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Home Tutoring.org.uk - English (Literacy) & ESOL

Home Tutoring.org.uk offers English for pupils in Key Stage 1 and 2, between the ages of 4 and 11. We use a range of resources to cater for individual needs and we cover all areas of the National Curriculum Early Years Framework preparing children for the Value Added Assessment at the end of Key Stage 2. Tutoring can be done on an individual or very small group basis and always at a pace that is suitable for the student.

Following is an overview of the content we cover at each stage, but these are flexible to suit the individual needs of the learner which means that we are able to only cover specific areas if this is what the learner would prefer. The sections can be taught individually for those wishing to improve in or learn a specific area of English such as reading, phonics, speaking or writing, and not all topics need to be covered within each section. Please contact us to discuss any specific requirements you might have.

The content taught for Literacy at both Key Stage 1 and 2 are identical, but the objectives within each of the twelve strands vary slightly depending on the Key Stage being taught, in order to ensure progression between the stages.

In addition to teaching English as a Curriculum subject, we also teach English to speakers of other languages who wish to improve their spoken and written English. This course is mostly taught to adults (16 years+), but we do offer tuition for younger children if needed, so please contact us to find out more.

Key Stage 1 (Years 1-2 / Ages 4-7)    Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6 / Ages 7-11)
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

 

Primary Key Stage 1 English - Years 1-2 / Ages 4-7:

The twelve Literacy strands covered are divided into three sections, and the objectives aimed for within each strand at Key Stage 1 are:

Section One - Speaking and Listening:

  1. Speaking - covers helping children to speak clearly, fluently and confidently to different people by using clear diction and appropriate intonation, choosing words with precision, organising what they say, focusing on the main point(s), including relevant detail and taking into account the needs of their listeners;
  2. Listening - covers helping children to listen, understand and respond to others by helping them sustain concentration, remember specific points that interest them, make relevant comments, listen to others' reactions, ask questions to clarify their understanding and to identify and respond to sound patterns in language;
  3. Group discussion and interaction - covers helping children to join in as members of a group by encouraging them to take turns in speaking, relate their contributions to what has gone on before, take different views into account, extend their ideas in the light of discussion and give reasons for opinions and actions;
  4. Drama - covers encouraging children to participate in a range of drama activities and to use language and actions to explore and convey situations, characters and emotions, to create and sustain roles individually and when working with others and to comment constructively on drama they have watched or in which they have taken part;
  5. Standard English - covers allowing children to be introduced to some of the main features of spoken standard English and be taught how to use them;
  6. Language variation - covers helping children understand how speech varies in different circumstances and to take account of different listeners.

Section Two - Reading:

  1. Reading strategies - covers encouraging children to read with fluency, accuracy, understanding and enjoyment, helping with word recognition, graphic knowledge, phonemic awareness and phonic knowledge to decode and encode words, to sound and name the letters of the alphabet, to identify syllables in words, to read on sight high-frequency words and other familiar words, to recognise words with common spelling patterns, to recognise prefixes, suffixes, inflectional endings and plurals, to link sound and letter patterns, exploring rhyme, alliteration and other sound patterns, to use grammatical understanding and their knowledge of the content and context of texts to understand how word order affects meaning, decipher new words and confirm or check meaning using a dictionary, to work out the sense of a sentence by rereading or reading ahead, to focus on meaning derived from the text as a whole, use their knowledge of book conventions, structure, sequence and presentational devices and to draw on their background knowledge and understanding of the content;
  2. Reading for information - covers using the organisational features of non-fiction texts to find information, to understand that texts about the same topic may contain different information or present similar information in different ways and to use reference materials for different purposes;
  3. Literature - covers helping children to develop their understanding of fiction, poetry and drama by identifying and describing characters, events and settings in fiction, using their knowledge of sequence and story language when they are retelling stories and predicting events, expressing preferences and giving reasons, learning, reciting and acting out stories and poems, identifying patterns of rhythm, rhyme and sounds in poems and their effects, responding imaginatively in different ways to what they read;
  4. Language structure and variation - covers reading texts with greater accuracy and understanding, by being taught about the characteristics of different types of text.

Section Three - Writing:

  1. Composition - covers using adventurous and wide-ranging vocabulary, sequencing events and recounting them in appropriate detail, putting their ideas into sentences, using a clear structure to organise their writing, varying their writing to suit the purpose and reader and using the texts they read as models for their own writing;
  2. Planning and drafting - covers developing their writing by writing familiar words and attempting unfamiliar ones, assembling and developing ideas on paper and on screen, planning and reviewing their writing, discussing the quality of what is written, writing extended texts;
  3. Punctuation - covers how punctuation helps a reader understand what is written, the connections between punctuation and sentence structure, intonation and emphasis and how to use capital letters, full stops, question marks and to begin to use commas;
  4. Spelling - covers writing each letter of the alphabet, using their knowledge of sound-symbol relationships and phonological patterns, recognising and using simple spelling patterns, writing common letter strings, spelling common words and words with common prefixes and inflectional endings, checking spelling and the accuracy of their spelling, using word banks and dictionaries, using their knowledge of word families and other words and identifying reasons for misspellings;
  5. Handwriting and Presentation - covers how to hold a pencil/pen, to write from left to right and top to bottom of a page, to start and finish letters correctly, to form letters of regular size and shape, to put regular spaces between letters and words, how to form lower- and upper-case letters, how to join letters and the importance of clear and neat presentation in order to communicate their meaning effectively;
  6. Standard English- covers some of the grammatical features of written standard English;
  7. Language structure - covers how word choice and order are crucial to meaning, the nature and use of nouns, verbs and pronouns, how ideas may be linked in sentences and how sequences of sentences fit together when composing their own texts.

The type of specific things we look at and work on in order to achieve the above objectives at Key Stage 1 are:

  • Phonics;
  • Rhyming words;
  • Alphabet order;
  • Spelling;
  • Using pronouns;
  • Using conjunctions;
  • Synonyms;
  • Using punctuation;
  • Sentence construction.

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Primary Key Stage 2 English - Years 3-6 / Ages 7-11:

As with Key Stage 1, the topics covered at Key Stage 2 have been divided into 12 sections and the objectives aimed for within each strand have been structured in a way that helps prepare children for their Value Added Assessments at the end of Key Stage 2:

Section One - Speaking and Listening:

  1. Speaking - covers helping children to speak with confidence in a range of contexts, adapting their speech for a range of purposes and audiences, to use vocabulary and syntax that enables them to communicate more complex meanings, to gain and maintain the interest and response of different audiences, to choose material that is relevant to the topic and to the listeners, to show clear shape and organisation with an introduction and an ending, to speak audibly and clearly, using spoken standard English in formal contexts and to evaluate their speech and reflect on how it varies;
  2. Listening - covers helping children to listen, understand and respond appropriately to others by identifying the gist of an account or key points in a discussion and evaluate what they hear, asking relevant questions to clarify, extend and follow up ideas, recall and re-present important features of an argument, talk, reading, radio or television programme, film, identify features of language used for a specific purpose and respond to others appropriately, taking into account what they say;
  3. Group discussion and interaction - covers helping children to talk effectively as members of a group by making contributions relevant to the topic and take turns in discussion, varying contributions to suit the activity and purpose, qualifying or justifying what they think after listening to others' questions or accounts, dealing politely with opposing points of view and enabling discussion to move on, taking up and sustaining different roles, adapting them to suit the situation, using different ways to help the group move forward, including summarising the main points, reviewing what has been said, clarifying, drawing others in, reaching agreement, considering alternatives and anticipating consequences;
  4. Drama - covers encouraging children to participate in a wide range of drama activities and to evaluate their own and others' contributions by creating, adapting and sustaining different roles, individually and in groups, using character, action and narrative to convey the story, themes, emotions and ideas in plays they devise and script, to use dramatic techniques to explore characters and issues and to evaluate how they and others have contributed to the overall effectiveness of performances;
  5. Standard English - covers the grammatical constructions that are characteristic of spoken standard English and applying this knowledge appropriately in a range of contexts;
  6. Language variation - covers helping children understand how language varies according to context and purpose, between standard and dialect forms and between spoken and written forms.

Section Two - Reading:

  1. Reading strategies - covers encouraging children to read with fluency, accuracy and understanding by using phonemic awareness and phonic knowledge, word recognition and graphic knowledge, knowledge of grammatical structures and contextual understanding;
  2. Understanding texts - covers the use of inference and deduction, looking for meaning beyond the literal, making connections between different parts of a text and using their knowledge of other texts they have read;
  3. Reading for information - covers scanning texts to find information, skimming for gist and overall impression, obtaining specific information through detailed reading, drawing on different features of texts, including print, sound and image, to obtain meaning, using organisational features and systems to find texts and information, to distinguish between fact and opinion and to consider an argument critically;
  4. Literature - covers helping children to develop their understanding and appreciation of literary texts by recognising the choice, use and effect of figurative language, vocabulary and patterns of language, identifying different ways of constructing sentences and their effects, identifying how character and setting are created, and how plot, narrative structure and themes are developed, recognising the differences between author, narrator and character, evaluating ideas and themes that broaden perspectives and extend thinking, considering poetic forms and their effects, expressing preferences and supporting their views by reference to texts, responding imaginatively, drawing on the whole text and other reading and reading stories, poems and plays aloud;
  5. Non-fiction and non-literary texts - covers helping children to develop understanding and appreciation of non-fiction and non-literary texts by identifying the use and effect of specialist vocabulary, identifying words associated with reason, persuasion, argument, explanation, instruction and description, recognising phrases and sentences that convey a formal, impersonal tone, identifying links between ideas and sentences in non-chronological writing, understanding the structural and organisational features of different types of text, evaluating different formats, layouts and presentational devices and engaging with challenging and demanding subject matter;
  6. Language structure and variation - covers reading texts with greater accuracy and understanding by identifying and commenting on features of English at word, sentence and text level and using appropriate terminology.

The type of specific things we look at and work on in order to achieve the above Reading objectives at Key Stage 2 are:

  • Deduction;
  • Using dictionaries;
  • Looking at non-fiction texts;
  • Poetry.

Section Three - Writing:

  1. Composition - covers helping children choose form and content to suit a particular purpose, broaden their vocabulary and use it in inventive ways, use language and style that are appropriate to the reader, use and adapt the features of a form of writing, drawing on their reading and to use features of layout, presentation and organisation effectively;
  2. Planning and drafting - covers developing their writing on paper and on screen, by noting and developing initial ideas, developing ideas from the plan into structured written text, changing and improving the draft, checking the draft for spelling and punctuation errors, omissions and repetitions, preparing a neat, correct and clear final copy and discussing and evaluating their own and others' writing;
  3. Punctuation - covers how to use punctuation marks correctly in their writing, including full stops, question and exclamation marks, commas, inverted commas, and apostrophes to mark possession and omission;
  4. Spelling - covers helping children to sound out phonemes, to analyse words into syllables and other known words, to apply knowledge of spelling conventions, to use knowledge of common letter strings, visual patterns and analogies, to check their spelling using word banks, dictionaries and spell-checkers, to revise and build on their knowledge of words and spelling patterns, to understand the meaning, use and spelling of common prefixes and suffixes, the spelling of words with inflectional endings, the relevance of word families, roots and origins of words and the use of appropriate terminology, including vowel, consonant, homophone and syllable;
  5. Handwriting and Presentation - covers how to write legibly in both joined and printed styles with increasing fluency and speed and using different forms of handwriting for different purposes;
  6. Standard English- covers showing children how written standard English varies in degrees of formality and some of the differences between standard and non-standard English usage;
  7. Language structure - covers word classes and the grammatical functions of words, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and articles, the features of different types of sentence, including statements, questions and commands, and how to use them, the grammar of complex sentences, including clauses, phrases and connectives and the purposes and organisational features of paragraphs, and how ideas can be linked.

The type of specific things we look at and work on in order to achieve the above Writing objectives at Key Stage 2 are:

  • Argument;
  • Comment;
  • Factual writing: Instructions, Leaflets and Letters;
  • Writing a story: beginnings, endings and planning;
  • Adjectives and adverbs;
  • Compound and complex sentences;
  • Language structure;
  • Punctuation;
  • Spelling.

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English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL):

ESOL is usually taught to adults (16 years+) but the course can easily be adapted for younger learners, although we usually recommend that children take English lessons as stated above for Key Stages 1 and 2 as they will pick up the language naturally and more easily than adult learners from their peers at school and by listening to the English language around them. However, we do offer extra support for youngsters and below is an outline of the topics and kind of activities we focus on to encourage them to use the language and help them speak, listen, read and write more confidently.

The ESOL courses we offer for adults all cover the four main areas of English: speaking and listening, reading and writing, vocabulary and punctuation and grammar, and there are 3 different levels to which students work towards. We help learners reach Entry 3 and prepare them for the 'Life in the UK' test if they are applying to be a British citizen. If you are unsure about the level you should start with, we are happy to assess your current level and advise you based on your skills:

CHILDREN    ADULTS

 

Learning English as a Second or Other Language - Children:

We use games, songs, stories and a whole range of activities to help children learn and become confident in all four areas of the English language (Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing). The topics outlined below have been divided into three sections but all units are flexible and can be done in either the order suggested or in the order chosen by the learner. Please contact us to discuss your individual needs. The topics we cover are:

Section One - A to G:

  1. Alphabet - covers practising the sounds of the alphabet, listening to a song about the alphabet, and reading and listening to a story about the ABC Zoo. We also do lots of activities for further practice;
  2. Ancient Egypt - covers finding out about this civilisation famous for the Pyramids by doing lots of activities, games, songs and reading;
  3. Around the World - covers learning about the world's cities and landmarks;
  4. Bugs - covers learning the names of bugs, insects and creepy crawlies, finding out what an insect is and learn some amazing facts;
  5. Christmas - covers learning about how Christmas is celebrated in the UK and doing lots of fun Christmas activities, songs and games;
  6. Circus - covers meeting the people who work at a circus and reading a story about a circus elephant;
  7. Clothes - covers playing games and practising words for clothes, dressing 'Teddy' in the right clothes, and listening to a song about getting dressed;
  8. Computers - covers finding out about the history of computers, learning how to be safe online, playing computer games and listening to a song about a computer mouse;
  9. Dinosaurs - covers numbers by learning about dinosaurs and listening to a song about magic Mesozoic numbers;
  10. Environment - covers learning words to talk about the environment and finding out about what you can do to be greener;
  11. Family and Friends - covers practising words for the family, finding out about famous families, reading a story about a dad, describing people and playing fun games to enhance vocabulary;
  12. Fantasy Animals - covers learning about dragons, unicorns and other mystical beings by doing lots of activities, games, reading and songs;
  13. Food - covers practising words for food, learning how to make a banana milkshake, finding out about healthy eating, listening to a song about a monster who likes pizza and chips and reading a story about a greedy hippo;
  14. Football - covers practising football words, learning about its history, finding out about the World Cup and playing a game to see how many goals you can save;
  15. Goldilocks and the Three Bears - covers reading and listening to this famous children's story and doing activities about it and other traditional stories.

Section Two - H to P:

  1. Halloween - covers doing lots of fun spooky activities, games, reading and songs about Halloween;
  2. Human Body - covers practising words for parts of the face and body, finding out some facts about the human body and learning about what we can do to look after ourselves;
  3. Jobs - covers playing a game to find the things that people need to help them do their jobs, listening to a song about different jobs and reading a story about a boy whose family works with animals;
  4. Money - covers practising money words, learning some facts about money and helping Ryan give the right money to the shop assistant in the toy shop;
  5. Monsters - covers making your own monster, laughing at some monster jokes, learning about monsters of mystery and legends, listening to a monster rap and reading some monster stories;
  6. Music - covers reading and understanding instructions for making a musical instrument, reading a story about a ship's orchestra and doing a quiz to see how much you know about music;
  7. Numbers - covers trying some sums, watching how a pilot makes numbers in her plane, practising large numbers and playing number games;
  8. Old MacDonald - covers farm animal names, listening to a song about the noises animals make on a farm, doing activities about animal noises and reading a story about a farmer;
  9. Olympics - covers practising the names of sports in the Olympics and learning about the Ancient Olympic Games;
  10. Pets - covers practising the names of different pet animals, learning how to look after pets, listening to a song and reading stories about animals;
  11. Pirates - covers doing a quiz about pirates, listening to a song, reading a story about a treasure map and playing a game to see if your ship will win the pirate race;
  12. Playground - covers practising words for things you see in the playground, learning about the activities and the games you can play there and saying what your favourite games are.

Section Three - Q to Z:

  1. Rainforests - covers practising words for rainforest animals, finding out why rainforests are so important to us, learning about quinine and seeing how many mosquitoes you can swat in one minute;
  2. Record Breakers - covers finding out about record breakers and seeing if you can break your own record;
  3. School - covers practising words for the things in your school, classroom and school bag, listening to a song, reading a story about a very special school and lots of writing and reading activities to do;
  4. Sea Animals - covers practising the names of sea animals and finding out about dolphins;
  5. Seasons - covers finding out about what animals do at different times of the year and learning about the seasons around the world;
  6. Shops - covers practising the words for different shops, listening to a song about shops, reading a story about a shopping trip and talking about what you would you buy for a monster's birthday present;
  7. Space - covers learning about our solar system, flying from the Sun to the stars, blasting asteroids on your way to Earth and reading two stories about creatures from other planets;
  8. Spies - covers practising spy words, learning about a famous spy called James Bond and playing Secret Coder and seeing if you would be a good spy;
  9. Sports - covers practising words for sports and sports equipment, learning about some extreme sports and joining Buzz, a busy bee, on her adventure holiday where she sings about the things that she loves doing;
  10. Superheroes - covers finding out about famous superheroes, reading stories and creating your own superhero;
  11. Time - covers practising telling the time with some games, practising the names of the days of the week and the months of the year and learning about time zones around the world;
  12. Toys - covers learning the words for toys and games, finding out about the history of teddy bears, listening to a song and a story about a teddy bear and playing games;
  13. Transport - covers practising words for different types of transport, painting a picture and reading a story about Eric the Engine;
  14. Weather - covers listening to the weather news, learning about weather extremes, listening to a song about the weather and reading about Ali, a boy who travels around the world on a magic carpet;
  15. Zoos - covers practising words for animals at the zoo, reading about the ABC zoo and playing games to see if you can help the zookeeper put the animals back in their correct cages.

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Learning English as a Second or Other Language - Adults:

The National Standards for adult literacy are specified at three levels: Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2.

Entry Level is further divided into three sub-levels: Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3, and has been set out in this way to describe in detail the small steps required for adults to make progress. Levels 1 and 2 are aligned to the key skills of communication.

Our course is aimed to help adults prepare for the 'Life in the UK' test which is a compulsory test for anyone wishing to apply for British citizenship (please note that you only need to reach Entry 3 in order to take this test). However, some learners just want to learn English on a more 'informal' basis, and although we cover all the areas we would for those specifically aiming towards the 'Life in the UK' test, we only do so at a pace that is comfortable and suitable for each learner. Please contact us to discuss your individual needs.

The areas we cover and objectives we aim for have been divided into Levels:

ENTRY LEVEL - Entry 1:

  1. Speaking - covers speaking clearly to be heard and understood in simple exchanges, making requests using appropriate terms, asking questions to obtain specific information, making statements of fact clearly and speaking and listening in simple exchanges and everyday contexts;
  2. Listening - covers listening for the gist of short explanations, listening for detail using key words to extract some specific information, following single-step instructions in a familiar context, asking for instructions to be repeated if necessary, listening and responding to requests for personal information and speaking and listening in simple exchanges and everyday contexts;
  3. Reading - covers following a short narrative on a familiar topic or experience, recognising the different purposes of texts at this level, possessing a limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs and symbols, decoding simple, regular words and recognising the letters of the alphabet in both upper and lower case;
  4. Writing - covers using written words and phrases to record or present information, constructing a simple sentence, punctuating a simple sentence with a capital letter and a full stop, using a capital letter for the personal pronoun ‘I’, spelling correctly some personal key words and familiar words and writing the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower case.

ENTRY LEVEL - Entry 2:

  1. Speaking - covers speaking clearly to be heard and understood in straightforward exchanges, making requests and asking questions to obtain information in everyday contexts, expressing clearly statements of fact and short accounts and descriptions, asking questions to clarify understanding and following the main points and make appropriate contributions to the discussion;
  2. Listening - covers listening for and following the gist of explanations, instructions and narratives, listening for detail in short explanations, instructions and narratives, listening for and identifying the main points of short explanations or presentations, listening to and following short, straightforward explanations and instructions, responding to straightforward questions, listening to and identifying simply expressed feelings and opinions, following the gist of discussions and following the main points and making appropriate contributions to the discussion;
  3. Reading - covers tracing and understanding the main events of chronological and instructional texts, recognising the different purposes of texts at this level, identifying common sources of information, using illustrations and captions to locate information, reading and understanding linking words and adverbials in instructions and directions, e.g. next, then, right and straight on, reading and understanding words on forms related to personal information, e.g. first name, surname, address, postcode, age, date of birth, recognising high frequency words and words with common spelling patterns, using phonic and graphic knowledge to decode words, using a simplified dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words and using initial letters to find and sequence words in alphabetical order;
  4. Writing - covers using written words and phrases to record or present information, constructing simple and compound sentences, using common conjunctions to connect two clauses, e.g. as, and, but using adjectives and punctuation correctly, e.g. capital letters, full stops and question marks, using a capital letter for proper nouns, spelling correctly the majority of personal details and familiar common words and producing legible text.

ENTRY LEVEL - Entry 3:

  1. Speaking - covers speaking clearly to be heard and understood using appropriate clarity, speed and phrasing, using formal language and register when appropriate, making requests and asking questions to obtain information in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, expressing clearly statements of fact and giving short explanations, accounts and descriptions, making contributions to discussions that are relevant to the subject and respecting the turn-taking rights of others during discussions;
  2. Listening - covers listening for and following the gist of explanations, instructions and narratives in different contexts, listening for detail in explanations, instructions and narratives in different contexts, listening for and identifying relevant information and new information from discussions, explanations and presentations, using strategies to clarify and confirm understanding, e.g. facial expressions or gestures, responding to a range of questions about familiar topics, listening to and responding appropriately to other points of view and following and understanding the main points of discussions on different topics;
  3. Reading - covers tracing and understanding the main events of chronological, continuous descriptive and explanatory texts of more than one paragraph, recognising the different purposes of texts at this level, recognising and understanding the organisational features and typical language of instructional texts, e.g. use of imperatives and second person, identifying the main points and ideas and predicting words from context, understanding and using organisational features to locate information, e.g. contents, index, menus, skimming and reading titles, headings and illustrations to decide if material is of interest, scanning texts to locate information, obtaining specific information through detailed reading, relating an image to print and using it to obtain meaning, recognising and understanding relevant specialist key words, reading and understanding words and phrases commonly used on forms, using a dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words and using first and second place letters to find and sequence words in alphabetical order;
  4. Writing - covers writing in complete sentences, using correct basic grammar, e.g. appropriate verb tense, subject-verb agreement, using punctuation correctly, e.g. capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, spelling common words and relevant key words for work and special interest correctly and producing legible text.

Once you have completed and successfully passed Entry Level: Entry 3 you will be eligible to take the 'Life in the UK' test.

LEVEL 1:

  1. Speaking - covers speaking clearly in a way which suits the situation, making requests and asking questions to obtain information in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, expressing clearly statements of fact, explanations, instructions, accounts and descriptions, presenting information and ideas in a logical sequence and include detail and develop ideas where appropriate, following and contributing to discussions on a range of straightforward topics, making contributions relevant to the situation and the subject, respecting the turn-taking rights of others during discussions and using appropriate phrases for interruption;
  2. Listening - covers listening for and identifying relevant information from explanations and presentations on a range of straightforward topics, listening for and understanding explanations, instructions and narratives on different topics in a range of contexts, using strategies to clarify and confirm understanding, e.g. facial expressions, body language and verbal prompts, providing feedback and confirmation when listening to others, responding to questions on a range of topics and following and contribute to discussions on a range of straightforward topics;
  3. Reading - covers tracing and understanding the main events of continuous descriptive, explanatory and persuasive texts, recognising how language and other textual features are used to achieve different purposes, e.g. to instruct, explain, describe, persuade, identifying the main points and specific detail, and infer meaning from images which is not explicit in the text, using organisational and structural features to locate information, e.g. contents, index, menus, subheadings, paragraphs, using different reading strategies to find and obtain information and using reference material to find the meaning of unfamiliar words;
  4. Writing - covers planning and drafting writing, judging how much to write and the level of detail to include, presenting information in a logical sequence, using paragraphs where appropriate, using language suitable for purpose and audience, using format and structure for different purposes, proof-reading and revising writing for accuracy and meaning, writing in complete sentences, using correct grammar e.g. subject-verb agreement, correct use of tense, punctuating sentences correctly and using punctuation so that meaning is clear, spelling correctly words used most often in work, studies and daily life and producing legible text.

LEVEL 2:

  1. Speaking - covers speaking clearly and confidently in a way which suits the situation, responding to criticism and criticise constructively, making requests and asking questions to obtain detailed information in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, expressing clearly statements of fact, explanations, instructions, accounts, descriptions using appropriate structure, style and vocabulary, presenting information and ideas in a logical sequence and providing further detail and development to clarify or confirm understanding, making relevant contributions and helping to move discussions forward, adapting contributions to discussions to suit audience, context, purpose and situation, using appropriate phrases for interruption and change of topic, supporting opinions and arguments with evidence and using strategies intended to reassure, e.g. body language and appropriate phraseology;
  2. Listening - covers listening for and identifying relevant information from extended explanations or presentations on a range of topics, listening to, understanding and following lengthy or multi-step instructions and narratives on a range of topics and in a range of contexts, speaking clearly and confidently in a way which suits the situation, making relevant contributions and helping to move discussions forward;
  3. Reading - covers tracing and understanding the main events of continuous descriptive, explanatory and persuasive texts, identifying the purpose of a text and inferring meaning which is not explicit, identifying the main points and specific detail, reading an argument and identifying the points of view, reading critically to evaluate information and compare information, ideas and opinions from different sources, using organisational features and systems to locate texts and information, using different reading strategies to find and obtain information, e.g. skimming, scanning, detailed reading, summarising information from longer documents, reading and understanding technical vocabulary and using reference materials to find the meanings of unfamiliar words;
  4. Writing - covers planning and drafting writing, judging how much to write and the level of detail to include, presenting information and ideas in a logical or persuasive sequence, using paragraphs where appropriate, using format and structure to organise writing for different purposes, using formal and informal language appropriate to purpose and audience, using different styles of writing for different purposes, e.g. persuasive techniques, supporting evidence, technical vocabulary, proof-reading and revising writing for accuracy and meaning, constructing complex sentences, using correct grammar, e.g. subject-verb agreement, correct and consistent use of tense, using pronouns so that their meaning is clear, punctuating sentences correctly and using punctuation accurately, e.g. commas, apostrophes, inverted commas, spelling correctly words used most often in work, studies and daily life, including familiar technical words and producing legible text.

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