English Speaking & Listeningusually ages 4–11

Listening and responding

Listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers; follow agreed-upon rules for discussion such as listening to others and taking turns speaking

How to tell they’ve got it

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Demonstrate attentive listening by making eye contact and responding relevantly
Follow classroom discussion rules (e.g. raise hand, wait for turn)
Show understanding of what was said by paraphrasing or responding appropriately

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When your child is in a group conversation at school or at the dinner table, do they listen while others are talking and wait for their turn before speaking?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

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Listening and respondingthis skill · ages 4–11

Unlocks

Asking Questionsages 4–11Listening and responding needed before asking questions

Group discussionsages 4–11Listening and responding foundational to conversation

Discussing Texts as a Groupages 5–10Listening and responding supports discussion skills

Listening to Othersages 5–7SEL listening skills build on curriculum speaking & listening foundations

Prepositionsages 5–7Listening and responding supports learning prepositions

Question Wordsages 5–6Listening and responding supports learning question words

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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

AC9E1LY02medium confidenceYear 1 · Literacy

use interaction skills including turn-taking, speaking clearly, using active listening behaviours and responding to the contributions of others, and contributing ideas and questions

AC9E1LA01medium confidenceYear 1 · Language

understand how language, facial expressions and gestures are used to interact with others when asking for and providing information, making offers, exclaiming, requesting and giving commands

AC9EFLY02medium 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

EN2-OLC-01high confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

EN1-OLC-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E1LY01high confidenceEnglish · Level 1 · Literacy strand

VC2EFLY01medium confidenceEnglish · Foundation · Literacy strand

VC2E2LY01medium confidenceEnglish · Level 2 · Literacy 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 Describing Aloudages 4–8 Exploring Ideas Through Talkages 4–6 Expressing & Justifying Opinionsages 4–6

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