Word Reading

Reading Comprehension

• apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words
• respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes, including, where applicable, alternative sounds for graphemes
• read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs that have been taught
• read common exception words, noting unusual correspondences between spelling and sound and where these occur in the word
• read words containing taught GPCs and –s, –es, –ing, –ed, –er and –est endings
• read other words of more than one syllable that contain taught GPCs
• read words with contractions [for example, I’m, I’ll, we’ll], and understand that the apostrophe represents the omitted letter(s)
• read aloud accurately books that are consistent with their developing phonic knowledge and that do not require them to use other strategies to work out words
• re-read these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading.

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

• listen to and discuss a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently
• be encouraged to link what they read or hear read to their own experiences
• become very familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales, retell them and consider their particular characteristics
• recognise and join in with predictable phrases
• learn to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart
• discuss word meanings, link new meanings to those already known

Understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those they listen to:

• draw on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher
• check that the text makes sense to them as they read and correct inaccurate reading
• discuss the significance of the title and events
• make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
• predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far
• participate in discussion about what is read to them, taking turns and listening to what others say
• explain clearly their understanding of what is read to them

Spelling

Spell:

1. words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught
2. common exception words
3. the days of the week

Name the letters of the alphabet:

1. naming the letters of the alphabet in order
2. using letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound

Add prefixes and suffixes:

1. using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs

Using the prefix un–

1. using –ing, –ed, –er and –est where no change is needed in the spelling of root words

Apply simple spelling rules and guidance, as listed in English Appendix 1

Write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include words using the GPCs and common exception words taught so far.

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 right place

Form capital letters

Form digits 0-9

Understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families’ (ie letters that are formed in similar ways) and to practise these

Composition

Write sentences by:

1. saying out loud what they are going to write about
2. composing a sentence orally before writing it
3. sequencing sentences to form short narratives
4. re-reading 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.

Vocabulary, grammar & punctuation

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

1. leaving spaces between words
2. joining words and joining clauses using "and"
3. beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark
4. using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I’
5. learning the grammar for year 1 in English Appendix 2

Use the grammatical terminology in English Appendix 2 in discussing their writing and reading.