Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. recognize that language and other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences and purposes, giving two examples

2. use reference materials and appropriate strategies (eg knowledge of different word types) to find the meaning of words on at least two occasions

3. use organisational and structural features in given straightforward texts to locate relevant information, eg index, menus, subheadings and paragraphs

4. recognize the vocabulary typically associated with specific types and purposes of text, eg formal, informal, instructional, descriptive, explanatory and persuasive

5. use knowledge of punctuation to aid their understanding of straightforward texts on at least two occasions.