Year 1 English Curriculum Overview
Writing
Phonic & Whole word spelling |
• words containing each of the 40+ phonemes taught |
Other word building spelling |
• using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs |
Transcription |
• write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include words using the GPCs and common exception words taught so far. |
Handwriting |
• sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly |
Contexts for Writing |
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Planning Writing |
• saying out loud what they are going to write about |
Drafting Writing |
• sequencing sentences to form short narratives |
Editing Writing |
• discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils |
Performing Writing |
• read their writing aloud clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher. |
Vocabulary |
• leaving spaces between words |
Grammar |
• regular plural noun suffixes (-s, -es) |
Punctuation |
• beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark |
Grammatical Terminology |
letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural , sentence |
Reading
Decoding |
•apply phonic knowledge to decode words |
Range of Reading |
•listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently |
Familiarity with texts |
*becoming very familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales, retelling them and considering their particular characteristics |
Poetry & Performance |
*learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart |
Word meanings |
*discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known |
Understanding |
*drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher |
Inference |
*discussing the significance of the title and events |
Prediction |
*predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far |
Authorial Intent |
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Non-fiction |
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Discussing reading |
*participate in discussion about what is read to them, taking turns and listening to what others say |