Speaking and Listening

	Texts	Aspects of language
Level		Contextual understanding	Linguistic structures and features	Strategies
1	1.1 Listen to and produce brief spoken texts that deal with familiar ideas and information.	1.2 Use speaking and listening appropriately for classroom situations.	1.3 Use some basic linguistic structures and features when speaking or listening in a variety of classroom situations.	1.4 Self-correct to clarify meaning, listen actively and respond appropriately in a variety of classroom situations.
2	2.1 Listen to and produce predictable spoken texts that deal with familiar ideas and information.	2.2 Vary speaking and listening for familiar situations.	2.3 Identify and use some of the linguistic structures and features of predictable spoken texts.	2.4 Use questioning and comments to expand or clarify ideas.
3	3.1 Listen to and produce a small range of spoken texts that deal with familiar ideas and information.	3.2 Vary speaking and listening for a small range of contexts, purposes and audiences.	3.3 Identify and use basic linguistic structures and features of a small range of spoken text types.	3.4 Identify and use several strategies for assisting spoken communication.
4	4.1 Listen to and produce a range of spoken texts that deal with some unfamiliar ideas and information.	4.2 Listen critically, commenting on context, and adjust own speaking for different purposes, situations and audience expectations.	4.3 Identify and control the major linguistic structures and features of a range of spoken texts.	4.4 Identify strategies for adjusting communication and use these appropriately.
5	5.1 Listen to and produce a range of spoken texts dealing with some challenging themes and issues.	5.2 Discuss critically the spoken language use of others and select, prepare and present spoken texts for specified purposes and audiences.	5.3 Identify and control some linguistic structures and features of a range of spoken texts that enable speakers to influence audiences.	5.4 Identify and use a range of strategies to influence an audience.
6	6.1 Listen to and produce a range of spoken texts to examine different perspectives on complex themes and issues.	6.2 Compare and contrast the use of language in spoken texts that present different perspectives on complex themes and issues.	6.3 Identify and control the linguistic structures and features of a range of spoken texts to present complex themes and issues.	6.4 Evaluate the strategies used by others to enhance presentation of spoken texts and select and use them appropriately.
6 ext.	6.1 ext. Listen to and produce a range of spoken texts in situations characterised by complexity of purpose, procedure and subject matter.	6.2 ext. Analyse critically the relationship between texts, contexts, speakers and listeners in a range of situations.	6.3 ext. Use the structures and features of spoken language to deal with complex subject matter in a range of situations.	6.4 ext. Draw on a range of strategies to listen to and present spoken texts that deal with complex subject matter.

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Reading

	Texts	Aspects of language
Level		Contextual understanding	Linguistic structures and features	Strategies
1	1.5 Read and respond to simple texts with familiar content and predominantly oral language structures.	1.6 Compare experience and knowledge with information and ideas in texts.	1.7 Use some basic linguistic structures and features when reading.	1.8 Use a range of sources of information to make meaning from texts.
2	2.5(a) Read and respond to short texts with familiar ideas, information and vocabulary, predictable structures and frequent illustrations. 2.5(b) Read and respond to short texts with familiar ideas and information, a small proportion of unfamiliar vocabulary and low-level support from illustrations.	2.6(a) Identify the ways in which texts are constructed by authors and others. 2.6(b) Distinguish between texts that represent real and imaginary experiences.	2.7(a) Identify the linguistic structures and features of short texts with familiar ideas and information. 2.7(b) Identify and describe the linguistic structures and features of short texts with familiar ideas and information.	2.8(a) Use basic strategies for selecting and interpreting texts. 2.8(b) Use and discuss basic strategies for selecting and interpreting texts.
3	3.5(a) Read and respond to a small range of texts with familiar ideas and information and some unfamiliar vocabulary and textual features. 3.5(b) Read and respond to a small range of texts with some unfamiliar ideas and information, vocabulary and textual features.	3.6(a) Identify the meaning of simple symbolic representations in texts. 3.6(b) Identify simple symbolic representations and stereotypes in texts and explain their purpose and meaning.	3.7(a) Identify and describe the linguistic structures and features of a small range of texts. 3.7(b) Use knowledge of the linguistic structures and features of a small range of texts to construct meaning.	3.8(a) Use several strategies for selecting resources and finding information in texts. 3.8(b) Use several strategies for selecting resources and locating and recording key information found in texts.
4	4.5 Read and interpret a range of texts containing some unfamiliar ideas and information.	4.6 Explain how texts are constructed for particular purposes and audiences.	4.7 Use knowledge of linguistic structures and features to explain the construction of a range of texts.	4.8 Use a range of strategies for selecting resources and interpreting key information and ideas found in a number of texts.
5	5.5 Read and justify interpretation of a range of texts that present some challenging themes and issues.	5.6 Explain possible reasons for different interpretations of a text.	5.7 Explain how specific features of language use affect readers' interpretation of texts.	5.8 Use strategies to select resources, locate, interpret and synthesise key information and ideas from a range of texts.
6	6.5 Read a range of texts and use them to discuss different perspectives on complex themes and issues.	6.6 Explain how texts are shaped by the time, place and cultural setting in which they are created.	6.7 Compare the linguistic structures and features of different texts, analysing the demands, limitations and advantages of each.	6.8 Apply strategies to support understanding of dense or extended texts.
6 ext.	6.5 ext. Read a range of texts, including those characterised by complexity of construction and subject matter, and justify interpretation with detailed and well-chosen evidence from the texts.	6.6 ext. Develop and justify detailed interpretations of texts, taking into account the context in which they were constructed.	6.7 ext. Evaluate the impact of techniques intended to shape an audience's reaction to texts.	6.8 ext. Draw on strategies that enable detailed critical evaluation of texts with multiple levels of meaning.

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Writing

	Texts	Aspects of language
Level		Contextual understanding	Linguistic structures and features	Strategies
1	1.9 Produce simple written texts that convey an idea or message.	1.10 Identify the purpose of own and others' writing.	1.11 Use conventional written symbols for expressing ideas and information.	1.12 Use a range of ways to record ideas and information.
2	2.9 Write short sequenced texts that include some related ideas about familiar topics.	2.10 Explain the purpose and audience of own and others' writing.	2.11 Identify and use some basic linguistic structures and features of written language so that writing can be readily understood by others.	2.12 Use basic strategies to plan, compose and revise texts.
3	3.9 Write texts that convey intended ideas and information, using a small range of text types.	3.10 Select an appropriate text type to write for a particular purpose and audience.	3.11 Identify and use basic linguistic structures and features of written language in a small range of texts.	3.12 Use a small range of strategies to plan, compose and revise texts.
4	4.9 Use a range of text types to write about some unfamiliar ideas and information, providing supporting detail.	4.10 Select an appropriate text type to write for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences.	4.11 Control the linguistic structures and features of a range of written texts.	4.12 Use a range of strategies to plan, compose, revise and edit texts dealing with some unfamiliar ideas and information.
5	5.9 Use a range of text types to write about some challenging themes and issues in writing.	5.10 Adjust writing for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences.	5.11 Identify and control the linguistic structures and features of written texts that present some challenging themes and issues.	5.12 Use a range of strategies to plan, compose, revise and edit texts that present some challenging themes and issues.
6	6.9 Use a range of text types to convey detailed information and discuss different perspectives on complex themes and issues in writing.	6.10 Identify the characteristics and expectations of particular audiences and accommodate or resist these expectations when writing.	6.11 Identify and control the linguistic structures and features of written texts designed to present different perspectives on complex themes and issues.	6.12 Use a range of strategies to plan, compose, revise and edit texts that examine different perspectives on complex themes and issues.
6 ext.	6.9 ext. Write a range of texts characterised by complexity of purpose and abstract subject matter.	6.10 ext. Make critical choices of text type, subject matter and language to suit writing for specific purposes and audiences.	6.11 ext. Identify and control the linguistic structures and features of written texts characterised by complexity of purpose and abstract subject matter.	6.12 ext. Use a range of strategies to plan, compose, revise and edit texts dealing with complex and abstract subject matter.