Uses everyday informal oral language or highly familiar and simple written
representation to communicate simple mathematical information
SUPPORT
CONTEXT
TEXT COMPLEXITY
TASK COMPLEXITY
Works alongside an expert/
mentor where prompting and
advice can be provided
Highly familiar contexts
Concrete and immediate
Very restricted range of
contexts
Short and simple
Highly explicit purpose
Limited, highly familiar
vocabulary
Concrete tasks of 1 or 2 steps
Processes include locating,
recognising
FOCUS AREA:
PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:
Written mathematical
language
– Writes numbers and monetary amounts into the 100s
Oral mathematical
language
– Uses common, everyday, informal language and gestures to convey numeracy-based
information and processing, e.g. language of position such as up, down, behind, right, left,
over, through; comparative language such as taller, heavier, hotter, smaller; and language of
shape, size or colour such as straight, curved, square, circle, triangle
Complexity of
mathematical symbolism,
representation and
conventions
– Uses simple and informal symbolism, diagrams and conventions relevant to the mathematical
knowledge of the level, e.g.:
