• Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them.
• Blend sounds into words, so that they can read short words made up of known letter-sound correspondences.
• Read some letter groups that each represent one sound and say sounds for them.
• Read a few common exception words matched to the school’s phonic programme.
• Read simple phrases and sentences made up of words with known letter–sound correspondences and, where necessary, a few exception words.
• Re-read these books to build up their confidence in word reading, their fluency and their understanding and enjoyment.
• Re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense.
DEVELOPMENT MATTERS STATEMENTS 2020
Form lower-case and capital letters correctly.
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense.
EARLY LEARNING GOALS
Write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.
Spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or letters.
Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others.
DEVELELOPMENT MATTERS STATEMENTS 2020
Re-read these books to build up their confidence in word reading, their fluency and their understanding and enjoyment.
Re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense.
EARLY LEARNING GOALS
Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary.
Anticipate (where appropriate) key events in stories.
Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, nonfiction, rhymes and poems and during role play.