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English
“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” Philip Pullman
At Tooting Primary School, we believe that ‘reading to, reading with and reading by’ children across the curriculum creates readers, not just children who can read. Our priority is both the teaching of reading skills and the enjoyment of literature, enabling children to become lifelong, confident readers.
Learning to write is one of the most important things that a child at primary school will learn. Writing transcends all other subjects of the curriculum and as such, gives children a voice to share their ideas and knowledge with the world.
English Curriculum
English Curriculum Statement pdf
Tooting_Primary_School_Writing_Curriculum.pdf
Tooting Primary School English Progression Ladders:
Reception - Progression Ladder (Writing)Year 1 - Progression Ladder (Writing)
Year 2 - Progression Ladder (Writing)
Year 3 - Progression Ladder (Writing)
Year 4 - Progression Ladder (Writing)
Year 5 - Progression Ladder (Writing)
Year 6 - Progression Ladder (Writing)
Reading - Ladder of Progression (Comprehension)
Reading - Ladder of Progression (Word Reading)
Phonics
At Tooting we use the Read Write Inc (RWI) programme to get children off to a strong start with their phonics and reading.
When using RWI to read the children will:
- learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts
- learn to read words using Fred Talk
- read stories featuring words they have learned to sound out
- show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.
When using RWI to write the children will:
- learn to write the letters/letter groups which represent 44 sounds.
- learn to write words by saying the sounds in Fred Talk
- write simple sentences
The phonics sounds are taught in sets- set 1, set 2 and set 3. Please refer to the sounds sets document.
