AC9L1F2U03 Years 1 to 2 Languages

Content descriptor notice that [Language] has features that may be similar to or different from English

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising that written texts are made up of words, groups of words, and illustrations or images that together make meaning
• • Elaboration developing language awareness and using metalanguage to describe word types such as nouns and verbs, using available terminology in [Language] as appropriate
• • Elaboration understanding that texts have a purpose, for example, Creation, Dreamtime, Dreaming or traditional stories, paintings, songs, dances and Country/Place experiences
• • Elaboration understanding that there are different ways of telling a story, such as Elders yarning and through song, dance, music and associated visual design, and through painting (body, bark, rock, sand)
• • Elaboration recognising that communication may occur through gestures and hand signs in [Language] and English and/or other known language(s), and these may be the same or different, for example, nodding or using the hand signal for stop or using eyes to tell someone to go or to sit
• • Elaboration noticing how texts such as storybooks are sequenced and organised in [Language] and English, for example, identifying the main title and connections between pictures and written text
• • Elaboration understanding that texts may take many forms; that they may be very short texts such as a sign, or quite long texts such as a story, song or multimodal presentation

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• • Elaboration recognising that some words in [Language] have come from other Aboriginal languages or Torres Strait Islander languages
• • Elaboration noticing and comparing [Language] words and phrases used in everyday life with other known language(s)