Aims
The Australian Curriculum: English curriculum aims to ensure that students:
- learn to purposefully and proficiently read, view, listen to, speak, write, create and reflect on increasingly complex texts across a growing range of contexts
- understand how Standard Australian English works in its spoken and written forms, and in combination with non-linguistic forms of communication, to create meaning
- develop interest and skills in examining the aesthetic aspects of texts and develop an informed appreciation of literature
- appreciate, enjoy, analyse, evaluate, adapt and use the richness and power of the English language in all its variations to evoke feelings, form ideas and facilitate interaction with others.
Structure
The Australian Curriculum: English is presented in year levels from Prep to Year 10.
Content is organised under 3 interrelated strands:
- Language
- Literature
- Literacy
Further information can be found at the Australian Curriculum website.
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Experiences
Prep
Students engage with texts that entertain and inform, such as picture books and rhymes. They begin learning to read and create texts.
Year 1 & 2
Students develop literacy using texts that entertain, inform and persuade, such as picture books, non-fiction books and films. Students grow into more independent readers, learn to create a range of different texts and become more confident when they communicate.
Year 3 & 4
Students read and write about familiar content that relates to other learning areas. Students read more difficult texts on their own, such as chapter books and non-fiction information texts.
Year 5 & 6
Students read and discuss texts for enjoyment and learning. They express their thoughts and opinions about what they have read. They write a wide variety of well-constructed texts such as reviews, reports and narratives. They transfer the literacy skills developed in English to other learning areas.