What you should be able to do
- Develop secure language support with clear guided foundations.
- Develop increasingly independent context clues with clear guided foundations.
- Develop applied reading strategies with clear guided foundations.
- Develop confident response with clear guided foundations.
- Apply EAL Reading skills through playful creation appropriate to ages 4–6.
- Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.
Course journey
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
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 Early Years learners (ages 4–6) who want to develop language support, context clues, reading strategies, response at Foundation level.
Progression
After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within EAL Reading, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.