Content Points and National Literacy Learning Progression

Oral language and communication

ENE-OLC-01 – communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language with familiar peers and adults 

• respond to spoken questions

• contribute to group conversations (InT3)

• use imaginative, verbal language in structured and unstructured activities

Vocabulary

ENE-VOCAB-01 – understands and effectively uses Tier 1 and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts 

• use vocabulary that is personal

• recognise and understand taught Tier 1 and Tier 2 words (PKW3, SpK3)

Reading comprehension

ENE-RECOM-01 – comprehends independently read texts using background knowledge, word knowledge and understanding of how sentences connect.

• identify words that represent who, what, when, where and why in texts

• understand how adjectives describe a noun and verbs identify actions in a sentence

• use background knowledge when identifying connections between a text, own life, other texts and/or the world (UnT4)

• use visual cues in multimodal texts to interpret meaning (UnT5)

• recall key characters, events and/or information in text (UnT5)

Creating written texts

ENE-CWT-01 – creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences 

• know that a simple sentence makes sense by itself and is a complete thought represented by a subject and a verb (GrA3)

• identify and use nouns in simple sentences, including in own writing (GrA1)

• use personal vocabulary, words on display and in mentor texts when constructing sentences

• use drawing, images or mind maps to support planning and writing (CrT4)

Understanding and responding to literature