Level 1
 I can talk
about things
which interest me.
 I can listen
carefully to what
others say.
 I can make
others understand
me, and I
sometimes talk
about things in
detail.
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
 I can talk
 I can talk and
 I can talk and
 I can talk and
confidently,
especially about
things I'm
interested in.
listen confidently
and understand
what is said.
listen with
confidence in
different
situations
(contexts).
 I can change
the way I talk
depending on why
I am talking (the
purpose).
listen in different
contexts, some of
them formal.
 I can talk in
ways which are
interesting for the
listener.
 I can use
different words
(vocabulary) and
talk in different
ways to make
what I say
interesting.
 I can match
the way I speak to
the context.
 I can talk
purposefully in a
range of
situations.
 I can include
details in what I
say to help people
understand what I
am talking about.
 I can use a lot
of different words.
 I can listen
very carefully to
what others are
saying.
 I know that I
have to talk in
different ways in
different
situations.
 I can discuss
ideas with other
people.
 I can listen to
others very
carefully and I
understand what
they say
 I can ask
questions if I don’t
understand.
 I can explain
my ideas and
opinions and
describe things
which have
happened
(events).
 I can ask
questions in
discussions and
take in to account
what others think.
 I can use
standard English
in formal
situations.
 I can speak
 I can change
vocabulary
precisely and
organise what I
say clearly.
the way I talk in
different contexts.
 I can make
clearly using
appropriate
vocabulary, tone
(intonation) and
emphasis.
significant
contributions to
discussions and I
take part when I
think it is
appropriate.
 I can
contribute to
discussions in a
range of
appropriate ways.
 I can take an
active part in
discussions,
understanding
others ideas and
responding
sensitively.
 I can change
 I can listen to
 I can speak
the way I speak
when I am talking
to different
people.
others carefully in
a discussion and
respond to their
ideas and views.
clearly (fluently) in
standard English.
 I know about
 I can use
standard English.
standard English
and when to use
it.
 I can use
 I can use
standard English
confidently.
Exceptional
performance
 I can select a
style of speech
(register)
appropriate to the
situation.
 I can change
the sentence
structure,
vocabulary and
expression
according to the
purpose.
 I can take a
leading role in
discussions.
 I use standard
 I can listen
English
confidently in a
range of situations
when I think it is
appropriate.
with
concentration to
complex speech.
 I can help to
sustain a
discussion and I
am an assured
user of standard
English.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
 I can read
 I can read and
 When I read
 I can say what
is important about
what I have read.
 I can see that
 I can say how
 I can write
understand easy
pieces of writing.
 I can read
aloud clearly and
without making
many mistakes.
writers use
language to say
what they want to
say.
 I can
 I can often
 I can usually
understand what
more difficult
words mean
because I know
the alphabet, but I
sometimes need
help.
work out how to
say a word and
what it means if I
do not know it.
work out what a
word means by
myself.
there may be
more than one
meaning to texts I
have read and I
can explain why
these are
important.
aloud words I read
a lot.
about how an
author uses
linguistic features,
structure and the
layout of the text
presentational
devices) to
influence the
reader.
 I can say why
I like some poems
and stories.
 I can say what
I think about
things which have
happened in the
story, poem, or
other writing.
 I can
understand what
happens in what I
read and can
explain what I like
and what I do not
like.
 I can find
books in the
library, use a
dictionary and an
index because I
know the
alphabet.
a story I can say
who is in it (the
characters) and
what happens
(the events).
 When I read
a piece of writing,
I can say what it is
about (the
themes).
 I can try to
guess what
happens in a story
and make guesses
about why
characters do
things.
 When I talk
or write about
something I've
read I can show
someone what I
mean in the book.
I can find out
what I want to
know from books.
 I use
examples and
quotations from
what I have read
to show what I
mean.
 I can find out
what I want to
know from books
and other sources
of information.
 I can say what
I think about
books, poems and
plays by looking at
the way they are
written (the
language and the
structure) and the
themes.
 I can research
something I want
to know from lots
of different
sources and write
it down.
 I can write
about themes,
structure and the
way language is
used (linguistic
features) in
poems, plays and
novels.
 I can select
information from
many sources and
use it in different
ways.
 I can select
what is relevant in
a text and look at
how the same
information can
be presented
differently in
different types of
texts.
Exceptional
performance
 I can write in
detail, develop my
ideas and look
carefully at the
language,
structure, and
presentation of a
range of
demanding texts.
 I can make
comparisons
between texts
including
audience, purpose
and form.
 I can see
when information
is presented as
argument or
opinion.
Level 1
 I can
write
simple
words and
put them
together in
simple
phrases.
 I know
what a full
stop is and I
usually
know
where I
should put
one in my
writing.
 I can
write
letters
clearly and
usually
correctly.
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
 I can write
 I can write stories in
the order that they
happen (chronologically)
and I try to make them
interesting and easy to
read.
 I can write
different types of
writing (forms), which
are interesting to
read.
 I can write
clearly and in an
interesting way,
which is appropriate
for the people I am
writing for (the
audience) and the
reason I am writing
(the purpose).
 I can write
interestingly enough
to keep readers
interested.
 I can choose an
appropriate style for
what I am writing.
 I can write in
simply and
what I write
makes sense.
 I can
make what I
write
interesting
and easy to
read.
 I can
usually use full
stops and
capital letters.
 I can spell
short, simple
words
correctly.
When I can't
spell a word I
try to spell it
the way that it
sounds.
 I can join
up some
words when I
write.
 I can change the way
I write (style) depending
on who I am writing for
and why I am writing.
 I can arrange ideas
in an order so they make
sense.
 I can use a lot of
different and interesting
words and I usually write
sentences which make
sense (are grammatically
correct.)
 I can use full stops,
capital letters, and
question marks correctly.
 I can usually spell
longer words correctly.
 I can use joined up
writing which is easy to
read.
 I can alter the
way I write when I
write for different
people and for
different reasons.
 I can choose
interesting words to
make my writing
more interesting.
 I can write long
sentences correctly; I
spell longer words
correctly; and I can
use punctuation,
including commas
correctly.
 I can write neatly
and so it is readable.
 I can use
interesting words
correctly and I can
spell difficult
(complex) words
correctly.
 I can use
commas,
paragraphs,
apostrophes, and
speech marks
correctly.
 I can write
clearly in a joined up
(cursive) style.
 I can write in the
appropriate style for
the purpose, this
includes writing in a
formal (impersonal)
style.
 I can choose
words (vocabulary)
and write sentences
in particular ways to
create effects.
 I can spell
complex words
correctly.
 I can use
punctuation correctly.
 I can organise
ideas in to separate
paragraphs.
 I can describe
characters and
settings in detail.
 I can organise
ideas and
information
carefully organised
so it is
understandable
(coherent).
 I can use
grammar and
vocabulary
correctly; I can spell
complex words
correctly; and I can
present work neatly
and clearly.
 I can use
paragraphs and
punctuation to make
what I am writing
about easier to
follow and
understand
(coherent).
particular ways
(e.g. I choose
particular words
and expressions) to
create effects and
interest the reader.
 I can write
stories (narrative)
which are well
structured and
carefully written.
 I can write
non-fiction which
is coherent and
clear.
 I can choose
vocabulary and
grammar very
carefully to convey
exactly what I
mean. I can use
punctuation and
paragraphing.
Exceptional
performance
 I can
write in a
complex and
striking style,
and maintain
the reader's
interest.