By the end of Squirrels, we would expect children to be able to:
Speaking
 Have confidence to speak.
 Begin joining in with nursery rhymes and actions.
Listening
 Listen to others in a variety of groupings.
 Understand and carry out a single command with encouragement.
Reading
 Enjoy looking at and sharing books.
 Recognise the first letter of own written name.
Writing
 Hold a pencil and make clear markings.
By the end of Squirrels, we hope some children might be able to:
Speaking
 Have confidence to talk in front of group.
 Learn by heart at home or school various short rhymes.
 Return a greeting.
Listening
 Sustain attention, listen and respond in small and large groups.
 Understand and carry out a single command.
Reading
 Show an interest in books. Handle books appropriately while turning the
pages and commenting on what has happened.
 Recognise own written name.
Writing
 Hold pencil correctly and make clear markings.
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By the end of Otters, we would expect children to be able to:
Speaking
 Have confidence to express own needs or observations one to one or in a
group setting.
 Recite familiar rhymes.
Listening
 Listen to others in a variety of groupings.
 Understand and carry out two consecutive commands with encouragement,
(e.g. drink your milk and put your cup on the counter or go to the window and
tell me something you can see outside).
Reading
 Show an interest in books.
 Recognise their own name.
 Recognise a few letters of the alphabet by shape and phonic sound, join in
the alphabet song.
 Put a book away with appropriate care.
Writing
 Trace over their own name with guidance.
 Trace over simple handwriting patterns, know print goes from left to right.
 Hold pencil correctly.
By the end of Otters, we hope some children might be able to:
Speaking
 Have confidence to speak in front of group and offer comments during class
discussions.
 Begin to speak clearly (some single letters mispronounced)
 Recite poems/nursery rhymes.
Listening
 Sustain attention, listen and respond in small and large groups.
 Understand and carry out two consecutive commands (e.g. drink your milk
and put your cup on the counter or go to the window and tell me something
you see outside).
 Recall a list of two objects.
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Reading
 Find some of their favourite books on the bookshelf or from the book box.
 Recognise their name and names of a few friends.
 Recognise some letters of the alphabet by shape and phonic sounds. Be
able to sing the alphabet song.
Writing
 Trace over their own name.
 Trace over simple handwriting patterns, knowing print goes from left to right.
 Trace over a dictated sentence (with guidance).
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By the end of Badgers, we would expect children to be able to:
Speaking
 Tell own news in front of the class with teacher prompts.
 Contribute to conversations.
 Recite a few poems and rhymes with correct intonation.
 Describe a picture.
 Speak clearly.
Listening
 Listen and carry out three consecutive instructions with encouragement.
 Recall a list of three objects.
Reading
 Know names and sounds of some alphabet letters.
 Sing the alphabet song.
 Know the difference between print and pictures.
 Know that print carries meaning and goes from left to right.
Writing
 Trace their name correctly.
 Write letters when shown how to do so.
 Write over yellow writing and starting to copy write underneath.
By the end of Badgers, we hope some children might be able to:
Speaking
 Regularly contribute during group discussions.
 Speak clearly and with expression.
 Ask questions.
 Recite several poems and rhymes with correct intonation and expression.
Listening
 Listen to and carry out three consecutive instructions with encouragement.
 Listen for specific words or mistakes in retelling of familiar stories.
 Recall a list of four objects.
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Reading
 Sing the alphabet song and point to letters as singing.
 Say most initial letters/sounds of given objects.
 Know names and sounds of all alphabet letters.
 Be well into the pre-reader level of the Oxford Reading Tree reading scheme.
Writing
 Write their name correctly (forming letters correctly).
 Form all letters of alphabet correctly.
 Copy write sentences – tracing over and copying accurately underneath with
appropriate size and spacing between words.
 Begin to write letter strings for themselves
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By the end of Transition, we would expect children to be able to :
Speaking
 Regularly contribute to ‘show and tell’ and class discussions.
 Ask questions to elicit further information.
 Recite several poems and rhymes, alone or with a group, to the class.
Listening
 Listen to and carry out three consecutive instructions.
 Is able to easily detect specific words or mistakes in retelling of familiar stories
or rhymes.
 Recall a list of four objects.
 Sit and listen to a short story tape.
Reading
 Know the names and sounds of all the letters of the alphabet.
 Know some initial blends.
 Give rhyming words verbally.
 Read to the end of Floppy’s ORT’s first words (pink band).
Writing/Letter formation
 Write out most of the letters of the alphabet correctly.
 Write a short account independently using a wordsheet.
 Match upper case and lower case letters together.
 Begin to write on lines.
 Write their name correctly (forming letters correctly).
By the end of Transition, we hope some children might be able to :
Speaking
 Speak audibly, confidently and be easy to understand.
 Be aware of the listener for a longer period.
 Communicate past experiences in own words.
 Have confidence and skills to ask questions to gain information.
 Recite a range of poems and rhymes.
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Listening
 After listening to a story, answer questions about it, i.e. recall events,
sequence of events, characteristics of characters.
 Listen to and carry out a set of complex instructions with reminders.
 Sit and listen to a story tape for longer periods.
 Begin to listen to peers as well as adults.
Reading
 Read rhyming words and identify an odd one out.
 Have read to the end of ORT red band.
 Sound out and read some three letter words.
 Know letter sounds and blends in accordance with ‘letters and sounds’, phase
two.
Writing
 Write out all letters of alphabet forming them correctly and in the correct
order.
 Write a longer account using a word book.
 Write on lines and use appropriate spaces.
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