Reading Year 1

Expected

Pupils will be able to:

• Respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes

• Read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs (Grapheme phoneme correspondence)

• Read aloud accurately books that are consistent with their developing phonic knowledge

• Read common exception words, noting unusual correspondences between spelling and sound and where these occur in the word

• With support, predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read (or images seen)

• Check that the text makes sense to them as they read and correct inaccurate reading

• With support, children are motivated to discuss new vocabulary and they can make plausible links to words they know

• Drawing on what they know, their experiences and information/ideas/vocabulary provided by the teacher make connections about stories

• With help, asking and answering appropriate questions related to text

Greater depth

Pupils will be able to:

• With prompting, is beginning to discuss the author’s vocabulary choices ‘Why do you think he used…?’

• With teacher help, discuss their favourite words and phrases and begin to suggest give reasons

• With support make inferences based on what is being said and done