Literacy and English Experiences and Outcomes Second Level

Block 1 2 3 4
Listening and Talking
Enjoyment and
Choice – within a I regularly select and listen to or watch texts which
motivating and I enjoy and find interesting, and I can explain why
challenging I prefer certain sources.
environment,
developing an I regularly select subject, purpose, format and
awareness of the resources to create texts of my choice.
relevance of texts
in my life

Tools for listening When I engage with others, I can respond in ways
and talking – to appropriate to my role, show that I value others’
help me when contributions and use these to build on thinking.
interacting or
presenting within When I engage with others, I can respond in
and beyond my ways appropriate to my role, show that I value
place of learning others’ contributions and use these to build on
thinking.

I can recognise how the features of spoken

language can help in communication, and I can
use what I learn.
I can recognise different features of my own and
others’ spoken language.

As I listen or watch, I can identify and discuss the

purpose, main ideas and supporting detail
Finding and using contained within the text, and use this information
information – for different purposes.
when listening to,
watching and As I listen or watch, I can make notes, organise
talking about texts these under suitable headings and use these to
with increasingly understand ideas and information and create new
complex ideas, texts, using my own words as appropriate.
structures and
specialist I can select ideas and relevant information,
vocabulary organise these in an appropriate way for my
purpose and use suitable vocabulary for my
audience.

Understanding, I can show my understanding of what I listen to or

Analysing and watch by responding to literal, inferential,
Evaluating – evaluative and other types of questions, and by
investigating and/or asking different kinds of questions of my own.
appreciating texts
with increasingly To help me develop an informed view, I can
complex ideas, distinguish fact from opinion, and I am learning to
structures and recognise when my sources try to influence me
specialist and how useful these are.
vocabulary for my
audience

Creating texts – When listening and talking with others for different
applying the purposes, I can:
elements others • share information, experiences and opinions
use to create • explain processes and ideas
different types of • identify issues raised and summarise main
short and extended points or findings
texts with • clarify points by asking questions or by asking
increasingly others to say more.
complex ideas,
structures and
vocabulary

Creating texts