EYFS - Literacy

Children at the expected level of development will:

• 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, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least 10 digraphs

• Read words consistent with their phonic knowledge by sound-blending

• Read aloud simple sentences and books that are consistent with their phonic knowledge, including some common exception words

Children at the expected level of development will:

• 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