Our Curriculum

Our English Curriculum's Aims and Objectives:

Spoken Language & Communication:

To listen and respond appropriately to adults and peers
To ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge
To develop a wide and interesting vocabulary
To articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions
To communicate ideas, thoughts and emotions
To use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas
To speak fluently, with clarity, confidence and increasing command of standard English
To participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play and improvisations
To gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s)
To consider and evaluate different viewpoints, responding to the contributions of others
To select and use the appropriate voice for effective communication
To learn poetry by heart and to perform to an audience

Reading:

To foster a love of reading
To develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information
To read fluently, accurately and with confidence
To effectively and efficiently decode using secure phonic knowledge
To pronounce words correctly
To develop reading comprehension skills including summary, retrieval, inference, comparing and contrasting and personal response.
To read widely across fiction, poetry and non-fiction
To understand texts – writer intention, form, context, audience
To use reading as a means of expanding existing knowledge and acquiring new knowledge
To have an understanding and appreciation of our rich and varied literary heritage

Writing:

Spelling and Handwriting

To take pride in their work and present it neatly and legibly
To develop a fluent and legible handwriting style
To spell words correctly

Composition

To form ideas and plan effectively before writing
To use imaginative description and figurative language
To use a wide and interesting vocabulary to enhance writing
To punctuate writing accurately
To write with purpose and clarity for an intended audience
To organise writing appropriately and coherently
To use grammatically accurate sentences and paragraphs appropriately and coherently
To present writing in different forms; for different audiences and in different contexts
To evaluate, revise and edit writing

Analysis

To analyse and interpret writing
To use reading as research and preparation for writing

Reading Curriculum Overview

Whole Class Reading

Whole class reading lessons develop fluency and comprehension using a diverse range of texts. These texts are introduced throughout the the year and are ideally new to the children although can be re-read at home for further enjoyment after being taught.

Writing Curriculum Overview

HfL Essential Writing Overview

ESSENTIALWRITING Overview.pdf

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