Year 1 Writing
Transcription Sp
Phonemes
Spell words containing
each of the 40+ phonemes
already taught.
Spelling Rule
Add prefixes and suffixes:
using the spelling rule for
-s or –es as the plural
marker for nouns and the
third person singular
marker for verbs.
Transcription HW
Composition
Prefix
Add prefixes and suffixes:
using the prefix un-.
Holding Pen
Lower Case
Sit correctly at a table,
holding a pencil
comfortably and correctly.
Begin to form lower case
letters in the correct
direction, starting and
finishing in the right place.
Saying Loud
Saying out loud what they
are going to write about.
Vocab, Grammar,
Punctuation
Common Words
Spell common exception
words.
Orally
Write sentences by:
composing a sentence
orally before writing it.
Days of the week
Spell the days of the week.
Alphabet
Name the letters of the
alphabet: naming the
letters of the alphabet in
order.
Same Sound
Sound name the letters of
the alphabet: using letter
names to distinguish
between alternative
spellings of the same
sound.
Root Words
Rules
GPCs
Using the prefix un-, using
–ing, -ed, -er, -est where
no change is needed in the
spelling of the root word
(e.g. helping, helped,
helper etc.)
Apply simple spelling rules
and guidance as listed in
English Appendix 1.
Write from memory
simple sentences dictated
by the teacher that
include words using the
GPCs and common
exception words taught so
far.
Capital Letters
Form capital letters.
Short Narrative
Write sentences by:
sequencing sentences to
form short narrative.
Form Digits
Form digits from 0-9.
Re-Reading
Write sentences by: rereading what they have
written to check that it
makes sense.
Families
Understand which letters
belong to which
handwriting families, (i.e.
letters that are formed in
similar ways) and to
practise these.
Discuss Writing
Read Aloud
Discus what they have
written with the teacher or
other pupils.
Read aloud their writing
clearly enough to be heard
by their peers and the
teacher.
Leaving Spaces
Joining Words
Sentences
Using Capitals
Year 1
Terminology
Develop their
understanding of the
concepts set out in English
Appendix 2 by: leaving
spaces between words.
Develop their
understanding of the
concepts set out in English
Appendix 2 by: joining
words and joining clauses
using and.
Develop their
understanding of the
concepts set out in English
Appendix 2 by: beginning
to punctuate sentences
using a capital letter and
full stop, question mark or
exclamation mark.
Develop their
understanding of the
concepts set out in English
Appendix 2 by: beginning
to punctuate sentences
using a capital letter and
full stop, question mark or
exclamation mark.
Develop their
understanding of the
concepts set out in English
Appendix 2 by: learning
the grammar for Year 1 set
out in English Appendix 2.
Develop their
understanding of the
concepts set out in English
Appendix 2 by: using the
grammatical terminology
in English Appendix 2 in
discussing their writing.
Terminolog
y
Year 1
Using
Capitals
Sentences
Joining
Words
Composition
Leaving
Spaces
Read Aloud
Discuss
Writing
Reading
Short
Narrative
Orally
Transcription HW
Saying Loud
Families
Form Digits
Capital
Letters
Lower Case
Transcription Sp
Holding Pen
GPCs
Rules
Root Words
Prefix
Spelling
Rule
Same Sound
Alphabet
Days of the
week
Common
Words
Name
Phonemes
Year 1 Writing 2015/16
Enter 1 (Emerging), 2 (Developing), 3 (Secure) or 4 (Mastering)
Vocab, Grammar, Punctuation