
  • seeking assistance from speech partners to re-pronounce words

  VCEALL651 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL371

  Self-correct pronunciation

  Elaborations

  • applying knowledge of less common sounds and words with similar letter patterns to alter pronunciation
  • seeking assistance from speech partners to re-pronounce words

  VCEALL371 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA068

  Understand some terminology of writing in English and/or home language

  Elaborations

  • understanding some terminology of writing, such as ‘word’, ‘letter’, ‘sentence’, ‘space’, ‘full stop’
  • following simple instructions using writing terminology, for example ‘Write in capital letters’, ‘Leave a line in between’

  VCEALA068 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC508

  Develop basic digital technology skills that support reading of digital texts

  Elaborations

  • locating letters on a keyboard
  • typing letters and words, copying from a print text
  • following step-by-step instructions to navigate a digital text using menu items or links

  VCEALC508 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALA659

  Access new words from bilingual dictionaries or word lists

  Elaborations

  • consulting resources such as bilingual dictionaries, charts, word lists, online tools or peers and the teacher to find new words, or to check spelling and meaning
  • recording new words from texts or interactions in a vocabulary list that includes English, home language and other details such as meaning or phonetic pronunciation

  VCEALA659 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL343

  Use clear pronunciation for common words and learnt key topic words

  Elaborations

  • attending to pronunciation and making adjustments based on the reaction of listeners or direct feedback
  • accurately pronouncing common words and learnt words used in interpersonal interactions, classroom situations and content learning

  VCEALL343 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA196

  Use simple dictionaries and word charts

  Elaborations

  • referring to picture dictionaries or bilingual dictionaries in the classroom to check meaning or spelling
  • using words from classroom vocabulary charts when speaking or writing

  VCEALA196 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA040

  Use simple dictionaries and word charts

  Elaborations

  • referring to picture dictionaries or bilingual dictionaries in the classroom to check meaning or spelling
  • using words from classroom vocabulary charts when speaking or writing
  • keeping copies of vocabulary charts that include images, English and home language

  VCEALA040 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALL712

  Identify thematic groupings of words in a text

  Elaborations

  • grouping or classifying words with the same topic, theme or function, such as ‘gravity’, ‘pull’, ‘force’
  • tracing word chains that refer to a particular idea in a text, for example ‘Junk food contains harmful additives. Salt can cause heart problems, while sugar is linked to diabetes’
  • organising related words to show their relationships, for example in a word cline, on a word map

  VCEALL712 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL664

  Use mostly standard word order

  Elaborations

  • constructing short sentences with standard word order
  • writing different sentence types in appropriate contexts, for example statements to answer questions, commands in instructional texts

  VCEALL664 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL206

  Recognise some common words or phrases

  Elaborations

  • recognising and reading personally significant words, such as own name on charts, book labels, name tags
  • recognising common words and phrases from familiar charts, labels and books

  VCEALL206 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL519

  Recognise some familiar words or phrases

  Elaborations

  • recognising words and phrases displayed in the classroom, such as words on charts, labels, books, posters, signs, notices
  • following instructions on simple signs such as ‘Line up here’ or ‘No running’
  • matching illustrations to familiar words or phrases in a text

  VCEALL519 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL449

  Read on when encountering unfamiliar words

  Elaborations

  • reading on to support fluency and to help deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words
  • returning to unfamiliar words later to check meaning and pronunciation

  VCEALL449 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL182

  Use comprehensible pronunciation for familiar words

  Elaborations

  • imitating and rehearsing pronunciation for familiar and commonly used words
  • accurately pronouncing a small range of familiar words, including personal language, classroom language and some basic topic vocabulary

  VCEALL182 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL286

  Read some familiar words and phrases

  Elaborations

  • using previous knowledge to read familiar words and phrases in unfamiliar texts, such as words from a high-frequency word list and sentence starters such as ‘Once upon a time …’ and ‘Today is …’

  VCEALL286 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL203

  Sequence words to make simple sentences

  Elaborations

  • putting a jumbled sentence from a familiar text into the correct order

  VCEALL203 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL048

  Recognise some familiar words in context

  Elaborations

  • recognising some familiar, personally significant words in context, such as own name on a list, peers’ names on labels, days of the week
  • identifying some familiar vocabulary (mainly content words) in a supported context, such as shared reading or teacher-led discussion

  VCEALL048 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALA147

  Show interest in patterns of spelling

  Elaborations

  • asking how to write new words
  • noticing similar spelling patterns, for example words that contain the same letter combinations, such as ‘find’ and ‘finger’; ‘air’ and ‘chair’
  • comparing words in English with home language forms and meanings

  VCEALA147 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness