3. Vocabulary Knowledge 1st Cluster 2nd Cluster 3rd Cluster 4th Cluster 5th Cluster 6th Cluster 7th Cluster 8th Cluster to End of Kinder Mid Year 1 End Year 1 Mid Year 2 End Year 2 School Shows curiosity Knows the meaning Identifies unfamiliar Knows the meaning of Understands that . Knows the meaning of Draws on topic/content about words and their of, and when words and attempts to commonly used words in changing words in a text commonly used words in knowledge to assist in meaning. speaking, can use use experience and texts read and can alter the meaning. increasingly challenging working out the words that are likely to context to work out demonstrates this texts and can meaning of unknown be encountered in word meanings. knowledge when writing demonstrate this words. easy reading texts, and speaking. knowledge when meaning e.g. big, little. reading, writing and Uses grammar and speaking. Asks questions to find context of a text to work Word out meanings of out the meaning of an unfamiliar unfamiliar word. Knows and uses Begins to use topic Uses knowledge and some subject-specific words when speaking understanding of topic words in areas of and writing. words when reading, interest, e.g. animals, writing and speaking. games. Specialised Vocabulary Demonstrates Uses knowledge Recognises that awareness that some developed about word different words can be words have multiple families and word origins used to describe meanings when to understand the similar concepts, e.g. reading, writing and meaning of unfamiliar everyday or technical speaking. words, e.g. rhyming language, synonyms. words, synonyms, base Synonyms words. Develops beginning Applies knowledge of Uses knowledge understandings word base words to build developed about word families and uses these word families, e.g. families and word origins understandings when move, moving, remove. to understand the reading and writing. meaning of unfamiliar building words, e.g. rhyming words, synonyms, base Word words.
3. Vocabulary Knowledge 1st Cluster to School 2nd Cluster 3rd Cluster 4th Cluster End of Kinder 5th Cluster Mid Year 1 6th Cluster End Year 1 7th Cluster Mid Year 2 8th Cluster End Year 2 Word meaning Shows curiosity about words and their meaning. Knows the meaning of, and when speaking, can use words that are likely to be encountered in easy reading texts, e.g. big, little. Asks questions to find out meanings of unfamiliar Identifies unfamiliar words and attempts to use experience and context to work out word meanings. Knows the meaning of commonly used words in texts read and demonstrates this knowledge when writing and speaking. Uses grammar and context of a text to work out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. Understands that changing words in a text can alter the meaning. . Knows the meaning of commonly used words in increasingly challenging texts and can demonstrate this knowledge when reading, writing and speaking. Draws on topic/content knowledge to assist in working out the meaning of unknown words. Specialised Vocabulary Knows and uses some subject-specific words in areas of interest, e.g. animals, games. Begins to use topic words when speaking and writing. Uses knowledge and understanding of topic words when reading, writing and speaking. Synonyms Demonstrates awareness that some words have multiple meanings when reading, writing and speaking. Uses knowledge developed about word families and word origins to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words, e.g. rhyming words, synonyms, base words. Recognises that different words can be used to describe similar concepts, e.g. everyday or technical language, synonyms. Word building Develops beginning understandings word families and uses these understandings when reading and writing. Applies knowledge of base words to build word families, e.g. move, moving, remove. Uses knowledge developed about word families and word origins to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words, e.g. rhyming words, synonyms, base words.
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