Early Stage One

communicates with peers and known adults in informal and guided activities demonstrating emerging skills of group interaction 

composes simple texts to convey an idea or message 

produces most lower case and upper case letters and uses digital technologies to construct texts 

demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies 

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

recognises that there are different kinds of spoken texts with specific language features and shows an emerging awareness of some purposes for spoken language 

recognises some different purposes for writing and that own texts differ in various ways 

demonstrates emerging skills and knowledge of texts to read and view, and shows developing awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter 

demonstrates developing skills and knowledge in grammar, punctuation and vocabulary when responding to and composing texts 

thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts 

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

demonstrates awareness of how to reflect on aspects of their own and others’ learning ENe-12E