Curriculum for Excellence

Reading for interest and enjoyment

The experiences and outcomes for modern languages are described at second, third and fourth levels. Schools and centres which implement an earlier start should work towards the outcomes described at second level, providing children with stimulating opportunities for early achievement of some or all of the second level outcomes and, in the longer-term opportunities for depth and breadth of learning.

Early First Second Third Fourth
    I can choose and can read, on my own and with others, a variety of straightforward texts of different types, including non-fiction, short imaginative accounts, prose and poetry, which may have been adapted.
I can select and read for interest and enjoyment a range of texts, including longer imaginative texts in a variety of styles, both prose and poetry, which may have had some adaptation.
I can select and read for interest and enjoyment a range of more detailed texts containing complex language, including imaginative accounts, both prose and poetry, which use familiar and unfamiliar language and may have had some adaptation.