| Strands | Strand units |
| Receptiveness to language | - Oral
developing receptiveness to oral language - Reading
developing strategies - Writing
creating and fostering the impulse to write
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| Competence and confidence in using language | - Oral
developing competence and confidence in using oral language - Reading
reading for pleasure and information - Writing
developing competence, confidence and the ability to write independently
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| Developing cognitive abilities through language | - Oral
developing cognitive abilities through oral language - Reading
developing interests, attitudes and the ability to think - Writing
clarifying thought through writing
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| Emotional and imaginative development through language | - Oral
developing emotional and imaginative life through oral language - Reading
responding to text - Writing
developing emotional and imaginative life through writing
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