Skills you’ll learn in English,

Te Reo and other languages

These are all skills you will take into life and work

Adapting information and language features to topic, purpose and audience

Analysing meaning in written texts

Applying conventions such as spelling and grammar

Communicating meaning through word, mime or moving image

Conveying information through story, drama or moving image

Creating meaning through visual or verbal language

Describing language and visual effects

Discussing meanings, ideas and effects in texts

Editing written work for spelling and grammar

Explaining using written instructions

Identifying language features and conventions

Interpreting the writer’s intention

Listening to texts which are read to groups

Operating technology such as videos or computers

Organising ideas and writing logically

Participating in cultural activities

Performing using varied speech and action to convey meaning

Presenting information or ideas to others

Pronouncing words and names correctly

Questioning and supporting the ideas of others

Reading independently for enjoyment and information

Reciting using different techniques of speech

Recording ideas or observations in written form

Relating stories to groups

Selecting appropriate language to convey meanings

Spelling words correctly

Using grammar to convey appropriate meaning

Writing expressively in verse, factually, logically

Understanding how the skills of English, Te Reo and other languages are used in different careers

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