A Process for Explicit and Systematic Teaching for English

Early Stage 1 1
Grade Big Idea Duration
Year Term 1 2 3 4
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

English Concepts and Purpose


Learning Across the Curriculum


KLA links


Resources


Text Requirements Table from Catherine Thompson DEC
Spoken texts
Print texts
Visual texts
Appropriate range
of digital texts,
including film,
media,
multimedia

Across a stage of learning, the selection of texts must give students experience of:
texts which are
widely regarded as
quality literature
a widely defined
Australian
literature, including
texts that give
insights into
Aboriginal
experiences in
Australia
a wide range of
literary texts from
other countries and
times including
poetry, drama
scripts, prose fiction
and picture books
texts written about
intercultural
experiences
texts that provide
insights about the
people and cultures
of Asia
everyday and
community texts
a wide range of
factual texts that
present information,
issues and ideas
texts that include
aspects of
environmental and
social sustainability
Key: M = imaginative texts N = informative texts P = persuasive texts

A Process for Explicit and Systematic Teaching for English

Early Stage 1 2
Objectives Focus Outcomes / Content Strategies
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Speaking and Listening 1: communicates with peers and known adults in informal
and guided activities demonstrating emerging skills of group interaction ENe-1A
Content:


Writing and Representing 1: composes simple texts to convey an idea or
message ENe-2A
Content:


Handwriting and Using Digital Technologies: produces most lower case and
upper case letters and uses digital technologies to construct texts ENe-3A
Content:


Reading and Viewing 1: demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read,
view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media
and technologies ENe-4A
Content:


Spelling: demonstrates developing skills in using letters, simple sound blends and
some sight words to represent known words when spelling ENe-5A
Content:


B

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Speaking and Listening 2: recognises that there are different kinds of spoken texts
with specific language features and shows an emerging awareness of some
purposes for spoken language ENe-6B
Content:


Writing and Representing 2: recognises some different purposes for writing and
that own texts differ in various ways ENe-7B
Content:


Reading and Viewing 2: demonstrates emerging skills and knowledge of texts to
read and view, and shows developing awareness of purpose, audience and subject
matter ENe-8B
Content:


Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary: demonstrates developing skills and
knowledge in grammar, punctuation and vocabulary when responding to and
composing texts ENe-9B
Content:


A Process for Explicit and Systematic Teaching for English

Early Stage 1 3
Objectives Focus Outcomes / Content Strategies
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Thing Imaginatively and Creatively: thinks imaginatively and creatively about
familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and
composing texts ENe-10C
Content:


D

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Expresses Themselves: responds to and composes simple texts about familiar
aspects of the world and their own experiences ENe-11D
Content:


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Reflecting on Learning: demonstrates awareness of how to reflect on aspects of
their own and others learning ENe-12E
Content:




Assessment Speaking and Listening Assessment Reading and Viewing Assessment Writing and Representing
Embedded assessment strategy identified in italics
from above
Embedded assessment strategy identified in italics
from above
Embedded assessment strategy identified in italics
from above