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Foundation – Kindergarten
- Focus: Pre-literacy, Phonics, Listening & Speaking
Reading
Phonemic awareness, letter sounds, recognizing basic sight words through stories and songs.
Grammar
Identifying nouns and verbs in speech, capital letters for names.
Pre-Writing
Tracing, letter formation, name writing, beginning sentence patterns.
Spelling
Phonetic spelling of CVC words (e.g., cat, dog).
Speaking & Listening
Listening to stories, retelling, following instructions, using full sentences.
Genres & Text Types
Storytelling through songs, rhymes, picture books. Exposure to simple fiction and non-fiction texts. Opinions expressed verbally by sharing likes and dislikes.
Key Stage 1
with – Year 1 to 2
- Focus: Early Reading, Writing & Sentence Formation
- Reading: Phonics-based decoding, reading and retelling simple stories (Oxford Reading Tree / HMH / Journeys).
- Writing: Full sentences with capital letters and punctuation; story sequencing.
- Grammar: Nouns, verbs, adjectives, simple sentence structure.
- Spelling: Common sight words, CVC and CVCC patterns.
- Speaking & Listening: Expressing ideas clearly, listening for detail, turn-taking in conversations.
- Genres & Text Types: Writing simple narratives and opinions. Engaging with imaginative stories and basic non-fiction (lists, instructions).
Lower Key
Stage 2 – Year 3 to 4
- Focus: Fluency, Grammar, Paragraph Writing
- Reading: Fluency, main idea, comparisons, literal and inferential comprehension.
- Writing:Paragraph writing (narratives, reports, opinions).
- Grammar: Compound sentences, subject-verb agreement, punctuation (commas, conjunctions).
- Spelling: High-frequency words, long vowel patterns, suffixes (-ful, -less).
- Speaking & Listening: Oral descriptions, short talks, sharing opinions.
- Genres & Text Types: Story development, descriptive writing, opinion pieces, adventure/fantasy, instructions, biographies, reports.
Upper Key
Stage 2 – Year 5 to 6
- Focus: Composition Skills & Critical Reading
- Reading: Theme, character traits, nonfiction features, cause-effect.
- Writing: Multi-paragraph compositions, narrative voice, persuasive texts.
- Grammar: Prepositions, quotation marks, relative pronouns, verb tense consistency.
- Spelling: Multi-syllabic words, homophones, Latin/Greek roots.
- Speaking & Listening: Class discussions, formal presentations, evaluating arguments.
- Genres & Text Types: Multi-perspective narratives, persuasive essays, science fiction, mystery, essays, articles, analytical texts.
Key Stage
Stage 3 – Year 3 to 4
- Focus: Analytical Reading, Formal Writing & Literary Study
- Reading: Author’s purpose, tone, bias, point of view, theme, figurative language, literature analysis.
- Writing:Argumentative and explanatory writing, extended essays, summaries, descriptive pieces.
- Grammar: Clauses, sentence variety, formal vs informal register, active/passive voice, complex punctuation.
- Spelling: Advanced prefixes/suffixes, subject-specific terms, abstract nouns, technical vocabulary.
- Speaking & Listening: Structured debates, academic presentations, group discussions with formal vocabulary.
- Genres & Text Types: Analyze fiction for theme and technique. Structured essays, summaries, explanatory texts, evidence-based arguments, formal debates.
