FrameworkforLiteracyImportantInformation

& UserGuide

Early

• Purpose

• Trackers

• SupportingGuidance

• TrackerPointstoConsider

• MakingLinks

• Progression

• DefinitionofTexts

LiteracyforAllFramework- Purpose

TheGCCLiteracyforAllframeworkhasbeendesignedtotakefullcognisanceoftheintentionsandaspirationswithinCurriculumforExcellenceLiteracyandEnglishframework.Inaddition,itmakesclearlinkswithCfE benchmarksinordertohighlightendoflevelstandardsandtosupportteacherjudgementastoachievementofalevel.

TheLiteracyforAllFrameworkiscomprisedoftwocoreaspects:

Detailedexplorationofthecoreaspectscanbefoundonsubsequentpages

ItisintendedthattheLfA frameworkisusedto:

• Indicateprogressionwithinaswellasacrosslevelsbyaccuratelyhighlightingtheknowledge,skillsandunderstandingrequiredtobecomealiteratelearnerateachstageofachild’sCfE journey(includingatkeytransitionpoints)

• Ensureconsistencyoflearnerexperiencewithinandacrossestablishments• Supportandaugmentexistingplanningstructures• Supportpractitionerknowledgeandunderstanding• HelptrackbreadthofcoverageofCfE LiteracyandEnglish• Supporttrackingofprogressleadingtorobustpractitionerjudgement• Assistinimplementationofthemoderationcycle• AidpractitionersinmakinglinksthroughoutLiteracyandEnglishandacrossothercurricularareas

Trackers SupportingGuidance

Trackers– Overview

• TherearetrackersforeachCfE level– Early,FirstandSecond

• WithineachleveltherearetrackersforeachareaofLiteracyandEnglish–Reading,WritingandListeningandTalking

• EarlyLevel– TrackersOneandTwo

• FirstLevel– TrackersOne,TwoandThree

• SecondLevel– TrackersOne,TwoandThree

CfELevel

Trackerrelevanttoprogressstagethroughlevel

AspectofLiteracyandEnglish

Tracker

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Trackers– Overviewcontinued

AspectofCfELiteracyand

English

LinkstoExperiencesand

Outcomes

Linkstoclickforsupportingguidance

CfELevel Stageofprogressionthroughlevel

LiteracyandEnglishOrganisers

Backtocontents

SupportingGuidance– ImportantPoints

Clickingonahyperlinkedorganiser,e.g.‘EnjoymentandChoice’willtakeyoutousefulfurtherexplanationoftheprogressionpoints.Youwillalsobeguidedastobarrierstolearning,digitallearningandlinkswithinLiteracyandEnglishandacrossothercurricularareas.Inaddition,therearelinkstousefulresourcesandnotemadeofthelevelandorganiserappropriatebenchmark/s. Nextslide

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SupportingGuidance– ImportantPoints

• Someorganisers,e.g.‘ToolsforReading’havehyperlinkedsubsets,e.g.sightvocabulary

• Theselinkstosupportingguidancewillbeparticularlyusefulwheresomeorganisersrequiregreaterdetailofunderstanding

• Someofthemoretechnicaltermssuchas‘grapheme’or‘syntax’willbeexplainedinthesupportingguidance

Itisimportantthatsupportingguidanceisreferredto,particularlywhen

practitionersmaybeunsureofhowtheprogressiontranslatesintolearningand

teachinginpractice.

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Trackers– PointstoConsider

• ThetrackersassistintrackingprogresswithinaCfE level.NotallchildrenwillbeatthesameCfE levelwithinaclass,andnotallchildrenwhoareworkingatthesamelevelwillbeprogressingthroughthesametracker

• Allprogressionpointsshouldbecoveredwithinayear,e.g.aP2childwhoisontrackmaycoverallofFirstLevelTrackerOne– thisgoesalongsideCfE guidancethatallLiteracyExperiencesandOutcomesshouldbetaughteachyearinordertoachievebreadth,challengeandapplication

• Trackersshouldnotbeusedinisolation– oftenitwillbeusefultolookbackwardsandforwardsinordertoidentifygapsandnextsteps

Trackers– MakingLinks

Itisimportantthattoensurebreadth,challengeandapplicationtherearenumerousopportunitiesgivenforchildrentodevelopskills.Theframeworkaspects(reading,writingandlisteningandtalking)havebeenpresentedseparately,inlinewiththepresentationofLiteracyandEnglishinCfE.However,thethreeaspectsinterlinknaturallyinmanyplacesandpractitionersshouldmaketheselinkswherepossibleand‘bundle’ExperiencesandOutcomes.Linkswithrelevantexperiencesandoutcomeshavebeenmadeonthe‘SupportingGuidance’pages.Forexample,makingnotesappearsinreadingandwritingastheskillscanbeintegrated.YouwillnoticethatsomeofthelinkstoExperiencesandOutcomesstartwith‘ENG’andsomestartwith‘LIT’.Thoselabelled‘LIT’areEsandOsthattransferintoarangeoflearningandlifeskills.Literacyistheresponsibilityofall,andisclearlynotedinCfEguidancethattheskillswithinthe‘LIT’EsandOsshouldbepractisedinavarietyofbothfamiliarandunfamiliarcontexts.Crucially,linksshouldbemadeacrossthecurriculumandthisissignpostedinthe‘SupportingGuidance’pages.

LinkswithotheraspectsofLiteracy

Remindertolinklearninginothercurricularareas

Trackers– Progression

Moredetailedguidanceonprogressionwillbeprovidedthroughatrainingpackageandlinkstothiswillbemadeaccessiblethroughtheframework.

Pleasenotethefollowinghighlights:

TheLiteracyforAlltrackershavenot,forobviousreasons,beendesignedinexactlythesamewayastheGlasgowCountstrackers.ProgressioninLiteracyisnotstrictlylinear.Forexample,inNumeracyitmaybethecasethattoprogressinunderstandingoffractionsachildstartsbyexploringhalvesbeforemovingontotheconceptofquarters.ForsomeoftheLiteracypathwaysinthetracker,thisprogressionapplies,e.g.inToolsforReadingchildrenneedtohavephonologicalandphonemicawarenessbeforetheycanreadaloudwithconfidenceandexpression.However,inFindingandUsingInformationforexamplethepathwaysstartbylookingatfeaturesofnonfictiontexts,thenthenextboxlooksatfeaturesoffictiontexts.Thesedon’thavetobedoneinanyparticularorderandwillcomedowntoprofessionaljudgementandresponsiveness.

TheCfEPrinciplesandPracticepaperclearlysetsoutthatprogressioninLiteracywillinvolvefourkeyaspects:thecomplexityoftexts,continuousbuildingandconsolidation,applicationandthedegreeofindependence exhibitedbychildren.Theseaspectsshouldberecognisedalongsidetheprogressionstepsoutlinedinthetrackers.Thetrackersthemselvesrefertocomplexityandindependencebyusingphrasessuchas‘withincreasingindependence’and‘increasinglycomplextexts’.Theyalsobuildonandconsolidatepriorlearning,andrefertoapplication.

ItisworthwhiletonotethatattimesprogressionwithinlevelswillbesubtleinordertoreflecttheintendedpaceoftheCfEjourneyandtoreflectthebuilding,consolidatingandapplyingofskills.

EarlyLevelTracker1Re

ading

Enjoyment&Choice

LIT0-01aLIT0-11aLIT0-20aLIT0-01b

Becomeincreasinglyawarethattherearedifferenttypesoftextse.g.stories,nonfiction

Withsupport,starttoselecttextsthatcanbeexploredforenjoyment

With support,discussastorythroughillustrations

andsharelikesanddislikes

Begintodevelopvocabularythroughlisteningtoandexploringdifferenttext

forms

Besupportedtoselectappropriate

textswithincollaborativeandplaycontexts

Enjoyexploring and

recitingnurseryrhymes,songsorchants

Generateashortstringofrhymingwords(canbenonsenserhymes)

Enjoyexploring,identifyingandgenerating

rhymeusingfamiliarwordse.g.ownname

Enjoyexploringtherhythmoflanguageandlisteningto

stories readaloudbyreadingrolemodel

Interactwithpredictable,patternedtextsthrough

repetitionofrhyme,refrainandidentify deliberate

mistakes

Begintokeepasteadybeatalongwithfamiliarsongs

andrhymes

Begintodevelopconfidencetoclap outsyllablesinownnameandfamiliar1-3syllablewords

Begintodevelopconfidencewith book

handlingskillse.g.holdingbookcorrectly

Begintobecomeawarethatprintconveysmeaning

ToolsforReading

ENG0-12aLIT0-13aLIT0-21a

Can recogniseownnameandsomeotherfamiliarwordsasappropriate

With supportcanaurallyidentifymostfamiliarinitialsoundsstartingwithown

nameandfriends’names

Withsupport begintogeneratesomewordswithsameinitialsound

Begintorecognise thedifferencebetweenaletterandaword

Begintouseknowledgeofsounds,patternsandwordshapestorecognisesomewordsandsomesoundswithinwords

Begintousecontextcluessuchasillustrationstosupport understandingofstories.

Begintobeawareofsomebasicpunctuationwhensharing astory

Understanding Analysing

andEvaluatingLIT0-07aENG0-17aLIT0-16aLIT0-19a

Exploreanddiscussfeaturessuch astitle,author,blurb,illustratorandpictures

Discussthebasicdifferencesbetweenfictionandnonfictionandbegintodevelop

understanding

With support,usewhatisknownalreadyaboutsubject

andtexttypetohelpunderstanding

Ask andanswersimpleopenendedquestionsabouteventsandideasina

text

Useknowledge offamiliarpatternsandanswerquestionstohelppredictwhatwillhappen

next

Shares thoughtsandfeelingaboutstoriesandothertextsduringandafter

reading

Contribute todiscussionaboutevents,charactersandideasrelevanttothetextandbegintomakesomelinks

withownexperiencesandothertexts

Retell familiar storiesindifferentwaye.g.roleplay,puppetsanddrawings

Finding&Using

Information

LIT0-14a

Identifysomefamiliarprintfromenvironment

Begintoshowanawarenessoffeaturesoffictionandnonfictiontextswhenchoosingtextsforaparticular purpose

Withsupport,findinformationinatexttolearnnewthings

Begintoanswersimpleopenendedquestionsaboutwhathasbeenexplicitlystatedin

specificsectionsofnon-fictiontexts

Retellsomekeyevents fromafamiliarstory

EarlyLevelTracker2Re

ading

Enjoyment&Choice

LIT0-01aLIT0-11aLIT0-20aLIT0-01b

Becomeincreasinglyawarethattherearedifferenttypesoftextse.g.stories,nonfiction

Withsupport,starttoselecttextsthatcanbeexploredforenjoyment

Beencouragedtosharetextpreferenceswithothers,e.g.likesanddislikes,favouritestoryand

givesimplereasonsforpreference

Begintodevelopvocabularythroughlisteningtoand

exploringdifferenttextforms

Beguidedtoselectappropriatetextswithincollaborativeand

playcontexts

Enjoyexploring,identifyingandgeneratingrhyme

Clapoutsyllablesinownnameandinfamiliaroneto

threesyllablewords

Enjoyexploringtherhythmoflanguagefoundintextsand

listeningtostories readaloudbyreadingrolemodel

Interactwithpredictable,patternedtextsthroughrepetitionofrhyme,

refrainetc

Begintodevelopconfidencewith bookhandlingskillse.g.holdingbookcorrectly,

printdirectionalityandmimicreadinghabits Becomeincreasinglyawarethatprintconveysmeaning

ToolsforReading

ENG0-12aLIT0-13aLIT0-21a

Withsupport,buildabankofsightvocabulary– corevocabulary,

commonwordsandsubjectspecificvocabulary

Recogniseandgeneratewordswiththesameinitialsoundsandidentify

soundswithinwords

Recogniseallinitialsoundsandblendtodecodeallthroughthewordwithsupport

Recogniseandusesomevoweldigraphs

todecode

Recogniseanduse someconsonantdigraphsto

decode

With support,makelinkswithknownpatternsandrhymestrings,

e.g.ot,ut,ing

Sight vocab Breakorchunkupmorecomplexwordsintomanageable

parts/syllables

Becomeawareoftheterms‘consonant’and‘vowel’andmay

useinplayactivities

Recognisethedifferencebetweenletters,letternames,sounds,wordsandsentences

Begintousecontextcluestosupportreadingofunfamiliarandphoneticallyirregularwords

Phonics

ContextcluesRecognisethatasentenceis

somethingthatmakes senseonitsown

Recognisebasicpunctuationandexploreeffectswhenreading

aloud

Begintoexplorehowadddescription

Begintoexploretheuse ofsimpleconjunctionsin

sentences

With guidance,puttogetherknowledgeoftoolsforreading

toreadwithincreasingconfidence

Starttoself-correctusingvisual,syntaxand

meaningcuesPunctuation&Grammar

UnderstandingAnalysingandEvaluatingLIT0-07aENG0-17aLIT0-16aLIT0-19a

BuildconfidenceinselectingandusingReadingToolstohelp

makesenseofatext

Exploreandidentifyfeaturessuch astitle,

author,blurb,illustratorandpictures

Begintounderstandthebasicdifferencesbetweenfictionand

nonfiction

With support,usewhatisknownalreadyaboutsubject

andtexttypetohelpunderstanding

Askquestionstofindoutmoreand tohelpwhennotsurewhatsomethingmeans

Useknowledgeoffamiliarpatternsandtextstofindoutorpredictwhatwillhappennext

Communicatelikesanddislikesduringandafterreading

Begintodiscusscharacter,settingandstoryfromfictiontextsandbegintomakelinkswithown

experiences

Answer simpleopenendedquestionsafterreadingto

demonstratecomprehension

Completesimpleclosereadingtaskswithsupporttodemonstrate

comprehension

Finding&Using

Information

LIT0-14a

Identifysomefamiliarprintfromenvironmentanduse

phonemicandwordrecognitionstrategiestoexplorelessfamiliarprint

Withsupport,recognisesomesimplefeaturesof

fictiontexts,e.g.illustrations,chapters,

rhymes

Withsupport,recognisesome

simplefeaturesofnonfictiontexts,e.g.

index,photographs

Begintoanswersimpleopenendedquestionsaboutwhathasbeenexplicitlystatedin

specificsectionsofnon-fictiontexts

Beginrecognisethatsometimesinformationispresentedinalphabetical

orderandhowthiscanhelpusfindinformation

Withdirectedsupport,findsimpleinformationfromnon

fictiontexts

Begintousesimplegraphicorganiserstoorganisebasic

information

Usewhathasbeenlearnedfromnon-fictionandfiction

textsduringplayandcollaborativecontexts

Begin toanswersimpleopenendedquestionsaboutwhathasbeen

explicitlystatedinspecificsectionsoffictiontexts

Retellsomeofwhathasbeenfoundoutinastory,e.g.withastorymapthat

hasbeencreatedbyothersWithsupport,createastorymap to

retellastory

ReadingatEarlyLevel

Enjoymentandchoice

– withinamotivatingandchallengingenvironment,developinganawarenessoftherelevanceoftextsinmylife

IenjoyexploringandplayingwiththepatternsandsoundsoflanguageandcanusewhatIlearn.LIT0-01a/LIT0-11a/LIT0-20a

Ienjoyexploringandchoosingstoriesandothertextstowatch,readorlistento,andcansharemy

likesanddislikes.LIT0-01b/LIT0-11b

Toolsforreading

– tohelpmeusetextswithincreasinglycomplexorunfamiliarideas,structuresandvocabularywithinandbeyondmyplaceoflearning

Iexploresounds,lettersandwords,discoveringhowtheyworktogether,andIcanusewhatIlearn

tohelpmeasIreadandwrite.ENG0-12a/LIT0-13a/LIT0-21a

Findingandusinginformation

– whenreadingandusingfictionandnon-fictiontextswithincreasinglycomplexideas,structuresandspecialistvocabulary

Iusesigns,booksorothertextstofindusefulorinterestinginformationandIusethistoplan,make

choicesorlearnnewthings.LIT0-14a

Understanding,analysingandevaluating

– investigatingand/orappreciatingfictionandnon-fictiontextswithincreasinglycomplexideas,structuresandspecialistvocabularyfordifferentpurposes

Ienjoyexploringeventsandcharactersinstoriesandothertexts,sharingmythoughtsindifferentways.LIT0-19a

Tohelpmeunderstandstoriesandothertexts,IaskquestionsandlinkwhatIamlearningwithwhatIalreadyknow.LIT0-07a/LIT0-16a/ENG0-17a

EarlyLevelTracker1Writing-Shared

,Guide

dan

dInde

pend

ent

Enjoyment&ChoiceLIT0-1aLIT0-11aLIT0-20a

Haveopportunitiestowrite,inspiredbywhattheyhavelistenedto,

watchedorread

Exploreavarietyofwritingmaterialsforpurposefulmark

making

Developmarkmakingindifferentcontextsandsharewhatthey

havecreated

Begintoexplorecreatingtextsin

meaningfulcontextsthroughplaybasedand

outdoorlearning

Begintoexploreimitatingwritinglettersandwordsand

usetheprintintheirenvironmentasastimulus

Begintodevelopprideand

confidenceinwritingownname

ToolsforWriting

ENG0-12aLIT0- 13aLIT0-21a/b

Begintobeawarethatwordsandwritinggoinalefttoright

direction

Begintobeawarethatwordsaremadeupofletters

Useavarietyoftoolstomarkmakee.g.sticksandfingersin

thesand

Begintoexplorewritingletters

Withadultscaffoldingparticipatein

collaborativewritingactivities

Developgrossandfinemotorskillsandpencil

control

Useowndrawingstoretellastoryandshowtheirknowledgeofa

text

OrganisingandUsingInformation

LIT0-26a

Withsupport,planbythinkingabout,verbalising,actingout

and/ordrawing whattheywanttowriteabout

Convey ideasthroughplaytoshowunderstandingofreallifepurposesfor

writinge.g.shoppinglists

Begintosharefeelingsandopinionsonstoriesandillustrations

Begintousesignsandlabelsfromtheenvironmentinown

textsanddrawings

Contributetoacollaborativepieceofwriting

CreatingTexts

LIT0-9aENG0-31a

Begintoinventownstoriesandcharactersandsharetheseideaswithothersthroughmarkmaking

andtalk

Begintodescribecharactersandexplain likesanddislikesusingappropriatevocabulary

Begintodescribesettingsandexplainlikesanddislikesusing

appropriatevocabulary

Begintoretellandadaptfamiliarstoriesusingacombinationofdrawingandmarkmaking

Beabletogivemeaningtoowndrawingsandmarkmaking

EarlyLevelTracker2Writing-Shared

,Guide

dan

dInde

pend

ent

Enjoyment&ChoiceLIT0-1aLIT0-11aLIT0-20a

Haveopportunitiestochoosewhattheywanttowriteabout with

support,inspiredbywhattheyhavelistenedto,watchedorread

Enjoyexploring avarietyofengagingmaterialstocreatetexts

oftheirownchoice

Developconfidencebyhavingmarkmaking(progressingtohaveago

writing)valuedandsharewhattheyhavecreatedwithothers

Explorecreatingtextsinmeaningfulcontexts

andinparticularthroughplaybasedandoutdoorlearning

Exploreimitatinglettersandwords anduseprintintheirenvironmentasastimulus

Developprideandownershipbywritingownnamewithconfidence

ToolsforWritingENG0-12aLIT0- 13aLIT0-21a/b

Useknowledgeofinitialsounds/phonemesand

graphemecorrespondencetowriteletters

Usephonemicknowledgetosound outandbreak up

unfamiliarorirregularwordsandapplyto‘haveago’writingwith

increasingconfidence

Withsupport,usetoolssuchasalphabetmatstoassistwithhaveagoandothertypesofwriting

SpellCVCwordswithincreasingconfidenceand

accuracy

Begin toapplywhathasbeenlearnedtospelllongerphoneticallyregularwordswith

increasingaccuracy,e.g.CVCCwords

Withsupport,begintousesomestrategiestospell

appropriatetricky/commonwords

Withsupport,beginto

consolidatewhathasbeenlearnedthroughdifferent

activities

SpellingBecomeincreasinglyconfidentinidentifyingpunctuationintextsandusesomebasic

punctuationtocommunicatemeaning

Begintounderstandthatcapitallettersareusedfordifferent

purposes,e.g.foranameandatthestartofasentence

Becomeincreasinglyawareofhowasentenceisconstructedandconstruct

oneormoreoftheirown

Begintoexploredifferentwaysofstartingsentenceswithsupport

Begintoexploreusingoneormoreconjunctionstovarysentenceswith

supportPunctuation&Grammar

LayoutandPresentation

Developgrossandfinemotorskillsandpencil

control

Developletterformationofbothloweranduppercaseletters

Attempttowritesothatotherscanread

whathasbeencreated,payingattentionto

lettersize,directionalityand

spacing

Begin touseillustrations,diagrams,

labelsetcasappropriate

toenhancewrittentext

Begintouse amixtureofwords,graphicsanddigitaltechnology

withsupporttomakemeaning

Understandthedifferencesbetween

sounds,lettersandwordsandusetoassistinwritingprocess

OrganisingandUsingInformation

LIT0-26a

Withsupport,planbythinkingabout,verbalising,actingoutand/ordrawingwhattheywanttowrite

about

Withsupport,describe avarietyofpurposesfor

writing,e.g.totellsomeonesomething,towritealistetc.

Sequenceanddescribegraphicstoretellevents,personal

experiencesorexplainprocesses

Share informationandwhathasbeenlearnedusingtext

andgraphicsandwithsupport,begintouseheadingstoorganise

information

Sharefeelingsandopinions throughtextandgraphics

Usesignsandlabelsfromtheenvironmentin

owntexts

Begintolinkbasicideasina logical

order

CreatingTexts

LIT0-9bENG0-31a

Imitatefamiliar textsandpatternsanddevelopconfidencetocreate

ownideasforfictiontexts

Describe characters,usingappropriatevocabulary

Describe settings,usingappropriatevocabulary

Usestorymapsorotherillustrationstoretellownandfamiliarstories,usingacombinationoftextand

graphicsasappropriate

Withsupport,begintogiveandreceivesimplebutrelevantfeedback

onhowtoimprove writing

Beabletoascribemeaningto whathasbeencreated

anddiscuss/answerquestionswith

support

WritingatEarlyLevel

Enjoymentandchoice

– withinamotivatingandchallengingenvironment,developinganawarenessoftherelevanceoftextsinmylife

IenjoyexploringandplayingwiththepatternsandsoundsoflanguageandcanusewhatIlearn.

LIT0-01a/LIT0-11a/LIT0-20a

Toolsforwriting

– usingknowledgeoftechnicalaspectstohelpmywritingcommunicateeffectivelywithinandbeyondmyplaceoflearning

Iexploresounds,lettersandwords,discoveringhowtheyworktogether,andIcanusewhatIlearntohelpmeasIreadorwrite.

ENG0-12a/LIT0-13a/LIT0-21a

AsIplayandlearn,Ienjoyexploringinterestingmaterialsforwritinganddifferentwaysofrecordingmyexperiencesandfeelings,ideasandinformation.

LIT0-21b

Organisingandusinginformation

– consideringtextstohelpcreateshortandextendedtextsfordifferentpurposes

Withinrealandimaginarysituations,Ishareexperiencesandfeelings,ideasandinformationinawaythatcommunicatesmymessage.

LIT0-26a

Creatingtexts

– applyingtheelementswhichwritersusetocreatedifferenttypesofshortandextendedtextswithincreasinglycomplexideas,structuresandvocabulary

IenjoyexploringeventsandcharactersinstoriesandothertextsandIusewhatIlearntoinventmyown,sharingthesewithothersinimaginativeways.

LIT0-09b/LIT0-31a

EarlyLevelTracker1Listen

ingan

dTalking

Enjoyment&Choice

LIT0-01a/LIT0-11a/LIT0-20aLIT0-01cLIT0-01b/LIT0-11b

Becomeawarethattherearedifferenttypesoftext.e.g.thosethatcanberead,watchedorlistenedto

Withsupportstarttoselecttextsthatcanbeexploredforenjoyment

Withsupportbeencouragedtosharetextpreferenceswithotherse.g.

favouritestories/filmandgivesimplereasonsforpreference.

Developvocabularythroughlisteningtoandexploringdifferenttextforms

Willtakeopportunities

toselectappropriatetextswithincollaborativeplaycontexts

Enjoyexploringtherhythmoflanguagewhenlisteningtostoriesreadaloudandothertextsthey

watchorlistento

Begintointeractwithpredictablepatternedtextthroughrepetitionofrhyme

andrefrainetc.

Interactwithsongs,rhymesandstoriesandrecitesomewell-knownsongs/rhymes

frommemory

Beginstoengagewithandrespondtotextsusingmeansoftheirchoicee.g.roleplay,puppets,mark

making

Enjoyexploringandidentifyingrhymingwordsandwithsupport,begintocreateastringof

rhymingwords(canbenonsenserhymes)

Canhearandsegmentand

identifythenumberofsyllablesinfamiliarwords

Begintokeepasteadybeatwhenexploring

familiarstories,rhymesandsongs

Begintorecogniseandgeneratewordswiththesameinitialsoundstartingwithownnameandfriends

names

Toolsforlisteningand

talkingLIT0-02a/ENG0-03a

Begintolistentootherswithattentionandgivearesponsebasedonwhat

hasbeensaid

Listenstoandrespondsappropriatelytoothersinarangeofsituationsusingbodylanguageappropriatetoageandstagee.g.

eyecontact

Begintoholdaconversationwith

oneormorepersonsonathemeoftheirownchoosing,

stayingonthemeforashorttime

Begintotaketurnswhenlisteningandtalkinginavarietyofcontexts

Begintodevelopconfidenceinaskingquestionsbasedonwhattheyhaveheard

Begintorespondappropriatelytosomequestionsaboutwhattheyhavesaidand

heard

Canfollowatwopartinstructionsandcangiveasimpleinstructiontootherse.g.when– mixing

paint,bakingandaskquestionstoclarify

FindingandUsing

InformationLIT0-04a

Begintolisten/watchwithconcentrationtofind

usefulinformatione.g.tolearnformavisitorabout

theiroccupation

Talkaboutinformationthat

hasbeeninterestingto

themand/ornewinformation

Begintoaskandanswerquestionstodemonstraterecallofkeyinformation

Describeandshareideas/thoughtsusingwhathasbeenlearnedfromlistening

to/watchingtexts.

Withsupportbegintomakeconnections

betweeninformationlearnedandtheirownexperiencestoexpandonatopicortheme

Beginwithsupporttousenew

vocabularywhentalkingabout

informationtheyhavelearned

Usewhattheyhavelearnedinordertomakesimplechoices

UAELIT0-07a/LIT0-16a/ENG0-17a

Withsupportcandrawonpriorknowledgeandexperiencestomakeconnectionsandtalkaboutarangeof

texts

Withsupportbegintomakepredictionsbasedonpriorknowledgeand

experiencese.g.repetitioninstorylines

Canunderstandandask‘what’,‘where’and‘who’questionstoclarifymeaning

Withsupportcandiscussandanswersomequestionstodemonstrateunderstandingof

whattheyhaveheard

CreatingTexts

LIT0-09aLIT0-09b/LIT0-31aLIT

0-10a

Begintospeakinwell-formedshort

sentencestorelayinformationandusesomedetailtogiveopinions,describefeelings,needsandevents/experiences

Begintousesequentiallanguage(first,next,nowetc.)todescribeorrecount

experiences

Speakclearlymostofthetimeandbegintodevelop

grammaticalaccuracye.g.usingcorrectverb/tense

Throughmodellingdeveloptheuseofarangeof

vocabularyincludingnouns,verbs,adverbs,adjectives,prepositionsandpronounsduringplayandindifferentareasofthecurriculum

Exploreownandfamiliarstoriesthroughplayand

roleplay

Begintoascribemeaningtowhathasbeencreatede.g.

drawingsandmodelsanddiscuss/answerquestionswith

support

Usenewvocabularytowhichtheyhavehadrepetitiveexposureto

EarlyLevelTracker2Listen

ingan

dTalking

Enjoyment

&ChoiceLIT0-01a/LIT0-11a/LIT0-20a

LIT0-01cLIT0-01b/LIT0-11b

Becomeincreasinglyawarethattherearedifferenttypesoftexts

e.g.thosethatcanberead,watchedorlistenedto

Withsupport,starttoselecttextsthatcanbeexploredfor

enjoyment

Beencouragedtosharetextpreferenceswithothers,e.g.likesanddislikes,favouritestory/filmandgive

simplereasonsforpreference

Continuetodevelopvocabularythroughlisteningtoand

exploringdifferenttextforms

Beguidedtoselectappropriatetexts

withincollaborativeandplaycontexts

Enjoyexploringtherhythmoflanguagewhenlisteningtostories readaloudandothertexts

theywatchorlistento

Interactwithpredictable,patternedtextsthroughrepetitionofrhyme,

refrainetc.

Interactconfidentlywithsongs,rhymesandstoriesand

recitesomewell-knownsongs/rhymesfrommemory

Engagewithandrespondtotextsusingmeansof

theirchoice,e.g.roleplay

Enjoyexploring,

identifyingandgeneratingrhyme

Listento,distinguishandidentifysyllablesinfamiliaronetothree

syllablewords

Keepasteadybeatwithincreasing

confidencewhenexploringfamiliarsongsandrhymes

Recogniseandgeneratewordswiththesameinitialsoundsandidentifysoundswithinwords

Toolsforlisteningand

talkingLIT0-02a/ENG0-03a

Listentootherswithincreasingattentionand

givesomerelevantfeedbackonwhathas

beensaid

Demonstratesomeuseofappropriatebodylanguagewhenlisteninginarangeofsituationse.g.eyecontact

Holdaconversationwithoneormorepersonsand

stayonthemeforincreasingamountsof

time

Beencouragedtotaketurnswhenlisteningandtalkingina

varietyofcontexts

Develop confidenceinasking appropriate

questionsatappropriatetimesbasedonwhatothershave

said

Respondappropriat

ely todifferentquestionsabout whattheyhavesaid withincreasingconfidence

Followtwoormorepartinstructionsandgivesimpleinstructionstoothers

Withsupport,talkaboutexperiences,ideasandinformationtoincreasingly wideaudience

FindingandUsingInformati

onLIT0-04a

Listento/watchtextswithincreasing

concentrationandwithan

outcomeinmind,e.g.tolearnfromavisitor abouttheiroccupation

Identifyverballyinformationthat

hasbeenparticularly

interestingtothemand/orinformation

thatisnew

Withsupport,askandanswerquestionstodemonstraterecallofkeyinformation

Usewhat hasbeenlearnedthroughlistening/watchingtoverballydescribe,explain,grouporcomparethingswithsupport

Withsupport,relateinformationlearnedtotheirownexperiencesinordertoexpandonatopicortheme

Beginwithsupporttousesubjectspecificvocabularywhentalkingaboutinformationtheyhaveheard

Usewhattheyhavelistenedtoinordertomakesimplechoices

UAELIT0-07a/LIT0-

16a/ENG0-17a

With support,makelinkswithpriorknowledgeandexperienceto

enhanceunderstandingofarangeoftexts

Withsupport,makepredictionsbasedonpriorknowledgeand

experience,e.g.patternsintexts,subjectmatter

Withsupport,askanincreasingrangeofquestionswiththepurpose

ofclarifyingmeaning

Withsupport,answeranincreasingrangeofquestionstodemonstrateunderstandingof

whathasbeenheard

Begintodevelopopinionsbasedonwhattheyhavelistenedto/watched

CreatingTexts

LIT0-09aLIT0-09b/LIT0-

31aLIT0-10a

Speakinsentencestorelayinformationanduseincreasingdetailtogiveopinions,describefeelings,

needsandevents/experiences

Understandandusesequentiallanguagewithsupporte.g.before,after,next,

yesterday,tomorrowto

recountordescribe

Speakclearlyalmostallofthetimeanddevelopgrammaticalaccuracy,e.g.using correctverb/tense

Developtheuseofarangeofpartsofspeechincludingnouns, verbs,pronounsadjectives,

adverbsandprepositionsduringplayandindifferentareasof

thecurriculum.

Exploreownandfamiliarstoriesthroughplayandusestorymaps,illustrationsorpropstoshare

ownandfamiliarstories

Beabletoascribemeaningto whathasbeencreated

anddiscuss/answerquestionswithsupport

Developanincreasingrangeofvocabularythroughwhattheysee,watchorlistentoandusedifferentstrategieswithsupport tolearnnewwords

ListeningandTalkingatEarlyLevel

Enjoymentandchoice– withinamotivatingandchallengingenvironment,developinganawarenessoftherelevanceoftextsinmylife

Ienjoyexploringandplayingwiththepatternsandsoundsoflanguage,andcanusewhatIlearn.LIT0-01a/LIT0-11a/LIT0-20a

Ienjoyexploringandchoosingstoriesandothertextstowatch,readorlistento,andcansharemylikesanddislikes. LIT0-01b/LIT0-11b

Ienjoyexploringeventsandcharactersinstoriesandothertexts,sharingmythoughtsindifferentways.LIT0-01c

Toolsforlisteningandtalking

– tohelpmewheninteractingorpresentingwithinandbeyondmyplaceoflearning

AsIlistenandtalkindifferentsituations,Iamlearningtotaketurnsandamdevelopingmyawarenessofwhentotalkandwhentolisten.LIT0-02a/ENG0-03a

Findingandusinginformation

– whenlisteningto,watchingandtalkingabouttextswithincreasinglycomplexideas,structuresandspecialistvocabulary

Ilisten orwatchforusefulorinterestinginformationandIusethistomakechoicesorlearnnewthings.LIT0-04a

Understanding,analysingandevaluating

– investigatingand/orappreciatingtextswithincreasinglycomplexideas,structuresandspecialistvocabularyfordifferentpurposes

Tohelpmeunderstandstoriesandothertexts,IaskquestionsandlinkwhatIamlearningwithwhatIalreadyknow. LIT0-07a/LIT0-16a/ENG0-17a

Creatingtexts

– applyingtheelementswhichwritersusetocreatedifferenttypesofshortandextendedtextswithincreasinglycomplexideas,structuresandvocabulary

Withinrealandimaginarysituations,Ishareexperiencesandfeelings,ideasandinformationinawaythatcommunicatesmymessage.LIT 0-09a

IenjoyexploringeventsandcharactersinstoriesandothertextsandIusewhatIlearntoinventmyown,sharingthesewithothersinimaginativeways.LIT0-09b/LIT0-31a

AsIlistenandtakepartinconversationsanddiscussions,IdiscovernewwordsandphraseswhichIusetohelpmeexpressmyideas,thoughtsandfeelings.LIT0-10a

PhonologicalAwareness– KeyMessages

• ThetrackersassistintrackingprogresswithinaCfE levelacrosslisteningandtalking,readingandwriting

• ThetrackerscanbeusedalongsidetheexistingPhonologicalAwarenesstrackerswherepractitionerscanlookspecificallyatphonologicalawarenessandthenidentifywherethisfitswithinthelisteningandtalkingtrackerandtheearlyreadingtracker.

• Youwillbeabletoidentifythelinksbetweentheseformatswithyourstaffteamanddiscussphonologicalawarenesswithinthecontextofbothlisteningandtalkingandreading.

EarlyLevelTracker1Re

ading

Enjoyment&Choice

LIT0-01aLIT0-11aLIT0-20aLIT0-01a

Becomeincreasinglyawarethattherearedifferenttypes

oftextse.g.stories,nonfiction

Withsupport,starttoselecttextsthatcanbeexploredfor

enjoyment

With support,discussastorythroughillustrations

andsharelikesanddislikes

Begintodevelopvocabularythrough

listeningtoandexploringdifferenttextforms

Besupportedtoselectappropriatetexts

withincollaborativeandplaycontexts

Enjoyexploring and

recitingnursery

rhymes,songsorchants

Generateashortstringofrhymingwords

(canbenonsenserhymes)

Enjoyexploring,identifyingandgeneratingrhymeusingfamiliarwordse.g.own

name

Enjoyexploringtherhythmoflanguageandlisteningto

stories readaloudbyreadingrolemodel

Interactwithpredictable,patternedtextsthroughrepetitionofrhyme,refrainandidentify deliberate

mistakes

Begintokeepasteadybeatalongwith

familiarsongsandrhymes

Begintodevelopconfidencetoclap outsyllablesinown

nameandfamiliar1-3syllablewords

Begintodevelopconfidencewith bookhandlingskillse.g.

holdingbookcorrectlyBegintobecomeaware

thatprintconveysmeaning

ToolsforReading

ENG0-12aLIT0-13aLIT0-21a

Can recogniseownnameandsomeotherfamiliarwordsasappropriate

With supportcanaurallyidentifymostfamiliarinitialsoundsstartingwithown

nameandfriends’names

Withsupport begintogeneratesomewordswithsameinitialsound

Begintorecognise thedifferencebetweenaletterandaword

Begintouseknowledgeofsounds,patternsandwordshapestorecognisesomewordsandsomesoundswithinwords

Begintousecontextcluessuchasillustrationstosupport understandingofstories.

Begintobeawareofsomebasicpunctuationwhensharing astory

UnderstandingAnalysingandEvaluatingLIT0-07aENG0-17aLIT0-16aLIT0-19a

Exploreanddiscussfeaturessuch astitle,author,blurb,illustratorandpictures

Discussthebasicdifferencesbetweenfictionandnonfictionandbegintodevelopunderstanding

With support,usewhatisknownalreadyaboutsubject

andtexttypetohelpunderstanding

Ask andanswersimpleopenendedquestionsabouteventsandideasina

text

Useknowledge offamiliarpatternsandanswerquestions

tohelppredictwhatwillhappennext

Shares thoughtsandfeelingaboutstoriesandothertextsduringand

afterreading

Contribute todiscussionaboutevents,charactersandideas

relevanttothetextandbegintomakesomelinkswithownexperiencesandothertexts

Retell familiar storiesindifferentwaye.g.roleplay,puppetsanddrawings

Finding&Using

Information

LIT0-14a

Identifysomefamiliarprintfromenvironment

Begintoshowanawarenessoffeaturesoffictionandnonfictiontextswhenchoosingtextsfora

particular purpose

Withsupport,findinformationinatexttolearn

newthings

Begintoanswersimpleopenendedquestionsaboutwhathasbeenexplicitlystatedinspecificsectionsofnon-fictiontexts

Retellsomekeyevents fromafamiliarstory

EarlyLevelTracker1Listen

ingan

dTalking

Enjoyment&Choice

LIT0-01a/LIT0-11a/LIT0-20aLIT0-01cLIT0-01b/LIT0-11b

Becomeawarethattherearedifferenttypesoftext.e.g.thosethatcanberead,watchedorlistenedto

Withsupportstarttoselecttextsthatcanbeexploredforenjoyment

Withsupportbeencouragedtosharetextpreferenceswithotherse.g.

favouritestories/filmandgivesimplereasonsforpreference.

Developvocabularythroughlisteningtoandexploringdifferenttextforms

Willtakeopportunities

toselectappropriatetextswithincollaborativeplaycontexts

Enjoyexploringtherhythmoflanguagewhenlisteningtostoriesreadaloudandothertextsthey

watchorlistento

Begintointeractwithpredictablepatternedtextthroughrepetitionofrhyme

andrefrainetc.

Interactwithsongs,rhymesandstoriesandrecitesomewell-knownsongs/rhymes

frommemory

Beginstoengagewithandrespondtotextsusingmeansoftheirchoicee.g.roleplay,puppets,mark

making

Enjoyexploringandidentifyingrhymingwordsandwithsupport,begintocreateastringof

rhymingwords(canbenonsenserhymes)

Canhearandsegmentand

identifythenumberofsyllablesinfamiliarwords

Begintokeepasteadybeatwhenexploring

familiarstories,rhymesandsongs

Begintorecogniseandgeneratewordswiththesameinitialsoundstartingwithownnameandfriends

names

Toolsforlisteningand

talkingLIT0-02a/ENG0-03a

Begintolistentootherswithattentionandgivearesponsebasedonwhat

hasbeensaid

Listenstoandrespondsappropriatelytoothersinarangeofsituationsusingbodylanguageappropriatetoageandstagee.g.

eyecontact

Begintoholdaconversationwith

oneormorepersonsonathemeoftheirownchoosing,

stayingonthemeforashorttime

Begintotaketurnswhenlisteningandtalkinginavarietyofcontexts

Begintodevelopconfidenceinaskingquestionsbasedonwhattheyhaveheard

Begintorespondappropriatelytosomequestionsaboutwhattheyhavesaidand

heard

Canfollowatwopartinstructionsandcangiveasimpleinstructiontootherse.g.when– mixing

paint,bakingandaskquestionstoclarify

FindingandUsing

InformationLIT0-04a

Begintolisten/watchwithconcentrationtofind

usefulinformatione.g.tolearnformavisitorabout

theiroccupation

Talkaboutinformationthat

hasbeeninterestingto

themand/ornewinformation

Begintoaskandanswerquestionstodemonstraterecallofkeyinformation

Describeandshareideas/thoughtsusingwhathasbeenlearnedfromlistening

to/watchingtexts.

Withsupportbegintomakeconnections

betweeninformationlearnedandtheirownexperiencestoexpandonatopicortheme

Beginwithsupporttousenew

vocabularywhentalkingabout

informationtheyhavelearned

Usewhattheyhavelearnedinordertomakesimplechoices

UAELIT0-07a/LIT0-16a/ENG0-17a

Withsupportcandrawonpriorknowledgeandexperiencestomakeconnectionsandtalkaboutarangeof

texts

Withsupportbegintomakepredictionsbasedonpriorknowledgeand

experiencese.g.repetitioninstorylines

Canunderstandandask‘what’,‘where’and‘who’questionstoclarifymeaning

Withsupportcandiscussandanswersomequestionstodemonstrateunderstandingof

whattheyhaveheard

CreatingTexts

LIT0-09aLIT0-09b/LIT0-31aLIT

0-10a

Begintospeakinwell-formedshort

sentencestorelayinformationandusesomedetailtogiveopinions,describefeelings,needsandevents/experiences

Begintousesequentiallanguage(first,next,nowetc.)todescribeorrecount

experiences

Speakclearlymostofthetimeandbegintodevelop

grammaticalaccuracye.g.usingcorrectverb/tense

Throughmodellingdeveloptheuseofarangeof

vocabularyincludingnouns,verbs,adverbs,adjectives,prepositionsandpronounsduringplayandindifferentareasofthecurriculum

Exploreownandfamiliarstoriesthroughplayand

roleplay

Begintoascribemeaningtowhathasbeencreatede.g.

drawingsandmodelsanddiscuss/answerquestionswith

support

Usenewvocabularytowhichtheyhavehadrepetitiveexposureto