CONTENT, LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS LEARNING STANDARDS

DSKP YEAR 4-6

YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

LISTENING AND SPEAKING 1.2.2 1.2.2
1.2.1 Able to listen, follow, and give instructions. Able to listen, follow, and give
Able to participate in daily conversations: 1.2.3
Instructions
(a) extend an invitation Able to listen to, follow, and give directions to
(b) accept an invitation places around their town and state. 1.2.3
(c) decline an invitation Able to listen to, follow and give
(d) express sympathy 1.2.1 directions to places around the state and
Able to participate in daily conversations: country
1.2.4 (a) make suggestions
1.2.1
Able to participate in guided conversations (b) respond to suggestions
with peers (c) volunteer to complete a task Able to participate in conversations
1.2.2 (d) show appreciation to:
Able to listen to, follow and give instructions (a) express happiness
1.3.1 (b) express concern
1.2.3 Able to listen to and demonstrate (c) express sorrow
Able to listen to, follow and give directions understanding of oral texts by:
around the neighbourhood (d) give encouragement
(a) asking and answering questions
(b) giving main ideas (e) express opinions
1.2.4 (c) giving supporting details
Able to participate in guided conversations (d) sequencing 1.2.5
with peers (e) predicting Able to talk on topics of interest in
1.3.1
formal situations
Able to listen to and demonstrate
understanding of oral texts by: 1.3.1
(a) asking and answering questions Able to listen to and demonstrate
(b) sequencing predicting understanding of oral texts by:
(a) asking and answering
questions
 (b) giving main ideas and
supporting details
(c) stating cause and effect
(d) drawing conclusions

YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

READING 2.2.1 2.2.1
2.2.2 Able to apply word attack skills by: Able to apply word attack skills by
Able to read and understand phrases and (a) using contextual clues to get
identifying:
sentences from: meaning of words:
(a) linear texts (i) before the word (anaphoric) (a) proverbs
(b) non-linear texts (ii) after the word (cataphoric) (b) phrasal verbs
(b) identifying idioms (c) similes
2.2.3 2.2.2 2.2.2
Able to read and demonstrate understanding Able to read and understand phrases and
Able to read and understand
of texts by: sentences from:
(a) linear texts phrases and sentences from:
(a) sequencing
(b) predicting (b) non-linear texts (a) linear texts
with guidance (b) non-linear texts
2.2.3 2.2.3
2.3.1 Able to read and demonstrate Able to read and demonstrate
Able to read for information and enjoyment understanding of texts by:
understanding of texts by:
with guidance: (a) giving main ideas and supporting
(a) fiction details (a) giving main ideas and supporting
(b) non-fiction (b) sequencing details
(c) predicting (b) stating cause and effect
(c) drawing conclusions
2.3.1 2.3.1
Able to read for information and enjoyment
Able to read for information and
with guidance:
 (a) fiction enjoyment:
(b) non-fiction (a) fiction
(b) non-fiction

YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

WRITING 3.2.1 3.1.1
3.2.1 Able to transfer information with guidance to Able to write in neat legible print
Able to transfer information with guidance to complete:
with correct spelling:
complete: (a) linear texts
(a) linear texts (b) non-linear texts (a) sentences
(b) non-linear texts (b) paragraphs
3.2.2
3.2.2 Able to write with guidance: 3.2.1
Able to write with guidance: (a) stories Able to transfer information to
(a) labels (b) poems
complete:
(b) notices (c) informal letters
(a) linear texts
(c) messages
3.2.3 (b) non-linear texts
3.2.3 Able to use punctuation correctly.
Able to punctuate correctly: 3.2.4 3.2.2
(a) apostrophe Able to spell words by applying spelling rules.
Able to write with guidance:
(b) speech markers
3.3.1 (a) stories
3.2.4 Able to create texts using a variety of media (b) formal letters
Able to spell words by applying spelling rules with guidance:
(c) poems
3.3.1 (a) non-linear
Able to create simple texts using a variety of (b) linear (d) descriptions
media with guidance: (e) instructions
(a) non-linear
(b) linear
3.2.3
Able to use punctuation
correctly
3.2.4
Able to spell words by applying
spelling rules
3.3.1
Able to create texts using a variety
of media:
(a) non-linear
(b) linear

YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

5.1.1 5.1.1
GRAMMAR Able to use nouns correctly and Able to use nouns correctly and appropriately
5.1.1 appropriately:
5.1.2
Able to use nouns correctly and (a) common nouns
(b) collective nouns Able to use pronouns correctly and appropriately
appropriately:
5.1.2 5.1.3
(a) common nouns Able to use pronouns correctly and Able to use verbs correctly and appropriately
(b) singular nouns appropriately: 5.1.4
(c) plural nouns (a) reflexive
Able to use conjunctions correctly and
(d) countable nouns (b) interrogative
5.1.3 appropriately
(e) uncountable nouns
Able to use verbs correctly and 5.1.5
5.1.2 appropriately: Able to use prepositions correctly and
Able to use pronouns correctly and (a) simple future tense appropriately
appropriately: (b) future continuous tense
 5.1.4 5.1.6
(a) possessive Able to use conjunctions correctly Able to use adjectives correctly and
(b) interrogative and appropriately:
appropriately
(a) although
5.1.3 (b) since 5.1.7
Able to use verbs correctly and appropriately: 5.1.5 Able to use articles correctly and appropriately
Able to use prepositions correctly 5.1.8
(a) irregular verbs and appropriately: Able to use adverbs correctly and appropriately
(b) verbs that do not change (a) over
5.2.1
(b) among
5.1.1 (c) through Able to construct various sentence types
Able to use nouns correctly and (d) across correctly
appropriately: (e) along
(f ) against
(a) common nouns
(b) singular nouns 5.1.6
(c) plural nouns Able to use adjectives correctly and
(d) countable nouns appropriately.
(e) uncountable nouns 5.1.7
Able to use articles correctly and
5.1.2 appropriately.
Able to use pronouns correctly and 5.1.8
appropriately: Able to use adverbs correctly and
appropriately:
(a) possessive (a) frequency
(b) interrogative (b) degree
5.2.1
5.1.3 Able to construct imperative sentences correctly.
Able to use verbs correctly and appropriately:

(a) irregular verbs

(b) verbs that do not change
5.1.7
Able to use articles correctly and
appropriately:

(a) the
(b) zero article (-)

5.1.8
Able to use adverbs correctly and
appropriately:

(a) manner
(b) time
(c) place

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