Literacy Progression Document for Parents

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2	Literacy Framework Progression Step 1
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4		Element	Achievement Outcomes
5	Listening	Listening for meaning	I can listen to, understand and use basic concepts in language, e.g. position and comparison.
6		Developing vocabulary	I can discriminate sounds in my environment and in words.
7		Listening to understand	I can listen to others with growing attention.
8		Listening to understand	I can recognise and follow information and multi-part instructions pictorially, and/or verbally on familiar topics and routines.
9		Listening as part of collaborative talk	I am beginning to ask and answer questions to clarify my understanding of what has been said/heard/seen (including audio-visual material).
10		Listening as part of collaborative talk	I can join in with, repeat or memorise familiar songs, rhymes, stories and poems.
11	Reading	Phonological and phonemic awareness	I can discriminate, play and manipulate sounds in my environment and in words.
12			I can use rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, syllables and, onset and rime to learn to read.
13			I am beginning to discriminate phonemes aurally in different positions, e.g. initial sounds, medial vowels, final sounds in spoken words.
14			I am beginning to develop my knowledge of grapheme (written letters) - phoneme (speech sounds) correspondence.
15			I am beginning to blend phonemes together aloud.
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17		Reading strategies	I can show an interest in books and other reading materials and enjoy sharing and handling them as a reader, e.g. hold books the correct way up and turn pages.
18			I can segment combinations of known letters orally.
19			I can understand there is a one-to-one relationship between the printed and spoken word.
20			I am beginning to recognise and read high-frequency words.
21			I can recognise familiar words, e.g. 'own name' and print in the environment.
22		Understanding, response and analysis	I am beginning to read back my own writing.
23			I am beginning to show an awareness of full stops when reading.
24			I can use context and pictures to help me understand what I read, adding detail to my explanations.
25			I can develop my vocabulary through reading and use these new words in a variety of situations.
26			I can respond to what I hear, view and read.
27			I can recall details of a story or text by answering open ended questions or referring to prompts.
28			I have experienced a range of different reading materials and literature, can follow texts read to me and respond appropriately.
29			I can choose different types of reading materials including books.
30			I can relate information and ideas from reading material and literature to personal experiences.
31			I can talk about the literature I hear, view or read and express simple opinions and respond to their content.
32	Speaking	Clarity and vocabulary	I can produce many speech sounds accurately.
33			I can discriminate sounds, play with sounds and manipulate sounds in my environment and in words.
34			I can use familiar words and phrases and experiment with newly learned vocabulary.
35			I can communicate meaning using extended speech and/or gesture.
36		Purpose	I can share ideas and feelings and express what I like and dislike.
37			I can understand and use basic concepts in language, e.g. up/down, more/less, happy/sad.
38			I can express interest and enjoyment.
39			I can retell events or experiences in simple terms.
40			I can describe objects and events building and extending vocabulary.
41			I am beginning to use appropriate language to talk about events in the past and future.
42		Collaborative talk	I am beginning to take turns in a conversation, following the topic.
43		Collaborative talk	I am beginning to talk with my peers in the language of the setting/school.
44		Questioning	I am beginning to ask and answer questions to clarify my understanding.
45	Writing	Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar	I can communicate by making marks, drawing symbols or writing letters and words in a range of contexts.
46			I begin to sequence symbols, signs or words appropriately.
47			I can recognise the alphabetic nature of writing and understand that written symbols have meaning.
48			I can write from left to right.
49			I can discriminate between letters.
50			I can distinguish between upper- and lower-case letters.
51			I can form letters.
52			I can write words and phrases by using knowledge of letters and the sounds they represent.
53			I can segment words into syllables and sounds to help me spell.
54			I am beginning to write using familiar words and phrases.
55			I am beginning to form letters correctly using an appropriate grip.
56			Welsh-medium statement: I can show awareness that some letters change at the beginning of words, e.g. dau gi, y gath.
57		Punctuation	I have an awareness of how words are separated by spaces.
58		Punctuation	I am beginning to have an awareness of how capital letters and full stops demarcate sentences.
59		Planning and organising for different purposes, audiences and context	I am beginning to understand that writing can be for different purposes and audiences.
60			I can respond creatively to the range of literature I hear, view or read.
61			I am beginning to communicate using text, image, sound, animation and video.
62			I can contribute to shared writing for different audiences and purposes.
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