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New National Curriculum English Workshop for Parents
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Aims for English in the national curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.
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What’s Gone from Year 1? Requirement to write non-narrative texts Chronological & non-chronological texts Typing skills What’s been added? Reading of phonically suitable texts Reading words with contractions Reading words with regular endings Making inferences from texts Learning and reciting poetry Re-reading own writing to check for sense Using capital letters for proper nouns Name the letters of the alphabet Spell the names of the days of the week Adopt a suitable writing position Form capital letters and digits 0-9 Practise handwriting letter ‘families
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What’s gone in Year 2? Specific mention of groups work and discussion Use of syntax & context for reading unfamiliar vocabulary Use of different presentational features Word processing What’s been added? Sooner use of phonics without overt blending Contemporary and classic poetry Reciting poetry Evaluating & proof-reading own writing Increased use of subordination Higher expectations of spelling, including from dictation Required introduction of joined writing
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What’s gone from Years 3 and 4? Identifying presentational features of broadcast texts Explicit mentions of drama (except performing scripts) Use of layout, graphics & font for presentation Keyboard/typing skills What’s been added? Recognise different forms of poetry Prepare poetry for performance Using fronted adverbials Increased requirements for spelling and grammar Evaluate, edit and proof-read own writing.
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What’s gone from Years 5 and 6? Specific mention of working in groups Specific mention of dramatic skills Creating multi-layered texts What’s been added? Preparing poetry for performance Learning poetry by heart Formal presentations about writing Précising long passages of writing Greatly detailed grammar specifics
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MEGAN RIX AUTHOR VISIT
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DAVID WALLIAMS LIVE STREAM
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English Assessment Year 1: Phonics Screening Year 2: SATs Reading SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) + Writing Scaled Scores Year 6: SATs Reading SPAG + Writing Scaled Scores Years 3, 4 and 5 NFER tests.
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