Communication	Aspects of language
Stage	Communication	Contextual understanding	Linguistic structures and features	Strategies
BL	BL.1 Communicate verbally and non-verbally in routine social and classroom situations, understanding controlled English supported by its immediate context. Use learned formulas, well-rehearsed patterns and short, simple utterances.	BL.2 Show initial understanding that English changes according to context and audience, and modify own communication in response to others.	BL.3 Understand simplified English, and manipulate own repertoire to make original utterances characterised by simplified language, telegraphic utterances, use of formulas and varying grammatical accuracy.	BL.4 Use some basic communication and learning strategies to participate in everyday social and class routines.
B1	B1.1 Communicate verbally and non-verbally in routine social and classroom situations, understanding controlled English supported by its immediate context. Use learned formulas, well-rehearsed patterns and short, simple utterances.	B1.2 Show initial understanding that English changes according to context and audience, and modify own communication in response to others.	B1.3 Understand simplified English, and manipulate own repertoire to make original utterances characterised by simplified language, telegraphic utterances, use of formulas and varying grammatical accuracy.	B1.4 Use some basic communication and learning strategies to participate in everyday social and class routines.
B2	B2.1 Communicate and learn through English in predictable social and learning situations, understanding some decontextualised English and expressing simple messages in basic English.	B2.2 Demonstrate awareness of aspects of spoken English that are necessary for communicating and learning in a range of school contexts.	B2.3 Respond to controlled spoken English in familiar situations using simplified English with varying grammatical accuracy.	B2.4 Employ basic strategies to sustain and enhance communication in English.
B3	B3.1 Communicate in social and learning situations, conveying information and elaborating on ideas. Understand the essential meaning of unfamiliar topics expressed in familiar spoken English and extract specific information.	B3.2 Demonstrate awareness of basic register requirements of spoken English for a variety of purposes, and in familiar formal and informal situations.	B3.3 Respond to and use the structures and features of English appropriately in an increasing variety of contexts and predictable situations.	B3.4 Access English from a range of oral and written sources, and extend oral skills by incorporating it into own repertoire.

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	Communication	Aspects of language
Stage	Communication	Contextual understanding	Linguistic structures and features	Strategies
BL	BL.1 Share meaning of range of basic reading texts based on simple language structures, familiar vocabulary and familiar contexts.	BL.2 Show understanding that print encodes meaning and that written texts have a structure and a purpose.	BL.3 Show understanding that print conveys consistent meanings through symbols and conventions, recognising some basic features of books and print organisation.	BL.4 Model own reading on shared classroom activities and focus on intonation, repetition and illustrations to enhance understanding and enjoyment of texts.
B1	B1.1 Read with understanding short texts based on simple language structures, well known vocabulary and familiar contexts.	B1.2 Show understanding of the basic purposes of different texts, and bring knowledge about the purposes of reading in the first language to reading in English.	B1.3 Use knowledge of basic conventions of print and text organisation, a developing English sight and oral vocabulary and a developing knowledge of English features to read new texts.	B1.4 Use a developing knowledge of English and the way English is represented in print to read and understand simple texts, and to take part in reading activities.
B2	B2.1 Read with understanding controlled familiar and unfamiliar texts containing predictable structures and familiar vocabulary.	B2.2 Demonstrate awareness that the linguistic structure and features of English texts are organised according to purpose.	B2.3 Read and understand simple texts, cueing into basic text organisation and features of English writing.	B2.4 Use a repertoire of strategies to read familiar and basic factual and fictional texts, and to choose new texts to read.
B3	B3.1 Read for a range of purposes and identify main ideas and specific information in classroom texts.	B3.2 Demonstrate some awareness of how information is organised in English texts and identify and compare aspects of texts that are written for the same purpose.	B3.3 Interpret texts, recognising the cohesive devices, connecting ideas and the organisation of information in a text.	B3.4 Integrate a number of strategies to facilitate the reading of new texts.

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	Communication	Aspects of language
Stage	Communication	Contextual understanding	Linguistic structures and features	Strategies
BL	BL.1 Communicate familiar ideas, messages, events and experiences through drawings, copied writing or own writing.	BL.2 Demonstrate early awareness that written texts in English are presented according to certain conventions which change according to context and purpose.	BL.3 Write simple texts using copied or formulaic English, or models based on spoken repertoire, and showing some basic writing conventions.	BL.4 Model own writing on shared writing activities or published texts, and use some basic strategies to convey information in writing.
B1	B1.1 Communicate familiar ideas, events and experiences using their beginning repertoires of spoken and written English, based on classroom models.	B1.2 Demonstrate awareness that information can be presented in different ways in written English.	B1.3 Write simple coherent texts which incorporate features of oral English and some of the structures of basic written texts.	B1.4 Create simple texts that fulfil basic writing tasks, following models, and use a range of strategies to find and spell new words, and to check on accuracy of the text.
B2	B2.1 Communicate on a number of familiar topics through writing simple creative and informational texts in response to classroom demands.	B2.2 Recognise that certain text types and features are associated with different purposes and audiences.	B2.3 Write simple organised texts demonstrating a developing use of specific vocabulary and simple sentence structures.	B2.4 Draw on a developing knowledge of the writing process to plan, write and redraft texts.
B3	B3.1 Communicate for a range of purposes on a variety of familiar topics, using a basic repertoire of text types.	B3.2 Demonstrate an awareness of how effective writing is tailored to the purpose, requirements of the topic and the needs of the reader.	B3.3 Write texts for a variety of purposes demonstrating some overall cohesion and coherence.	B3.4 Make use of discussion and reflection to enhance the writing process.