Understand the relationship between the character-based scripts of hiragana, katakana and kanji
Apply the basic principles of stroke order to read and write words and phrases using both kana and kanji, for example, 私は十三才です。
Understand the use of basic Japanese punctuation marks, such asまる (。) 、 てん (、) and katakana long vowel mark (ー), for example, in a student’s name, such as サリー
Read and write all katakana, including voiced, unvoiced, contracted and blended sounds, combined and long vowel sounds and double consonants, using the kana chart
Use furigana to support the reading of unfamiliar kanji
Understand the relationship between the character-based scripts of hiragana, katakana and kanji
Apply the basic principles of stroke order to read and write words and phrases using both kana and kanji, for example, 私は十三才です。
Understand the use of basic Japanese punctuation marks, such asまる (。) 、 てん (、) and katakana long vowel mark (ー), for example, in a student’s name, such as サリー
Read and write all katakana, including voiced, unvoiced, contracted and blended sounds, combined and long vowel sounds and double consonants, using the kana chart
Use furigana to support the reading of unfamiliar kanji