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English and Reading

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Writing cover sheet

We want our pupils to learn to read and write quickly and well. We want them to hear wonderful stories and read rich information texts. 

Phonics 

We teach phonics using the DfE validated "ELS" scheme. Find out more here:

Essential Letters and Sounds - Oxford Owl

Once the children have become proficient in phonics, we teach reading to build fluency through targeted fluency lessons. We encourage reading for pleasure, use of school library and read a range of high-quality texts to our classes.

Writing

We follow the "Ready Steady Write" scheme for writing. This has a clear progression of grammar knowledge and skills and writing outcomes which build on each other through the teaching sequence. 

We teach handwriting through the Nelson scheme. We teach this in timetabled lessons, and reinforce good letter formation in our daily phonics and spelling sessions. 

Our Y2 spelling programme follows directly on from ELS phonics and follows a progression through the year. 

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