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This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly proficient in selecting and arranging letters to form accurately spelt words. Students develop increasing skill and proficiency in using spelling as a tool to understand and create meaning …

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InT5

interacts to critically evaluate ideas and refine meaning explains new learning from interacting with others uses a range of strategies for effective dialogue (questions claims made by a speaker or presents an alternative point to the previous speaker) initiates …

SpK4

delivers spoken texts for a range of purposes across learning areas (explains how the mathematics problem was solved) uses complex sentence constructions including relative clauses (the boy who drew the picture got a prize) (see Grammar) adjusts register …

UnT6

Comprehension reads and views simple texts and some predictable texts (see Text complexity) locates specific information in a predictable print text or a given set of digital sources describes the purpose of informative, imaginative and persuasive …

UnT7

Comprehension reads and views predictable texts and some moderately complex texts (see Text complexity) identifies the main idea in a predictable text identifies the purpose of predictable texts and moderately complex texts monitors the development …

UnT8

Comprehension reads and views some moderately complex texts (see Text complexity) identifies author’s perspective accurately retells a text including most relevant details evaluates the accuracy of texts on the same topic or texts that present differing …

UnT10

Comprehension reads and views moderately complex or some sophisticated texts (see Text complexity) interprets abstract or more remote content analyses visual text to identify point of view recognises layers of meaning synthesises information from …

UnT11

Comprehension reads and views sophisticated texts (see Text complexity) interprets symbolism in texts, providing evidence to justify interpretation derives a generalisation from abstract ideas in texts critically evaluates the use of visual elements …

CrT8

Generic indicators tense mostly correct throughout text (see Grammar) consistently writes compound sentences correctly and uses a greater range of complex sentences (see Grammar) uses a variety of sentence structures and sentence beginnings spells …

CrT9

Generic indicators maintains appropriate tense throughout the text (see Grammar) uses a range of sentences including correctly structured complex sentences (see Grammar) spells simple, most complex and some challenging words correctly (see Spelling) uses …

CrT10

Generic indicators organises related information and ideas into paragraphs/sections uses a range of complex punctuation flexibly and correctly (see Punctuation) spells complex and most challenging words correctly (see Spelling) uses a range of …

CrT11

Generic indicators spells a range of challenging words correctly (see Spelling)

SpG2

explains that words can be represented with letters experiments with writing letters and words

SpG10

writes words which do not include common phonic patterns or letter groupings correctly spells less common homophones correctly (site, sight) applies spelling generalisations when writing words explains and uses a range of morphemic word families …

SpG11

writes irregular plurals correctly (mice) spells words with less common silent letters correctly (caught, debt) explains how the spellings and meanings of some words have changed over time explains how words are spelt using a combination of strategies …

SpG12

uses less common prefixes and suffixes including those which require changes to the base word (separation, explanation) spells multisyllabic words including some with more complex letter patterns (democracy) uses knowledge of Latin and Greek word …

SpG13

spells a range of challenging words with less common letter groupings (naive, cadence) spells words with less common prefixes and suffixes (im-precise, employ-ee) spells less common plurals (foci) explains how spelling can be a support to both reading …

SpG14

monitors spelling in own texts and makes appropriate corrections uses spelling knowledge and spelling resources to attempt complex, unfamiliar words (photosynthesis) explains how spelling is used creatively in texts for particular effects (characterisation …

MuS6

Flexible strategies for multiplication draws on the structure of multiplication to use known multiples in calculating related multiples (uses multiples of 4 to calculate multiples of 8) uses known single-digit multiplication facts (7 boxes of 6 donuts …

OwD3

Understanding the effects of multiplication and division with decimals understands that multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100, 1000 changes the positional value of the numerals explains that multiplication does not always make the answer larger …

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