LISTENING
ATTAINMENT TARGETS
In these attainment targets, pupils will:
In these targets, Listening may include Watching.
STRANDS
LEVEL A
LEVEL B
LEVEL C
LEVEL D
LEVEL E

Listening
for information, instructions and directions

Listen to a short, straightforward text which gives an item of information, instruction or direction, and show that they understand, and, where appropriate, can use what has been heard.

Listen to short, straightforward texts which contain more than one item of information, instruction or direction, and show that they understand and, where appropriate, can use what has been heard.

Listen to texts which contain items of straightforward information, instructions or directions, and show that they understand and, where appropriate, can use what has been heard.

Listen to texts which contain items of information, instructions or directions and show that they understand and, where appropriate, can make a choice or decision based upon what has been heard.


Listen to text containing information on which they have to make decisions and choices, and act upon these.

Listening in groups

Listen to others in group or one-to-one activities in order to establish relationships, and respond by contributing, with support, to the purpose of the activity.

Listen to others in group or one-to-one activities, and respond by making a relevant comment.

Listen to others in group or one-to-one activities, and respond by making relevant comments and offering an opinion.

Listen to others in group or one-to-one activities and respond relevantly by questioning, supporting an opinion or offering an alternative point of view.

Listen to others in group or one-to-one activities and respond relevantly, so as to show awareness of others' opinions, suggestions and/or feelings.



Listening in order to respond to texts

Listen to a simple story, poem or dramatic text, and respond in a way that shows some reaction to one aspect of it.

Listen to simple stories, poems or dramatic texts, and in talking offer a personal response to the events or the experiences of those involved in the text.

Listen to a range of stories, poems and dramatic texts, and in talking, writing or by some other creative activity, offer a personal response to the feelings or attitudes of those involved in the text.

Listen, through a variety of media, to a wide range of stories, poems and dramatic texts, and in talking, writing or by some other creative activity, offer a personal response to some of the more complex feelings or attitudes of those involved in the text.

Listen, through a variety of media, to a wide range of stores, poems and dramatic texts, and respond in a way that shows some appreciation of the differing viewpoints of characters, or some awareness of what the author thinks about them.



Awareness of genre (type of text)


In listening to texts, show recognition of one obvious difference between two simple texts of distinct types, such as a poem and a recipe.


In listening to texts, show recognition of a few features of different types of simple texts: stories, poems, dramatic texts and information texts.

In listening to texts, identify features of form and content in different types of text: stories poems, dramatic texts, news items and information texts.

In listening to texts, identify some similarities and differences of form and content in examples of the same types of texts, for example folk tales or advertisements or short plays.


In listening to texts, identify some similarities and differences of form and content in examples of texts from a variety of genres, and comment on how these reflect the texts' purposes.



Knowledge about language



 

Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: rhyme, rhythm sound.

Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: low or high voice; accents, audience.

Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: vowel, consonant; Standard English and dialects; play, scene; mass media; points of view.


Show that they know, understand and can use at least the following terms: tone; target audience.



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