English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils, therefore, who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised. |
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School Curriculum for English
Our teaching of English and the expectations we have of children are underpinned by the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for English. In each year group, children will be taught:
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In each year group, children will be taught:
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Year 3 – English Year 3 introduces pupils to the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for English. Pupils will build on the reading and phonics skills gained in Year 2 to read more complex and a wider range of texts, including to support that study of other national curriculum subjects. Pupils will write with greater fluency and coherence for different purposes, including consistent use of punctuation and tenses. They will begin to follow the school’s Key Stage 2 Scheme of Work for Spelling, including the Year 3-4 spelling lists. Reading Pupils in Year 3 build on their reading and phonics skills gained in Key Stage 1 and begin to read a wider range of longer and more complex texts. There is less focus on guided reading in Year 3 and more focus on whole-class and small-group comprehension work to develop a range of reading skills, including inference. Shared Texts
Writing In Year 3, we expect pupils to create pieces of writing which are more complex and longer than those written in Year 2. For example, we would expect Year 3 pupils to be able to:
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Year 4 – English Reading Pupils in Year 4 build on their reading and phonics skills gained in Year 3 and begin to read a wider range of longer and more complex texts. They develop a wider range of reading skills across a broad range of texts and learn to write with greater coherence Shared Texts
Writing In Year 3, we expect pupils to create pieces of writing which are more complex and longer than those written in Year 3. For example, we would expect Year 4 pupils to be able to:
Spelling
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