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Wednesday 17Wednesday 17thth September September

Aims

To give you an overview of the New National Curriculum for Literacy

Strengths• Progress made across literacy,

particularly in writing.• Marking policy is strong. Children are

aware of next step targets with a specific task to complete.

• New approach to spellings has been well received.

• Opening of the new school library!

Areas of focus this year• Reading, particularly for some of

our more able pupils• Spelling, punctuation and

grammar• Implementation of new curriculum

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Key changes to the curriculum

• No separate objectives or genres for year groups.

• Curriculum is now phased with year 3/ 4 as lower KS2 and year 5/ 6 as upper KS2.

• Objectives can be covered at any point within the phase.

Strands• Spoken Language• Reading – word • Reading – comprehension • Vocabulary, Grammar, Punctuation• Writing – transcription (Spelling)• Writing – transcription (Handwriting)• Writing – composition

Year group planningYear group planningYear group planningYear group planning

Year 3Narrative 1 Narrative 2 Non-fiction 1 Non-fiction 2 Poetry

Autumn Stories with a familiar setting(3 weeks)

Dialogue and Plays(3 weeks)

Information texts(3 weeks)

Letters for different purposes(2 weeks)

Shape poems and Calligrams(2 weeks- overlapping half term)

Spring Traditional tales/ Fairy stories(2 weeks)

Authors(2 weeks)

Instructions(2 weeks)

Recounts and Reports(3 weeks)

Performance Poems(2 weeks)

Summer Adventure stories(3 weeks)

Fables(3 weeks)

Persuasion – adverts(2 weeks)

Dictionaries, Reference and textbooks(2 weeks)

Free verse poetry(2 weeks)

Year 4Narrative 1 Narrative 2 Non-fiction 1 Non-fiction 2 Poetry

Autumn Stories with issues and dilemmas(3 weeks)

Stories with a historical setting(3 weeks)

Non-chronological reports(2 weeks)

Discussion texts(3 weeks)

Creating Images(2 weeks)

Spring Stories set in Imaginary worlds(3 weeks)

Folk tales(2 weeks)

Recounts- Diaries(2 weeks)

Information texts(2 weeks)

Exploring form(2 weeks)

Summer Myths and Legends(3 weeks)

Stories from other cultures(3 weeks)

Explanation texts(2 weeks)

Recounts- Newspapers(2 weeks)

Narrative Poetry(2 weeks)

Year 5Narrative 1 Narrative 2 Non-fiction 1 Non-fiction 2 Poetry

Autumn Traditional stories and fables(3 weeks)

Film narrative(3 weeks)

Instructions(2 weeks)

Discussions(2 weeks)

Choral and performance poetry(2 weeks)

Spring Older literature(3 weeks)

Stories from our literary heritage(2 weeks)

Recounts (Diaries and News)(2 weeks)

Research skills and information texts(2 weeks)

Narrative poetry(2 weeks)

Summer Stories from other cultures(3 weeks)

Novels and stories by significant children’s authors(3 weeks)

Persuasion (2 weeks)

Explanations(2 weeks)

Poetic style(2 weeks)

Year 6Narrative 1 Narrative 2 Non-fiction 1 Non-fiction 2 Poetry

Autumn Myths and Legends(3 weeks)

Stories from our literary heritage(3 weeks)

Journalistic writing(3 weeks)

Persuasion

(2 weeks)

The power of imagery(2 weeks- overlapping half term)

Spring Extending narrative: Suspense and mystery narrative(3 weeks)

Modern fiction(2 weeks)

Arguments(2 weeks)

Biographies and Autobiographies(2 weeks)

Finding a voice(2 weeks)

Summer Modern fiction(2/3 weeks)

Stories with flashbacks(3 weeks)

Formal and informal writing inc. Letters(2 weeks)

Explanations(2 weeks)

Nonsense poetry(2 weeks)

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• Reading is taught through literacy.• Features of text type.• Guided reading is taught everyday

for twenty minutes in each class.

Guided reading

5 day carousel of activities:• Pre- read• Group Guided reading• Comprehension task• Independent reading• Spelling, punctuation and

grammar activity

• A key objective of the New Curriculum is to promote a love of reading.

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• Spellings is taught in classes in two 20 minutes sessions per week

• Spellings are set weekly but tested half termly through dictation

Thank you for coming

Any questions?

Now a short break and tour of the library!