Curriculum for Excellence

Listening and talking

Enjoyment and choice

- within a motivating and challenging environment, developing an awareness of the relevance of texts in my life
Early First Second Third Fourth
I enjoy exploring and playing with the patterns and sounds of language, and can use what I learn.

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LIT 0-01a/LIT 0-11a/LIT 0-20a
 I regularly select and listen to or watch texts which I enjoy and find interesting, and I can explain why I prefer certain sources.

I regularly select subject, purpose, format and resources to create texts of my choice.

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LIT 1-01a
 I regularly select and listen to or watch texts which I enjoy and find interesting, and I can explain why I prefer certain sources.

I regularly select subject, purpose, format and resources to create texts of my choice.

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LIT 2-01a
 I regularly select and listen to or watch texts for enjoyment and interest, and I can express how well they meet my needs and expectations, and I can give reasons, with evidence, for my personal response.

I can regularly select subject, purpose, format and resources to create texts of my choice, and am developing my own style.

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LIT 3-01a
 I regularly select and listen to or watch texts for enjoyment and interest, and I can express how well they meet my needs and expectations, and I can give reasons, with evidence, for my personal response.

I can regularly select subject, purpose, format and resources to create texts of my choice, and am developing my own style.

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LIT 4-01a
I enjoy exploring and choosing stories and other texts to watch, read or listen to, and can share my likes and dislikes.

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LIT 0-01b/LIT 0-11b
        
I enjoy exploring events and characters in stories and other texts, sharing my thoughts in different ways.

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LIT 0-01c
        
 

Tools for listening and talking

– to help me when interacting or presenting within and beyond my place of learning
Early First Second Third Fourth
As I listen and talk in different situations, I am learning to take turns and am developing my awareness of when to talk and when to listen.

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LIT 0-02a/ENG 0-03a
 When I engage with others, I know when and how to listen, when to talk, how much to say, when to ask questions and how to respond with respect.

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LIT 1-02a
 When I engage with others, I can respond in ways appropriate to my role, show that I value others' contributions and use these to build on thinking.

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LIT 2-02a
 When I engage with others, I can make a relevant contribution, encourage others to contribute and acknowledge that they have the right to hold a different opinion.

I can respond in ways appropriate to my role and use contributions to reflect on, clarify or adapt thinking.

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LIT 3-02a
 When I engage with others I can make a relevant contribution, ensure that everyone has an opportunity to contribute and encourage them to take account of others' points of view or alternative solutions.

I can respond in ways appropriate to my role, exploring and expanding on contributions to reflect on, clarify or adapt thinking.

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LIT 4-02a
 

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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LIT 0-04a
 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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LIT 1-04a
 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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LIT 2-04a
 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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LIT 3-04a
 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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LIT 4-04a
  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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LIT 1-05a
 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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LIT 2-05a
 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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LIT 3-05a
 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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LIT 4-05a
  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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LIT 1-06a
 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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LIT 2-06a
 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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LIT 3-06a
 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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LIT 4-06a
 

Understanding, analysing and evaluating

– investigating and/or appreciating texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and specialist vocabulary for different purposes
Early First Second Third Fourth
To help me understand stories and other texts, I ask questions and link what I am learning with what I already know.

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LIT 0-07a/LIT 0-16a/ENG 0-17a
 I can show my understanding of what I listen to or watch by responding to and asking different kinds of questions.

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LIT 1-07a
 I can show my understanding of what I listen to or watch by responding to literal, inferential, evaluative and other types of questions, and by asking different kinds of questions of my own.

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LIT 2-07a
 I can show my understanding of what I listen to or watch by commenting, with evidence, on the content and form of short and extended texts.

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LIT 3-07a
 I can show my understanding of what I listen to or watch by giving detailed, evaluative comments, with evidence, about the content and form of short and extended texts.

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LIT 4-07a
  To help me develop an informed view, I am learning to recognise the difference between fact and opinion.

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LIT 1-08a
 To help me develop an informed view, I can distinguish fact from opinion, and I am learning to recognise when my sources try to influence me and how useful these are.

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LIT 2-08a
 To help me develop an informed view, I am learning about the techniques used to influence opinion and how to assess the value of my sources, and I can recognise persuasion.

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LIT 3-08a
 To help me develop an informed view, I can identify some of the techniques used to influence or persuade and can assess the value of my sources.

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LIT 4-08a
 

Creating texts

– applying the elements others use to create different types of short and extended texts with increasingly complex ideas, structures and vocabulary
Early First Second Third Fourth
Within real and imaginary situations, I share experiences and feelings, ideas and information in a way that communicates my message.

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LIT 0-09a
 When listening and talking with others for different purposes, I can exchange information, experiences, explanations, ideas and opinions, and clarify points by asking questions or by asking others to say more.

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LIT 1-09a
 When listening and talking with others for different purposes, I can:
  • share information, experiences and opinions
  • explain processes and ideas
  • identify issues raised and summarise main points or findings
  • clarify points by asking questions or by asking others to say more.

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LIT 2-09a
 When listening and talking with others for different purposes, I can:
  • communicate information, ideas or opinions
  • explain processes, concepts or ideas
  • identify issues raised, summarise findings or draw conclusions.

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LIT 3-09a
 When listening and talking with others for different purposes, I can:
  • communicate detailed information, ideas or opinions
  • explain processes, concepts or ideas with some relevant supporting detail
  • sum up ideas, issues, findings or conclusions.

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LIT 4-09a
I enjoy exploring events and characters in stories and other texts and I use what I learn to invent my own, sharing these with others in imaginative ways.

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LIT 0-09b/LIT 0-31a
        
As I listen and take part in conversations and discussions, I discover new words and phrases which I use to help me express my ideas, thoughts and feelings.

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LIT 0-10a
 I can communicate clearly when engaging with others within and beyond my place of learning, using selected resources as required.

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LIT 1-10a
 I am developing confidence when engaging with others within and beyond my place of learning. I can communicate in a clear, expressive way and I am learning to select and organise resources independently.

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LIT 2-10a
 I am developing confidence when engaging with others within and beyond my place of learning. I can communicate in a clear, expressive way and I am learning to select and organise resources independently.

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LIT 3-10a
 I can communicate in a clear, expressive manner when engaging with others within and beyond my place of learning, and can independently select and organise appropriate resources as required.

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LIT 4-10a
 

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