In English, in the early years, students build strong foundational literacy skills to speak, listen, view, read and write with increasing fluency and accuracy. As they progress through school, they learn that language has the power to shape our understanding of the world and ourselves, continuing to build on the foundational skills developed in the first few years of school. They engage with a wide range of quality literature, including: stories, poetry, plays and multimedia, for enjoyment and to learn about themselves, their community and the world. They learn to appreciate, reflect on, and build knowledge about how language works. They learn to make meaning when reading and viewing texts, and to create texts in ways that are imaginative, creative, interpretative, critical and powerful.
The following guides, produced by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), contain more information about the English courses available: