NSW K-2 English and Mathematics Syllabuses 

This year all primary schools in NSW will be implementing the reformed NSW English and Mathematics K-2 syllabuses. These syllabuses highlight foundational literacy and numeracy skills to develop competence in: 

• oral language
• reading
• writing
• mathematics 

Over the next few weeks I will include suggestions about what you can do as a parent or carer to support your child in these important areas of learning.

Helping your Early Stage 1 child at home with English

Home languages

For children learning English as an additional language or dialect, continuing to develop literacy skills in their home language is important for their development of literacy in English. Speaking regularly to your child in your home language, reading to your child from books written in your home language, and modelling writing in your home language, will help them to develop English language skills.

Oral language and communicating

Oral language and communicating focuses on developing speaking, listening and interacting skills.

You can help your Kindergarten child at home by:

Helping your Stage 1 child at home with English

Oral language and communicating

Oral language and communicating focuses on using more advanced speaking and listening skills to clearly communicate with greater detail and socially connect with peers and teachers.

You can help your Year 1 or Year 2 child at home by:

• using and explaining language that describes position such as left / right, near / far, above / below. Play games such as ‘Simon Says’ or design a map to go on a treasure hunt
• comparing and discussing different aspects of life around you. For example, what is the same or different about the seasons, movies, books, food, clothes, cars or weather
• continuing to support your child to successfully complete 2 and 3 step instructions. For example, make your bed – put on your jacket – turn out the light
• introducing more detailed texts to your child, such as beginning chapter books, so they can focus and listen to you read about one topic over a longer period of time. For example, reading one or 2 chapters per night. 

Mrs Lillian Del Giudice

Assistant Principal