English
Through our teaching of English, we aim to help our children develop into articulate and imaginative communicators, who are well equipped with the skills they need to become lifelong learners. We want our children to acquire a wide vocabulary, a solid understanding of grammar and be able to spell new words by effectively applying the spelling patterns and rules they learn. We want them to write clearly, accurately, coherently and creatively, adapting their language and style for a range of meaningful contexts, purposes and audiences. We aim to foster a love of reading and provide children with a literacy-rich environment, high quality texts and inspiring learning opportunities. We use the Lancashire Learning and Progression steps for reading and writing in Yr1 – 6 to support planning and enable us to scaffold the learning required to meet the expectations of the National Curriculum.
Phonics
To develop early readers our phonics teaching follows Red Rose Letters and Sounds which provides a rigorous systematic phonics programme. We use books from a small range of reading schemes (Oxford Reading Tree's Songbirds Phonics, Floppy's Phonics and Pearson's Phonics Bug) to develop and enhance the children's decoding skills, reading fluency and reading comprehension. These books cover a range of fiction genres, non-fiction and poetry.
Phonics: How to pronounce pure sounds | Oxford Owl
Learn how to pronounce all 44 phonics sounds, or phonemes, used in the English language with these helpful examples.
English Key Learning and Expectations
English Yearly Overviews
English Progression Documents
Spelling Shed and homework
Video guide for parents
If your child is using EdShed at school, this video will show you how to log into their account and access the games, assignments and challenges.