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Resource Talking and Listening Reading Writing

On-screen 1

Jungle Story Kitby Helen Watts (Oral storytelling)

Level 1 – Use basic vocabulary. Sequence words and ideas. Convey simple meaning. Listen to what is being told or said to them by others and respond appropriately.Level 2 – Show willingness to talk and listen. Use appropriate vocabulary to express ideas and understanding. Begin to organise their ideas and vary use of register. Talk includes relevant detail.Level 3 – Listen with increasing concentration. Begin to vary use of register and detail for needs of audience.

Level 1 – Listen and respond to text with enjoyment and understanding. Show awareness that print and pictures carry meaning. Recognise letters, words and phrases. Level 2 – Read with some independence and understanding.Level 3 – Read aloud with some fl uency.

Level 1 – Convey meaning using pictures, symbols, words, phrases and simple sentences.Level 2 – Compose with help, revealing separate ideas. Use simple structure, organisation. Use complete sentences.Level 3 – Compose with some independence. Show sense of structure appropriate to writing form. Plan work in collaboration with the teacher and peers.

On-screen 2

Game 1 – How will it end?by Bev Long, Judith Mason and Kay Clifford(Compound sentences game)

Level 1 – Use basic vocabulary. Sequence words and ideas. Convey simple meaning.Level 2 – Use appropriate vocabulary to express ideas and understanding.Level 3 – Contribute to discussion.

Level 1 – Show awareness that print and pictures carry meaning. Recognise letters, words and phrases. Level 2 – Read with some independence and understanding. Make simple predictions.Level 3 – Read aloud with some fl uency.

Level 1 – Convey meaning using pictures, symbols, words, phrases and simple sentences.Level 2 – Compose with help, revealing separate ideas. Use simple structure, organisation. Use complete sentences.Level 3 – Compose with some independence.

Poster 1

Party Animalsby Tony Mitton(Rhyming text)

Level 1 – Use basic vocabulary. Sequence words and ideas. Convey simple meaning. Listen to what is being told or said to them by others and respond appropriately.Level 2 – Show willingness to talk and listen. Engage in conversation. Use appropriate vocabulary to express ideas and understanding. Begin to vary use of register. Talk includes relevant detail.Level 3 – Listen with increasing concentration. Begin to vary use of register and detail for needs of audience. Contribute to discussion.

Level 1 – Listen and respond to text with enjoyment and understanding. Show awareness that print and pictures carry meaning. Recognise letters, words and phrases.Level 2 – Read with some independence and understanding. Make simple predictions. Use a range of strategies (phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual) to identify unfamiliar words. Level 3 – Read aloud with some fl uency. Show some independence in using a range of strategies to identify unfamiliar words. Contribute to discussion, ask questions and show understanding of main points. Begin to use inference and deduction.

Level 1 – Convey meaning using pictures, symbols, words, phrases and simple sentences. Show some control over size, shape and orientation of letters.Level 2 – Compose with help. Use simple structure, organisation. Use complete sentences. Common and familiar words spelled in a recognisable way or are phonetically plausible. Use upper and lower case letters.Level 3 – Compose with some independence. Show sense of structure appropriate to writing form. Plan work in collaboration with the teacher and peers. Spell familiar and important words correctly. Punctuate sentences independently with basic accuracy. Handwriting is accurately formed and consistent in size.

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Ages 5 to 7Northern Ireland Curriculumfor English – Attainment Targets covered in this issue

Resource Talking and Listening Reading Writing

Poster 2

Game 2 –Walking round the jungleby Kay Clifford (Sentence beginnings and endings game)

Level 1 – Use basic vocabulary. Sequence words and ideas. Convey simple meaning. Listen to what is being told or said to them by others and respond appropriately.Level 2 – Show willingness to talk and listen. Use appropriate vocabulary to express ideas.Level 3 – Listen with increasing concentration. Contribute to discussion.

Level 1 – Show awareness that print and pictures carry meaning. Recognise letters, words and phrases.Level 2 – Read with some independence and understanding.

Level 1 – Convey meaning using simple sentences. Show some control over size, shape and orientation of letters.Level 2 – Use complete sentences. Spell common and familiar words in a recognisable way or in a way which is phonetically plausible. Use upper and lower case letters.Level 3 – Spell familiar and important words correctly. Punctuate sentences correctly. Handwriting is accurately formed and consistent in size.

Leafl et 1

A Lazy Day by the Riverbankby Bev Long(Animal story)

Level 1 – Use basic vocabulary. Sequence words and ideas. Convey simple meaning. Listen to what is being told or said to them by others and respond appropriately.Level 2 – Show willingness to talk and listen. Use appropriate vocabulary to express ideas and understanding. Begin to organise ideas and vary use of register. Talk includes relevant detail.Level 3 – Listen with increasing concentration. Contribute to discussion, ask questions and show understanding of main points. Vary use of register.

Level 1 – Listen and respond to text with enjoyment and understanding. Show awareness that print and pictures carry meaning. Recognise letters, words and phrases. Level 2 – Read both silently and aloud. Read with some independence and understanding. Make simple predictions. Use a range of strategies (phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual) to identify unfamiliar words.Level 3 – Read aloud with some fl uency. Show some independence in using a range of strategies to identify unfamiliar words. Recognise some of the main points and can select information to support what they say. Begin to use inference and deduction to explore and appreciate meaning.

Level 1 – Convey meaning using pictures, symbols, words and phrases and simple sentences. Show some control over size, shape and orientation of letters.Level 2 – Compose with help. Show simple structure and organisation, using complete sentences. Spell common and familiar words in a recognisable way or in a way which is phonetically plausible. Use upper and lower case letters.Level 3 – Compose with some independence. Show sense of structure appropriate to form. Plan work in collaboration with teacher and/or peers. Spell familiar and important words correctly. Punctuate sentences with basic accuracy. Handwriting is accurately formed and consistent in size.

Leafl et 2

Rainforestsby Judith Mason,(Non-chronological information text)

Level 1 – Use basic vocabulary. Sequence words and ideas. Convey simple meaning. Listen to what is being told or said to them by others.Level 2 – Engage in conversation. Show willingness to talk and listen. Use appropriate vocabulary to express ideas and understanding. Talk includes relevant detail.Level 3 – Listen with increasing concentration. Contribute to discussion, ask questions and show understanding of main points.

Level 1 – Listen and respond to text with enjoyment and understanding. Show awareness that print and pictures carry meaning. Recognise letters, words and phrases. Level 2 – Read both silently and aloud. Read with some independence and understanding. Use a range of strategies (phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual) to identify unfamiliar words. Demonstrate some alphabet knowledge in using personal word books and simple dictionaries and reference materials.Level 3 – Read aloud with some fl uency. Show some independence in using a range of strategies to identify unfamiliar words. Read silently and show understanding. Recognise some of the main points and can select information to support what they say. Use knowledge of alphabet to locate books and fi nd information.

Level 1 – Convey meaning using words and phrases and simple sentences. Show some control over size, shape and orientation of letters.Level 2 – Compose with help. Show simple structure and organisation, using complete sentences. Spell common and familiar words in a recognisable way or in a way which is phonetically plausible. Use upper and lower case letters.Level 3 – Compose with some independence. Show sense of structure appropriate to form. Include supporting detail to make meaning clear. Plan work in collaboration with teacher and/or peers. Spell familiar and important words correctly. Punctuate sentences with basic accuracy. Handwriting is accurately formed and consistent in size.

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