KS2 National Curriculum Objectives: In this unit, children will be taught to:

Speaking and Listening

1. Listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding

Stage 1 Repeat words/simple phrases modelled by teacher; listen and show understanding of single words/ simple phrases through physical response.

Stage 2 Listen and show understanding of longer sentences through physical response.

Stage 3 Listen and show understanding of more complex familiar sentences.

Stage 4 Listen and show understanding of more complex familiar sentences containing familiar words and gist with unfamiliar words.

2. Explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound and meaning of words

Stage 1 Listen and identify rhyming words and particular sounds in songs and rhymes.

Stage 2 Listen and identify words in songs and rhymes and demonstrate understanding

Stage 3 Follow the text of familiar rhymes and songs identifying the meaning of words

Stage 4 Read the text of familiar rhymes and songs and identify patterns of language and link sound to spelling

3. Engage in conversations; ask and answer questions express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help

Stage 1 Answer and begin to ask some familiar questions using simple, rehearsed language and including opinions

Stage 2 Ask and answer several simple and familiar questions with a rehearsed response including opinions and simple justifications

Stage 3 Ask and answer more complex familiar questions with a scaffold of responses

Stage 4 Engage in a short conversation using familiar questions and express opinions. Ask for clarification and help

4. Speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures

Stage 1 Name objects and actions and link words with a simple connective

Stage 2 Use familiar vocabulary to say simple sentences using a language scaffold

Stage 3 Use familiar vocabulary to say more complex sentences using a language scaffold

Stage 4 Manipulate language to create and say sentence of own choice using familiar language

5. Present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences

Stage 1 Name nouns and present a rehearsed simple statement

Stage 2 Make simple rehearsed statements about themselves, objects and people

Stage 3 Use a language scaffold to present information and descriptions in simple sentences using familiar and rehearsed language

Stage 4 Manipulate language using a language scaffold to present their own ideas and information in more complex sentences

6. Appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language

Stage 1 Join in with actions and words to accompany familiar songs, stories and rhymes

Stage 2 Say a simple rhyme from memory; join in with words of a song or storytelling

Stage 3 Follow the simple text of a familiar song or story and sing or read aloud

Stage 4 Follow a more complex text of a familiar song or story and read aloud; read and understand the gist of an unfamiliar text using familiar language

Reading and Writing

1. Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases

Stage 1 Read and recognise familiar words using knowledge of phonemes and pronounce when modelled

Stage 2 Read and pronounce familiar words accurately using knowledge of phonemes

Stage 3 Start to predict the pronunciation of unfamiliar words in a sentence using knowledge of phonemes

Stage 4 Predict the pronunciation of unfamiliar words, with increasing accuracy, in a series of sentences

2.Read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing

Stage 1 Read and show understanding of familiar single words and simple phrases

Stage 2 Read and show understanding of familiar longer sentences

Stage 3 Read and show understanding of a complex sentence using familiar language

Stage 4 Read and show understanding of a series of complex sentences using familiar language

3. Broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including sing a dictionary

Stage 1 Use strategies for memorisation of vocabulary; be familiar with the layout of a bi-lingual dictionary

Stage 2 Use context to predict the meaning of new words; use a bi-lingual dictionary to find the meaning of individual words in Spanish and English

Stage 3 Use context and prior knowledge to determine the meaning of words; use a bi-lingual dictionary to identify the word class

Stage 4 Use a bi-lingual dictionary to find the meaning of words in a written material and understand their meaning in its context

4. Describe people, places, things, and actions orally and in writing

Stage 1 Write and say familiar words and simple phrases to describe people, places, things and actions using a model

Stage 2 Write and say a sentence to describe people, places, things and actions using a language scaffold

Stage 3 Write and say longer sentences to describe people, places, things and actions using a language scaffold

Stage 4 Write and say a complex sentence manipulation familiar language to describe people, places, things and actions; maybe using a dictionary

5. Write phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences, to express ideas clearly

Stage 1 Write single familiar words from memory with understandable accuracy

Stage 2 Write simple familiar short phrases/sentences from memory with understandable accuracy

Stage 3 Write familiar longer sentences from memory with understandable accuracy

Stage 4 Write familiar log/complex sentences from memory changing words to create new sentences with understandable accuracy

6. Understand basic grammar, key features and patterns of the language and how to apply these to build sentences and how they differ from or are similar to English

Stage 1 Be aware of the form of word classes – nouns, adjectives [including agreement with masculine and feminine singular], adverbs, verbs [including the imperative] and connectives, definite and indefinite articles [singular and plural] and be aware of the similarities in English

Stage 2 Name the gender of nouns; name the words for the indefinite article for both genders and use correctly; say how to make the plural form of nouns; name the 1^st and 2^nd person pronouns; use the correct form of regular and high frequency verbs in the present tense with 1^st and 2^nd person pronouns; state the position of most adjectives and demonstrate use; construct a simple sentence with a noun, verb and adjective; use sentences in the negative form. State the differences and similarities with English. Use connectives and prepositions.

Stage 3 Explain the agreement of adjectives and nouns and demonstrate use; be aware of the position of some adjectives in front of a noun; use the correct form of 3^rd person singular (plural) of regular and high frequency verbs; name the words for the definite article and use correctly; explain the agreement of possessive pronouns with the linked noun and demonstrate use; apply correct rules for use when combining prepositions + articles (eg: De + el = del); construct more complex sentences; make a positive sentence negative; explain. State the differences and similarities in English.

Stage 4 Demonstrate the knowledge and use of grammar in sentences: word classes; gender and nouns, definite article and indefinite article (and its omittance for jobs), plurals of nouns, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd person pronouns with regular high frequency verbs in present tense; use reflexive verbs and the imperfect form; the position and agreement of adjectives; negatives; the construction of simple and complex sentences. State the differences and similarities with English.