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Indicators of Competence assessed under fair and reliable circumstances form the basis for reporting using the NRS. They comprise statements about achievement in terms of reading, writing, oral communication, numeracy and learning strategies.
1.1
 Reads and identifies letters of the alphabet in the context of whole words, numbers, signs and symbols relating to personal details and immediate environment.
1.2
 Identifies specific information in a personally relevant text with familiar content which may include personal details, location or calendar information in simple graphic, diagrammatic, formatted or visual form.
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2.1
 Reads and interprets short simple texts on a personally relevant topic.
2.2
 Locates specific information relating to familiar contexts in a text which may contain data in simple graphic, diagrammatic, formatted or visual form.
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3.1
 Reads and interprets texts of some complexity, integrating (where relevant) a number of pieces of information in order to generate meaning.
3.2
 Displays awareness of purpose of text, including unstated meaning.
3.3
 Interprets and extrapolates from texts containing data which is unambiguously presented in graphic, diagrammatic, formatted or visual form.
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4.1
 Reads and interprets structurally intricate texts in chosen fields of knowledge which require integration of several pieces of information for generating meaning.
4.2
 Interprets texts which include ambiguity and inexplicitness where reader needs to distinguish fact from opinion and infer purpose.
4.3
 Interprets and extrapolates from texts containing data which includes some abstraction, symbolism and technicality presented in graphic, diagrammatic, formatted or visual form.
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5.1
 Reads and interprets structurally intricate texts in chosen fields of knowledge and across a number of genres, which involve complex relationships between pieces of information and/or propositions.
5.2
 Interprets subtle nuances, infers purpose of author and makes judgements about the quality of an argument.
5.3
 Reads and critically evaluates texts containing data which includes abstraction, symbolism and technicality presented in graphic, diagrammatic, formatted or visual forms.
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