Mark Cross Church of England Primary School

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Reading:

Comprehension

To develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:

• Listening to and discussing a wide range of texts – poetry, stories and non-fiction texts
• Becoming familiar with a range of stories, retelling them and joining in with repeated and predictable phrases.
• Learning to appreciate rhymes and poems and recite some by heart
• Discussing meanings of new and unfamiliar words

To understand books they read and listen to by:

• Drawing on what they already know or on information provided
• Checking the text for sense and self – correcting
• Making inference from the text, discussing the title and events.
• Predict what may happen and explain their understanding of the text
• Participate in discussions, listening and responding to others.

Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:

• Listening to, discussing and expressing views about a variety of text forms, including those beyond that which they can read independently
• Discussing a sequence of events in books, and become familiar with and retell a wider range of stories
• Being introduced to different forms of non-fiction books
• Discussing and clarifying the meanings of words and discuss favourite words or phrases.
• Continue to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart and recite with appropriate intonation

Understand the books they read and listen to by:

• Drawing on what they know or on provided information and vocabulary
• Checking for sense and self-correcting inaccurate reading
• Making inference , asking and answering questions

Participate in discussions about books and other works that are read to them, taking it in turns and listening to what others say.

Explain and discuss their understanding of texts that they read and that they listen to

Develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding by:

• Listening and discussing  a wide range of  fiction, poetry, non-fiction, reference and text books, identifying themes and conventions

• Reading for a range of purposes; discussing words and phrases that capture the imagination

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• Read aloud and perform poems and playscripts 

• Use dictionaries

Understand what they read when reading independently:

• Checking for sense, explaining the meaning of words in context

• Ask questions and draw inferences

• Predict  what happens next; summarise paragraphs

• Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning

• Retrieve and record information from non-fiction text

• By discussing books read to them and those read by themselves

Maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding  of what the read, by:

• Listen to and discussing a wide range of genre types.

• Read books and poems that have different structures and forms; reading for a range of purposes.

• Recommend books to their peers, giving reasons for choices. Participating in discussions and challenging views courteously, including formal presentations and debates.

• Identify and discuss themes and conventions in and across a wide range of writing.

• Make comparisons within and across books.

• Preparing poems and playa to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume so that meaning is clear to an audience.

• Check that books make sense to them, discussing content and meaning of words. Ask questions to improve understanding.

• Draw on inferences such as character feelings, thoughts and motives, providing evidence and justifying reasoning.

• Make predictions from details stated and implied and summarise information and key events.

• Identify how language, including figurative language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.

• Distinguish between fact and opinion.

• Retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction.

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Writing:

Transcription

Spelling

(See English Appendix 1)

Spell:

• Words containing the 44 phonemes taught.
• Common exception words and days of the week.

Name:

• Letters of the alphabet in order and use letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings.

Add Prefixes and suffixes:

• Use spelling rules for adding –s or –es.
• Using prefix –un
• Using –ing, -ed, -er, -est- where the root word doesn’t change.

Apply simple spelling rules (see appendix 1)

Write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher including skills taught so far.

Spell by:

• Segmenting words using graph aphonics.
• Learning new ways of spelling homophones.
• Learn to spell common exception words.
• Learn to spell more simple contractions.
• Learning the possessive apostrophe (singular)
• Distinguishing between homophones and near homophones. (See appendix 1)

Add suffixes including –ment, -ness, -full, -less, -ly

Apply simple spelling rules (see appendix 1)

Write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher including skills taught so far.

Use further prefixes and suffixes and rule for applying them.

Spell further homophones.

Spell words that are often misspelt.

Place the possessive apostrophe accurately.

Use the first two or three letters in a word to check spellings.

Write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher including skills taught so far.

Use further prefixes and suffixes and rule for applying them.

Spell words with ‘silent’ letters

Continue to spell homophones and other words which are often confused.

Use knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling.

Use dictionaries to check spellings and meaning of words using the first 3 or four letters.

Use a thesaurus.

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Handwriting and Presentation

Sit correctly at a table holding a pencil comfortably and correctly.

Begin to form lower case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the correct place.

Form capitals and form digits 1-9

Understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families.’

Form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another

Start to use lead ins to join letters where appropriate.

Write capital letters and digits of correct size and orientation.

Use spacing between words.

Start to use lead ins to join letters where appropriate

To increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting

Write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed by:

Choosing which shape of a letter to use and deciding whether or not to join letters.

Choosing the writing implement best suited to the task.

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Writing:

Composition

Pupils should be taught to write sentences by:

• Saying out loud what they are going to write about
• Composing a sentence orally before writing it
• Sequencing  sentences to form short narratives
• Rereading what they have written to check that it makes sense

Discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils

Read their writing aloud, clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher

To develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing, by writing about: personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional), real events, poetry and for different purposes.

Consider what they are going to write before beginning, by: planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about, writing down ideas and key vocabulary and encapsulating what they want to say, sentence by sentence.

Make simple additions, revisions and corrections to their writing by:

• Evaluating their writing with the teacher and other pupils
• Rereading to check that their writing makes sense and that vocabulary is used correctly and consistently.
• Proofreading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Reading aloud what they have written with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear.

Plan their writing by:

• Discussing similar writing to that which they are planning to write, in order to learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar
• Discussing and recording ideas

Draft and write by:

• Composing and rehearsing sentences orally, progressively building a varied vocabulary and increasing the range of sentence structures (Appendix 2)
• Using paragraphs
• Creating settings, character and plot
• Using simple organisational devices e.g. headings, sub headings

Evaluate and edit by:

• Assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing  and suggesting improvements
• Proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency
• Proof read for spelling and punctuation errors
• Read their own writing aloud to a group or whole class, using appropriate intonation

Plan their writing by:

• Identify the audience for and purpose of the writing; selecting appropriate forms and using writing as models for their own.
• Noting and developing ideas, drawing on reading and research.
• Consider who authors have developed character and settings.

Draft and write by:

• Selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning.
• Précising longer passages.
• Use a wide range of devices to build cohesion across paragraphs.
• Use further organisational and presentational devices – to structure text.

Evaluate and Edit:

• Assessing their own and others’ writing.
• Make changes to vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.
• Ensure the consistent and correct use of tense though out a piece of writing.
• Ensure correct subject and verb agreement when using singular and plural, distinguishing between the language of speech and writing.
• Proofread for spelling and punctuation errors.
• Perform their own composition using reading and speaking skills.

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Writing:

Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation

Pupils should be taught to:

Develop their understanding of the concepts of set out in the English Appendix 2 by:

• Leaving spaces between words
• Joining words and joining clauses using ‘and’
• Beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter, and a full stop, a question mark or exclamation mark
• Using capital letters in the appropriate places
• Learn the grammar for year 1 in English app 2

Use the grammar terminology in English Appendix 2 in discussing their writing

Pupils should be taught to:

Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English app 2 by :

• Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly – see English app 2, including full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contracted form and possessive

Learn how to use:

• Sentences with different forms: statement , question, exclamation, command
• Expanded noun phrases to describe and specify
• The present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form
• Subordination (using when, if, that, or because) and co-ordination (using or, and, or but)
• The grammar for year 2 in English appendix 2
• Some features of written standard English

Use and understand the grammatical terminology in English appendix

Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in Appendix 2

• Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause  by using a range of conjunctions : when, if, because, although
• Using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense
• Choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately  and to avoid repetition
• Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and clause
• Use fronted  adverbials
• Learning the grammar for Years 3 and 4 in appendix 2
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Indicate grammatical and other features by:

• Using commas after fronted adverbials
• Use the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns
• Use and punctuate direct speech
• Use and understand the grammatical terminology in  appendix 2

Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2.

Recognising vocabulary and structures that is appropriate for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms.

Using passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence.

Using the perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause. Using modal verbs or adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility.

Using expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely.

Use clause beginning with question words.

Learning grammar for y5 and 6 in English appendix 2.

Indicate grammatical and other features by:

• Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing.
• Using brackets, dashes or commas, and semicolons.
• Punctuate bullet points consistently

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Speaking and Listening

• Listen and respond to adults appropriately
• Ask relevant questions
• Use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary
• Articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
• Give well structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
• Maintain attention and participate actively, staying on topic
• Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imaging and exploring ideas
• Speak audibly and fluently
• Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play and debates
• Gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener
• Consider and evaluate different viewpoints
• Select and use appropriate registers for effective communication