- uses short-term memory to recall sentences, anecdotes, poems, songs, rhymes etc.
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- relates a story in response to a set of pictures or in relation to an event which took place recently
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- uses language to express him/herself adequately to interact with others
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- identifies and manipulates sounds in the various positions within a word
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- develops strategies to decode unfamiliar words
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- reads, without hesitation regular frequently encountered monosyllabic and polysyllabic words
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- blends the sounds effortlessly to decode an unfamiliar regular word so as to reach target word
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- understands the concept of ‘past actions’ through the aural/oral modalities
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- identifies the letter ‘g]’ and ‘ie’ in words as single untis for the purposes of word reading and to be aware of the silent h in words
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- is familiar with the use of ‘g]’ and ‘h’ when writing high frequency words
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- is aware of the different ways to form the plural
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- reads and writes out verbs in the past tense in a context
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- asks and responds to basic questions in writing
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- transforms and extends simples sentences to complex and compound sentences
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- shows comprehension of paragraphs via written answers
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- reads adn comprehends basic rubrics and instructions
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- writes a short paragraph/short story
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- appreciates the role of punctuation when reading both sentences and paragraphs
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- reads and understands unseen reading books, of average class level, without making more than 5 errors (fluency and understanding are of utmost importance)
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- understands and elaborates on what has been read in books aimedat the average 7-year-old
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