Curriculum for Excellence

Finding and using information

– when listening to, watching and talking about texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and specialist vocabulary
Early First Second Third Fourth
I listen or watch for useful or interesting information and I use this to make choices or learn new things.

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As I listen or watch, I can identify and discuss the purpose, key words and main ideas of the text, and use this information for a specific purpose.

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As I listen or watch, I can identify and discuss the purpose, main ideas and supporting detail contained within the text, and use this information for different purposes.

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As I listen or watch, I can:
  • identify and give an accurate account of the purpose and main concerns of the text and can make inferences from key statements
  • identify and discuss similarities and differences between different types of text
  • use this information for different purposes.

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As I listen or watch, I can:
  • clearly state the purpose and main concerns of a text and make inferences from key statements
  • compare and contrast different types of text
  • gather, link and use information from different sources and use this for different purposes.

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  As I listen or watch, I am learning to make notes under given headings and use these to understand what I have listened to or watched and create new texts.

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As I listen or watch, I can make notes, organise these under suitable headings and use these to understand ideas and information and create new texts, using my own words as appropriate.

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As I listen or watch, I can make notes and organise these to develop thinking, help retain and recall information, explore issues and create new texts, using my own words as appropriate.

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As I listen or watch, I can make notes and organise these to develop thinking, help retain and recall information, explore issues and create new texts, using my own words as appropriate.

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  I can select ideas and relevant information, organise these in a logical sequence and use words which will be interesting and/or useful for others.

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I can select ideas and relevant information, organise these in an appropriate way for my purpose and use suitable vocabulary for my audience.

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I can independently select ideas and relevant information for different purposes, organise essential information or ideas and any supporting detail in a logical order, and use suitable vocabulary to communicate effectively with my audience.

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I can independently select ideas and relevant information for different purposes, organise essential information or ideas and any supporting detail in a logical order, and use suitable vocabulary to communicate effectively with my audience.

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