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New NSW Curriculum Reform syllabus: Implement from 2023

English and Mathematics for K−2

Content relating to K−2 is now replaced by the new syllabuses available in the Digital Curriculum.

The new syllabuses must be taught in Kindergarten to Year 2 in all NSW primary schools from Term 1, 2023.

Objectives: through responding to and composing a wide range of texts and through the close study of texts, students will develop knowledge, understanding and skills in order to:

A. communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing*


Stage 2 outcomes

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EN2-1A
communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community contexts

EN2-2A
plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language

EN2-3A
uses effective handwriting and publishes texts using digital technologies

EN2-4A
uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies

EN2-5A
uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of letter–sound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar and some unfamiliar words

EN3-1A
communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features

EN3-2A
composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts

EN3-3A
uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies

EN3-4A
draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts

EN4-1A
responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure

EN4-2A
effectively uses a widening range of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding to and composing texts in different media and technologies

EN5-1A
responds to and composes increasingly sophisticated and sustained texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure

EN5-2A
effectively uses and critically assesses a wide range of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding to and composing a wide range of texts in different media and technologies

B. use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context


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EN2-6B
identifies the effect of purpose and audience on spoken texts, distinguishes between different forms of English and identifies organisational patterns and features

EN2-7B
identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts

EN2-8B
identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter

EN2-9B
uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts

EN3-5B
discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts

EN3-6B
uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies

EN4-3B
uses and describes language forms, features and structures of texts appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts

EN4-4B
makes effective language choices to creatively shape meaning with accuracy, clarity and coherence

EN5-3B
selects and uses language forms, features and structures of texts appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts, describing and explaining their effects on meaning

EN5-4B
effectively transfers knowledge, skills and understanding of language concepts into new and different contexts

C. think in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretive and critical


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EN2-10C
thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts

EN3-7C
thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts

EN4-5C
thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information, ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts

EN4-6C
identifies and explains connections between and among texts

EN5-5C
thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and increasingly complex ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts in a range of contexts

EN5-6C
investigates the relationships between and among texts

D. express themselves and their relationships with others and their world


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EN2-11D
responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own

EN3-8D
identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts

EN4-7D
demonstrates understanding of how texts can express aspects of their broadening world and their relationships within it

EN4-8D
identifies, considers and appreciates cultural expression in texts

EN5-7D
understands and evaluates the diverse ways texts can represent personal and public worlds

EN5-8D
questions, challenges and evaluates cultural assumptions in texts and their effects on meaning

E. learn and reflect on their learning through their study of English 


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EN2-12E
recognises and uses an increasing range of strategies to reflect on their own and others’ learning

EN3-9E
recognises, reflects on and assesses their strengths as a learner

EN4-9E
uses, reflects on and assesses their individual and collaborative skills for learning

EN5-9E
purposefully reflects on, assesses and adapts their individual and collaborative skills with increasing independence and effectiveness


 
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