What you should be able to do
- Develop secure word meaning with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Develop increasingly independent context clues with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Develop applied word families with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Develop confident precise usage with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Apply Vocabulary skills through structured practice appropriate to ages 16–18.
- Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.
Course journey
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 16–18.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 16–18.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 16–18.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 16–18.
How learning is evidenced
Practice evidence
Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.
Completion task
A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.
Who this pathway is for
This pathway is designed for Senior Teen learners (ages 16–18) who want to develop word meaning, context clues, word families, precise usage at Mastery level.
Progression
After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Vocabulary, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.