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English // English Thinking
Reviewing Own WritingEvaluate whether your own writing achieves the effect you intended on a reader — go beyond checking for correctness to asking whether it actually works
Ages 8 to 10Thinking skillEnglish // English Thinking
Knowing What You Don't KnowMonitor your own vocabulary gaps — notice words you half-know, distinguish confident from uncertain knowledge, and develop strategies to resolve the uncertainty
Ages 8 to 10Thinking skillEnglish // English Thinking
Reflecting on Your Language UseReflect on yourself as a language user — how your reading, writing, and speaking shift across audiences, purposes, and contexts, and where you want to develop…
Ages 10 to 11Thinking skillEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Predicting what happens nextPredict what might happen next in a story based on what has been read so far; discuss the significance of titles and events
Ages 4 to 10Thinking skillEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Self-Correcting While ReadingCheck that text makes sense while reading and self-correct inaccurate reading by re-reading or using context
Ages 5 to 11Thinking skillEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Discussing Texts as a GroupParticipate in discussions about what is read, taking turns and listening to others; explain understanding clearly; actively engage in group reading activities
Ages 5 to 10Thinking skillEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Recommending BooksRecommend books to peers, giving reasons for choices based on knowledge of a wide range of genres, authors, and themes, and making comparisons within and across…
Ages 9 to 10Thinking skillEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Wide Independent Reading Across GenresRead widely and independently across fiction and non-fiction — including whole novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and non-fiction from different genres…
Ages 11 to 14Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Choosing Form and Tone for Your AudienceIdentify the audience for and purpose of writing before beginning, selecting the appropriate form, tone, and register to match the intended reader and…
Ages 9 to 10Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing for an audienceProduce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organisation are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience, maintaining a consistent style…
Ages 9 to 11Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Planning NarrativesPlan narrative writing by considering how authors have developed characters and settings, drawing on techniques observed in texts read, heard, or performed
Ages 10 to 11Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Planning, Revising and Editing WritingPlan, revise, and edit writing to improve coherence and effectiveness — considering how the writing reflects its intended audience and purpose, amending…
Ages 11 to 14Thinking skill