Learning Map
EnglishSpeaking & Listeningusually ages 4–8

Describing Aloud

Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail; speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly; give well-structured descriptions and explanations

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Can your child tell you about something that happened — like a trip or a film — in enough detail that you could really picture it, speaking clearly so you can follow along?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Expressing & Justifying Opinionsages 4–6Oral expression skills support understanding formality in speech
Group discussionsages 4–11Conversational skills support oral description
Describing Aloudthis skill · ages 4–8
Unlocks
Reciting Poetryages 6–10Reciting/presenting builds on Y1 oral description/expression
Reporting & Recountingages 8–11Oral reporting extends giving descriptions and explanations with detail
Saying Sentences Before Writing Themages 5–6Oral description supports oral rehearsal
Planning Ideas Before Writingages 6–10Oral expression supports saying aloud what you'll write
Formal and Informal Englishages 7–10Oral expression skills support understanding formality in speech
Justifying mathematical reasoningages 7–8Cross-subject: constructing and following multi-step mathematical arguments requires the ability to express thoughts and give well-structured explanations orally

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E1LA07medium confidenceYear 1 · Language

understand that words can represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)

AC9E4LA07low confidenceYear 4 · Language

investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are used

AC9EFLY02low confidenceFoundation · Literacy

interact in informal and structured situations by listening while others speak and using features of voice including volume levels

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

ENE-REFLU-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Early Stage 1
EN2-OLC-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E1LA07low confidenceEnglish · Level 1 · Language strand
VC2EFLY01low confidenceEnglish · Foundation · Literacy strand
VC2E4LA12low confidenceEnglish · Level 4 · Language strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Asking Questionsages 4–11 Exploring Ideas Through Talkages 4–6 Expressing & Justifying Opinionsages 4–6 Group discussionsages 4–11

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