SPLAF1 – Talking to others
Talk in purposeful and imaginative ways to explore ideas and feelings, adapting and varying structure and vocabulary according to purpose, listeners, and content
3 – In most contexts
- develop ideas and feelings through sustained speaking turns
- organise talk to help the listener, with overall structure evident
- adapt language and non-verbal features to suit content and audience
4 – Across a range of contexts
- speak in extended turns to express straightforward ideas and feelings, with some relevant detail
- structure talk in ways which support meaning and show attention to the listener’
- vary vocabulary, grammar, and non-verbal features to
5 – Across a range of contexts
- express and explain relevant ideas and feelings, with some elaboration to make meaning explicit
- shape talk in deliberate ways for clarity and effect to engage the listener
- adapt vocabulary, grammar, and nonverbal features in ways well-matched to audience, purpose and context
6 – Across a range of contexts
- explore complex ideas and feelings in a range of ways, both succinct and extended
- maintain generally controlled and effective organisation of talk to guide the listener
- adapt vocabulary, grammar, and nonverbal features to meet an increasing range of demands
7 – Across a range of contexts
- explore a wide range of subject matter with precision and effect
- manage and manipulate talk to position the listener
- make apt and flexible choices of vocabulary, grammar, and non-verbal features across different registers
8 – Across a range of contexts
- make creative, precise selections from a wide repertoire of strategies and conventions to meet varied speaking and listening challenges
- adapt vocabulary, grammar, and nonverbal features to match context and purpose with distinct personal style
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