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Milestones |
Stage
3. Emerging Literacy |
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| Use ages as a broad guide only | Tick |
Tick the things your child can
do, and work on the things that are next for them. |
| five years | ||
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'Reads' by using the pictures and remembering the words approximately |
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| Retells personal experiences in a more organised manner with practice | ||
| Reads by memorising text | ||
| Sounds out words eg. c-a-t, h-ou-s | ||
| Recognises a few words | ||
| Plays cooperatively and talks with peers | ||
| Writing is readable by others | ||
| Uses the computer as an aid to learning, with the focus on writing and reading | ||
| Writes left to right, top down directionality | ||
| Uses initial letters consistently in writing | ||
| Text guide: Choose books with short, repetitive sentences and matching pictures | ||
| six years | ||
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Writes first and last letters, but no consistent use of vowels for spelling yet |
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Uses a variety of computer programs such as games, writing, and drawing or painting |
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Text guide: Choose books with 2 lines per page and pictures that match what the text says |
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Reads confidently, leaving out or replacing the occasional unknown word with an alternative |
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Writes with invented spellings, using both consonants and vowels |
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| Text guide: Choose books with one paragraph of text and pictures that tell the story too. |