English
| Phonics |
We are continuing to revise and build on children's strong phonic skills in regular lessons. This term we are focusing on the phase 5 alternative sounds.
| Reading |
Shared and Guided Reading
To support the children with their reading skills we teach Shared Reading once a week. The children are enjoying reading lots of different texts; talking about reading strategies, exploring the meaning of new vocabulary and answering questions about their reading.
Guided Reading
Every child will read on a rota basis as a member of a small group to apply the skills they have learn in Shared Reading.
Sight words
By the end of Year Two it is the expectation that the majority of children will be able to read these words instantly. This will enable them to read with greater fluency and understanding.
Library
Children will have three books at a time.
- A phonics book
- A suitably levelled reading book
- A library book chosen by the child!
| Writing |
We have planned lots of exciting writing opportunities for our children this year. Alongside building the children's stamina and accurate use of full stops, capital letters and commas. we will be focusing on using adjectives, verbs and extending sentences using a variety of conjunctions. Children will also have discrete handwriting lessons to form letters of the correct height and shape.
Spelling
By the end of Year two it is the expectation that the majority of children will be able to spell these words correctly. This will enable them to write with confidence and fluency.