The New National Curriculum Changes to Literacy May 5 13:24 When do we make these changes? Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 2013 14 OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD OLD 2014 15 NEW OLD NEW NEW NEW OLD 2015 16 NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW May 5 23:11 1
The main goals for all pupils: read easily, fluently and with good understanding develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas are competent in the arts of speaking and listening, making formal presentations, demonstrating to others and participating in debate May 5 20:43 EYFS - Nursery and Reception Key Stage 1 - Years 1-2 Key Stage 2 - Years 3-6 May 5 13:36 2
EYFS Goals Reading: read and understand simple sentences use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately plus some common irregular words demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read Wring: use phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match spoken sounds write some irregular common words write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible Speaking and Listening: children must be given the opportunity to experience a rich language environment develop their confident ability to express themselves write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others May 5 13:37 Year 1 Requirement to write non narrative texts Chronological & non chronological texts Typing skills Reading of phonically suitable texts Reading words with contractions Reading words with regular endings Making inferences from texts Learning and reciting poetry Re reading own writing to check for sense Using capital letters for proper nouns Name the letters of the alphabet Spell the names of the days of the week Adopt a suitable writing position Form capital letters and digits 0 9 Practise handwriting letter families May 5 13:53 3
Year 2 Specific mention of groups work and discussion Use of syntax & context for reading unfamiliar vocabulary Use of different presentational features Word processing Sooner use of phonics without overt blending Contemporary and classic poetry Reciting poetry Evaluating & proof reading own writing Increased use of subordination Higher expectations of spelling, including from dictation Required introduction of joined writing May 5 21:28 Years 3&4 Identifying presentational features of broadcast texts Explicit mentions of drama (except performing scripts) Use of layout, graphics & font for presentation Keyboard/typing skills Recognise different forms of poetry Prepare poetry for performance Using fronted adverbials Increased requirements for spelling and grammar Evaluate, edit and proof read own writing May 5 21:43 4
Years 5&6 Specific mention of working in groups Specific mention of dramatic skills Creating multi layered texts Preparing poetry for performance Learning poetry by heart Formal presentations about writing Precising long passages of writing Greatly detailed grammar specifics May 5 21:55 Assessment Year 1 Phonics Screening Year 2 SATs Reading SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) + Writing Scaled Scores Year 6 SATs Reading SPAG + Writing Scaled Scores May 5 23:24 5
Grammar Requirements Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 adverb, noun, noun phrase preposition conjunction letter, capital letter word, singular, plural sentence punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark statement, question, exclamation, command, compound, adjective, verb, suffix tense (past, present) apostrophe, comma word family, prefix clause, subordinate clause direct speech consonant, consonant letter vowel, vowel letter inverted commas (or speech marks ) determiner pronoun, possessive pronoun, adverbial modal verb, relative pronoun relative clause parenthesis, bracket, dash cohesion, ambiguity subject, object active, passive synonym, antonym ellipsis, hyphen, colon, semi colon, bullet points May 5 22:14 May 5 23:20 6