Read most words quickly and accurately, without overt sounding and blending, when they have been frequently encountered
Read aloud books closely matched to their improving phonic knowledge, sounding out unfamiliar words accurately, automatically and without undue hesitation
Re-read these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading
Comprehension
Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by:
Listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of contemporary and classic poetry, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently
Continuing to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear
Understand both the books that they can already read accurately and fluently and those that they listen to by:
Drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher
Checking that the text makes sense to them as they read and correcting inaccurate reading
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
Participate in discussion about books, poems and other works that are read to them and those that they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say
Explain and discuss their understanding of books, poems and other material, both those that they listen to and those that they read for themselves
Writing
Transcription
Spell by:
Segmenting spoken words into phonemes and representing these by graphemes, spelling many correctly
Learning new ways of spelling phonemes for which one or more spellings are already known, and learn some words with each spelling, including a few common homophones
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/or key words, including new vocabulary
Encapsulating what they want to say, sentence by sentence
Make simple additions, revisions and corrections to their own writing by:
Evaluating their writing with the teacher and other pupils
Re-reading to check that their writing makes sense and that verbs to indicate time are used correctly and consistently, including verbs in the continuous form
Read aloud what they have written with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear
Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2 by:
Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly (see English Appendix 2), including full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contracted forms and the possessive (singular)
