1. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Introduction for leaders

2. Faculty of Edit this on the Slide MasterThe University of Adelaide Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students To replace the ESL Scope and Scales in use since 2003 The Language and Literacy Levels reflect the language and literacy students need to access the Australian Curriculum across learning areas at their year level from R-10 Each Level is equivalent to the same ESL Scale. use since 2003 To replace the ESL Scope and Scales in use si

3. Faculty of Edit this on the Slide MasterThe University of Adelaide Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Year Level Start R End nd R 1 2 3 4 Year Level Start R End R 12345678910-12 L &L Level 1234567891011121314

4. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students To be used for assessing EALD student work to: determine student language learning need and identify a support category for allocation of EALD funding monitor EALD student progress inform language and literacy teaching and learning programs. o be used for assinform language and literacy

5. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students The broader intention is for: informing whole school processes to improve student writing and oral language programming and planning monitoring language learning progression of any students enabled by relevant changes to EDSAS

6. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Introduction provides: a rationale and aims plus background for the document. various appendices which –detail processes for assigning a Level –show the range of learning area texts (genres) from the Australian Curriculum –compare the new document with the ACARA EALD Learning Progression

7. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Four sets of Levels: Levels 1 – 6 Levels 4 - 9 Levels 7 – 10 Levels 11 – 14 Glossary: there is a glossary of terms to ensure all terminology is understood.

8. ACARA Literacy Capability Literacy Continuum - elements Informed by Australian Curriculum Literacy Continuum element of Composing texts and organising elements of language knowledge – Text knowledge – Grammar knowledge – Word knowledge – Visual knowledge (incorporated in Composing Texts)

9. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Composing Learning Area texts –Oral Interactions and Presentations ( only in Levels 1 – 6) –Using visuals in multi-modal texts –Written texts – ability to construct text types relevant to learning areas is described at each Level

10. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Text knowledge –Organisational structures of learning area texts –Text cohesion Text and Paragraph Openers Text Connectives Sentence Openers Reference

11. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Grammar knowledge –Sentence Structures Simple, compound and complex –Punctuation Sentence level, capitals, commas –Words and Word Groups Processes (verbs), Tense Circumstances Noun groups and Nominalisations

12. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Grammar knowledge –Expressing opinion and point of view Evaluative language Modality (e.g. certainty, frequency) Expressing opinion directly and indirectly

13. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Word knowledge –Understanding learning area vocabulary –Spelling

14. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Indicators with examples for each year level e.g. Level 6 Sentence structure Composes compound sentences formed by a range of coordinating (linking) conjunctions: and, and then, but, or, so: A square is like a diamond but it …; I wanted to go in so I …

15. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Language and Literacy Levels is posted on the EALD Program website www.decd.sa.gov.au/literacy/pages/esl/scope/ Online support materials (e.g. Moderated Evidence, Recording and Tracking Resource and professional learning modules) can be accessed by teachers at any time Face to face professional learning including train the trainer sessions are delivered by the EALD Program

16. Faculty of Edit this on the Slide MasterThe University of Adelaide HOW LEADERS CAN SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEVELS Include targets about Levels progress in Site Literacy Plan Provide release for teachers to be trained in assigning Levels Participate in such professional learning Provide release for teachers to assign Levels and to participate in internal moderation Use EDSAS Levels History Report to monitor student progress Use EALD funding to provide intervention for EALD students based upon their level of need as indicated by their Levels

17. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD Students Questions/comments will not be published. They are available as a consultation draft from the Lit Sec website. Support materials and professional learning are available from the beginning of 2013.