presentations on familiar topics. When writing, students provide details about ideas or events, and details about the participants in those events. They accurately spell high-frequency words and words with regular spelling patterns. They use capital letters and full stops and form all upper- and lower-case letters correctly. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), Australian Curriculum Version 8 English for Foundation–10, Year 1 English standard elaborations Applying (AP) Making connections (AC) Working with (WW) Exploring (EX) Becoming aware (BA) The folio of a student’s work has the following characteristics: Receptive mode Understanding understanding and clear description of the different purposes of texts understanding and description of the different purposes of texts understanding the different purposes of texts guided identification of the different purposes of texts directed identification of the different purposes of texts makes purposeful connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts makes effective connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts makes connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts makes partial connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts makes fragmented connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts identification and detailed description of different text purposes and their effect on text organisation identification and description of different text purposes and their effect on text organisation identification of different text purposes and their effect on text organisation guided identification of different text purposes and their effect on text organisation directed identification of different text purposes and their effect on text organisation clear and detailed description of characters, settings and events in different types of literature detailed description of characters, settings and events in different types of literature description of characters, settings and events in different types of literature partial description of characters, settings and events in different types of literature identification of characters, settings and events in different types of literature Skills clear and effective reading aloud with developing fluency of short texts with: some unfamiliar vocabulary simple and compound sentences supportive images effective reading aloud with developing fluency of short texts with: some unfamiliar vocabulary simple and compound sentences supportive images reading aloud with developing fluency of short texts with: some unfamiliar vocabulary simple and compound sentences supportive images guided reading aloud with developing fluency of short texts with: some unfamiliar vocabulary simple and compound sentences supportive images directed reading aloud with developing fluency of short texts with: some unfamiliar vocabulary simple and compound sentences supportive images
Receptive mode Skills makes meaning when reading by purposefully using knowledge of: the relationship between sounds and letters high frequency words sentence boundary punctuation directionality makes meaning when reading by effectively using knowledge of: the relationship between sounds and letters high frequency words sentence boundary punctuation directionality makes meaning when reading by using knowledge of: the relationship between sounds and letters high frequency words sentence boundary punctuation directionality makes meaning when reading through guided use of knowledge of: the relationship between sounds and letters high frequency words sentence boundary punctuation directionality makes meaning when reading through directed use of knowledge of: the relationship between sounds and letters high frequency words sentence boundary punctuation directionality clear description of key ideas and recognition of literal and implied meaning in texts description of key ideas and recognition of literal and implied meaning in texts recalling of key ideas and recognition of literal and implied meaning in texts recalling of aspects of key ideas and recognition of literal and implied meaning in texts fragmented recalling of key ideas and recognition of literal and implied meaning in texts purposeful use of appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations effective use of appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations use of appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations use of aspects of appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations fragmented use of appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations Productive mode Understanding understanding and clear description of how characters in texts are developed giving reasons for personal preferences understanding and description of how characters in texts are developed giving reasons for personal preferences understanding of how characters in texts are developed giving reasons for personal preferences partial understanding of how characters in texts are developed giving reasons for personal preferences fragmented understanding of how characters in texts are developed giving reasons for personal preferences purposeful creation of texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images effective creation of texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images creation of texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images creation of texts that show developing understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images creation of texts that show emerging understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images Skills clear and effective creation of short texts for a small range of purposes effective creation of short texts for a small range of purposes creation of short texts for a small range of purposes partial creation of short texts for a small range of purposes fragmented creation of short texts for a small range of purposes