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  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Verb Voice and Mood

    Understand and use active and passive voice deliberately, and recognise verb moods (indicative, imperative, subjunctive, conditional) and their effects…

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • English // Handwriting & Transcription

    Letter Formation Families

    Understand which letters belong to which handwriting families based on similar formation patterns and practise letters in groups

    Ages 5 to 6Concept
  • English // Phonics & Word Reading

    Understanding print

    Demonstrate understanding that print carries meaning, follows left-to-right top-to-bottom directionality, and is organised page by page in books

    Ages 4 to 6Concept
  • English // Phonics & Word Reading

    Compound Words

    Recognise and spell compound words by identifying the two component words that combine to form a single word

    Ages 5 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Characters, settings, and events

    Identify characters, settings, and major events in stories; become familiar with key stories, fairy tales, and traditional tales and retell them with key…

    Ages 5 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Book Features and Author's Reasons

    Identify front cover, back cover, and title page of a book; identify the reasons an author gives to support points in informational text

    Ages 5 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Different Types of Texts

    Recognise common types of texts (storybooks, poems, non-fiction); name the author and illustrator and define the role of each in telling or presenting a text

    Ages 5 to 7Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Story Sequence and Central Message

    Discuss the sequence of events in narrative texts and how items of information are related in non-fiction, retelling stories including key details and…

    Ages 6 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Non-Fiction Text Features

    Recognise different non-fiction text structures and features (headings, contents, glossary, index), understanding how texts are organised to present information

    Ages 6 to 9Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Characters' Viewpoints and Responses

    Identify and compare characters' points of view, recognise who is narrating a story, describe how characters respond to events and challenges, and compare…

    Ages 6 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Retelling Stories with Structure

    Retell stories including key details in sequence, describe characters, settings, and major events using evidence from the text, and describe the overall…

    Ages 6 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Expressive and Sensory Language

    Recognise recurring literary language in stories and poetry, identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses, and discuss favourite…

    Ages 6 to 9Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Forms of Poetry and Performance

    Recognise different forms of poetry (free verse, narrative poetry, haiku) and discuss their features; prepare poems and play scripts to read aloud and perform…

    Ages 7 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Themes and messages

    Identify recurring themes (good vs evil, friendship, bravery) and conventions (once upon a time, moral at the end, hero's journey) across a wide range of books…

    Ages 7 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Story Lessons and Morals

    Determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story, fable, or folktale, explaining what the story teaches the reader and supporting the interpretation…

    Ages 7 to 8Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Text Features & Presentation

    Identify how language choices, text structure and presentational features (illustrations, diagrams, bold print, layout) contribute to the overall meaning and…

    Ages 7 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Character Traits and Motivation

    Analyse character traits, motivations, and feelings using text evidence, and distinguish one's own point of view from that of the narrator or characters

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Morals in Fables, Folktales and Myths

    Explain how the central message, lesson, or moral of a story is conveyed through key details across diverse text types including fables, folktales, and myths

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Connecting Ideas in Texts

    Describe connections between events, ideas, or concepts in informational text using time, sequence, cause-and-effect, and comparison language, and identify…

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Why the author wrote it

    Distinguish one's own point of view from that of the author of an informational text and identify the author's purpose

    Ages 8 to 9Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Narrator's Point of View

    Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including distinguishing between first-person and third-person narration and…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Poems, Drama & Prose

    Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, identifying structural elements unique to each form: verse, rhythm, and meter in poetry; cast of…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Finding Theme and Summarising

    Determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, and provide an objective summary that captures the key events without personal opinions

    Ages 9 to 11Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Structure of information texts

    Describe the overall structure of an informational text (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) and explain how the author's chosen structure…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept