Smithycroft Secondary School

Tracking, S1 English

In reading, your young person can understand both straightforward and less obvious ideas in increasingly challenging texts. They can select relevant evidence and explain how a writer's choices, such as language, character, setting or structure, create meaning and effect.

In writing, they can produce clear, detailed and well-organised pieces for different purposes, including personal, creative, informative and critical writing. They can choose language, structure and tone confidently to engage the reader and can review and improve their work independently.

In talking and listening, they can communicate ideas clearly and confidently, organising a presentation or contribution effectively and supporting points with relevant detail. They listen carefully to others and use appropriate vocabulary, tone, pace, expression and body language to communicate effectively.

In reading, your young person can understand the main ideas and relevant detail in challenging texts, including some less obvious meaning. They can use evidence from the text and explain how important features of language, character, setting or structure contribute to meaning.

In writing, they can write clear and organised pieces for different purposes. They develop ideas with relevant detail, use appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures, and make deliberate choices about style and tone to engage the reader.

In talking and listening, they can communicate clearly and contribute relevant ideas in talks or discussions. They organise what they want to say, respond appropriately to others and use suitable vocabulary, tone and non-verbal communication.

In reading, your young person can understand the main ideas and some important details in a range of texts. They can make some inferences, select evidence and comment on straightforward features of language, character, setting or structure.

In writing, they can produce generally clear pieces of writing with a recognisable structure and relevant ideas. They use some effective vocabulary and techniques, although development, accuracy or control may be uneven.

In talking and listening, they can share relevant ideas and information and usually communicate clearly. They can listen and respond to others, organise their main points and use some appropriate verbal and non-verbal techniques.

In reading, your young person can identify key ideas and straightforward information in texts and begin to recognise less obvious meaning. With some support, they can find relevant evidence and make simple comments about how a text is written.

In writing, they can communicate simple ideas in an appropriate form and organise them into a basic structure. They use familiar vocabulary and techniques and can make improvements when given support or feedback.

In talking and listening, they can share straightforward ideas and information and listen to others. With some support, they can organise a short contribution and use appropriate vocabulary, volume, pace or body language.