Literacy Information
Evening
Wednesday 17th September
Aims
To give you an overview of the New National
Curriculum for Literacy
Strengths
• Progress made across literacy,
particularly in writing.
• Marking policy is strong. Children
are aware of next step targets with a
specific task to complete.
• New approach to spellings has been
well received.
• Opening of the new school library!
Areas of focus this year
• Reading, particularly for some of our
more able pupils
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar
• Implementation of new curriculum
New National
Curriculum
Key changes to the
curriculum
• No separate objectives or genres for
year groups.
• Curriculum is now phased with year
3/ 4 as lower KS2 and year 5/ 6 as
upper KS2.
• Objectives can be covered at any
point within the phase.
Strands
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Spoken Language
Reading – word
Reading – comprehension
Vocabulary, Grammar, Punctuation
Writing – transcription (Spelling)
Writing – transcription (Handwriting)
Writing – composition
Year group planning
Year 3
Autumn
Narrative 1
Narrative 2
Non-fiction 1
Non-fiction 2
Poetry
Stories with a
familiar setting
Dialogue and
Plays
Information
texts
Letters for
different
purposes
Shape poems
and Calligrams
(2 weeks)
(2 weeksoverlapping half
term)
Recounts and
Reports
Performance
Poems
Dictionaries,
Reference and
textbooks
Free verse
poetry
(3 weeks)
Spring
(3 weeks)
Traditional
tales/ Fairy
stories
Authors
Adventure
stories
Fables
(2 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Instructions
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Summer
(3 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Persuasion –
adverts
(2 weeks)
(3 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Year 4
Autumn
Narrative 1
Narrative 2
Non-fiction 1
Non-fiction 2
Stories with
issues and
dilemmas
Stories with a
historical
setting
Nonchronological
reports
Discussion texts Creating Images
(3 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Stories set in
Imaginary
worlds
Folk tales
(2 weeks)
RecountsDiaries
Information
texts
Exploring form
Myths and
Legends
Stories from
other cultures
Explanation
texts
RecountsNewspapers
Narrative
Poetry
(3 weeks)
Spring
(3 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Summer
(3 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Poetry
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Year 5
Autumn
Narrative 1
Narrative 2
Non-fiction 1
Non-fiction 2
Poetry
Traditional
stories and
fables
Film narrative
Instructions
Discussions
Choral and
performance
poetry
Older literature
Stories from our Recounts
literary heritage (Diaries and
(2 weeks)
News)
Research skills
and information
texts
Narrative poetry
Novels and
stories by
significant
children’s
authors
Explanations
Poetic style
(3 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Spring
(3 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Summer
Stories from
other cultures
(3 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Persuasion
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Year 6
Autumn
Narrative 1
Myths and
Legends
Narrative 2
Stories from our
literary heritage
Non-fiction 1
Journalistic
writing
Non-fiction 2
Persuasion
(3 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Extending
narrative:
Suspense and
mystery
narrative
Modern fiction
Arguments
Biographies and Finding a voice
Autobiographies (2 weeks)
Modern fiction
Stories with
flashbacks
(3 weeks)
Spring
(3 weeks)
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks)
Poetry
The power of
imagery
(2 weeksoverlapping half
term)
(2 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Summer
(2/3 weeks)
(3 weeks)
Formal and
informal writing
inc. Letters
(2 weeks)
Explanations
(2 weeks)
Nonsense poetry
(2 weeks)
Reading
• Reading is taught through literacy.
• Features of text type.
• Guided reading is taught everyday
for twenty minutes in each class.
Guided reading
5 day carousel of activities:
• Pre- read
• Group Guided reading
• Comprehension task
• Independent reading
• Spelling, punctuation and
grammar activity
• A key objective of the New
Curriculum is to promote a love of
reading.
Spelling
• Spellings is taught in classes in two
20 minutes sessions per week
• Spellings are set weekly but tested
half termly through dictation
Thank you for coming
Any questions?
Now a short break and tour of the
library!