Page 5 - Progression in the National Curriculum

Spoken language

Years Children should be taught to:
1-6

? Listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
? Ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and build vocabulary and knowledge
? Use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
? Articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
? Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
? Maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding

to comments
? Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas
? Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English
? Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates
? Gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s)
? Consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others
? Select and use appropriate registers for effective communication

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