Comprehension
Demonstrates understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary. Anticipates key events in stories. Uses and understands recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems.
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Normative evidence
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What mastery looks like
Cannot yet demonstrate: demonstrates understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary. anticipates key events in stories. uses and understands recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems
- No observable behavior matching this goal
Beginning to show demonstrates understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary. anticipates key events in stories. uses and understands recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems with adult scaffolding
- Requires significant adult support
Demonstrates demonstrates understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary. anticipates key events in stories. uses and understands recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems in supported contexts
- Achieves with prompting
- Inconsistent across settings
Consistently meets goal across contexts — EYFS 'expected' level
- Reliable demonstration without scaffolding
Exceeds goal; demonstrates with fluency and generalization
- Applies independently in novel contexts
Related activities
No activities directly mapped to this yet. These are age and domain-appropriate alternatives.
Letter Safari
Parent and child hunt for letters in the environment — on signs, books, packaging, clothing labels. The agent coaches the parent to observe the child's letter recognition, interest in print, and understanding that letters carry meaning.
Why Machine
Parent encourages and explores 'why' questions with the child. The agent coaches the parent to observe the child's questioning habits, reasoning attempts, and how they handle answers that lead to more questions — building the academic skill of inquiry.
Kitchen Scientist — Does It Sink or Float?
Child conducts a simple kitchen experiment: testing whether different objects sink or float in water, and optionally what dissolves. The agent guides the parent to observe the child's ability to make predictions, observe carefully, draw conclusions from evidence, and use scientific vocabulary to describe results. Builds the foundations of scientific reasoning through hands-on inquiry.
Map Makers — Draw Your World From Memory
Child draws a map of a familiar place—home, school, or neighbourhood—from memory, then checks it against reality. Builds spatial representation, symbolic thinking, orientation, scale understanding, and memory recall through practical cartography.
Science Question Lab — Ask, Guess, Test, Learn
Child picks a question about how the world works, forms a hypothesis, designs a simple experiment to test it, and draws a conclusion. Builds scientific method thinking, question formation, hypothesis generation, and critical reasoning through hands-on inquiry.
Dance Party
Parent and child have a free dance session to different types of music. The agent coaches the parent to observe the child's creative movement, rhythm matching, and emotional expression through dance.
Formal assessments
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