After Year 2
Oral communication
The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to- listen out for, comprehend, retell and combine information
- listen, take turns to speak or sign and respond to others during conversations
- play, improvise and experiment with rhymes, rhythm, speech sounds, syllables, meaningful elements, signs and words
- explore their own hearing by recognising, listening out for and linking speech sounds to mouth position, printed letters and manual alphabet
- discuss how the choice of words, intonation, signs, mimicry and body language creates different meanings in texts
- greet others, ask questions and answer simple questions
- talk fluently about own feelings, experiences and knowledge
- describe own experiences of texts using signs, words, drawings, song, drama, rhythm and movement and other aesthetic forms of expression
Written communication
The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to- demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between speech sound and letter and between spoken language, written language and Sign Language
- use all their senses to contract sounds/letters into words
- read upper and lower case printed letters
- read simple texts with fluency and comprehension on paper and screen
- use upper and lower case letters and experiment with words in their own handwriting and on a keyboard
- use own knowledge and experience to understand and comment on the content of texts they read
- copy patterns from simple sample texts and employ other writing principles
- work creatively on drawing and writing in the context of reading
Language, literature and culture
The aims of the training are to enable the apprentice to- discuss how Norwegian and Sign Language are different languages and how they are used in different situations
- discuss characters and plots in fairy tales and stories
- discuss the content and form of old and new songs, rhymes and poems
- discuss how words and images work together in picture books and other visual media
- find fiction and non-fiction in the library for own reading
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