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Writing, Reading and Listening Skills According to Age - Coggle Diagram
Writing, Reading and Listening Skills According to Age
Year 1
Speaking and Listening
In Year 1, some focuses may include:
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Reading Skills
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Listen to, and talk about a range of stories, poems, and non-fiction texts
Learn about popular fairy tales and folk stories, and retell the stories
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Writing Skills
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Write capital letters, and the digits 0-9
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Learn to write words with common endings, such as -ed, -ing, -er, and -est.
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Write simple sentences, and those using joining words such as 'and'
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Year 2
Speaking and Listening
In Year 2, some features may include:
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Give well-structured explanations and narratives, for example in show-and-tell activities
Reading Skills
Read words aloud confidently, without obvious blending or rehearsal
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Blend letter sounds, including alternative patterns, e.g. recognising 'ue' as the 'oo' sound
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Recognise common suffixes, such as -ing and -less
Read words which don't follow phonetic patterns, such as 'one' and 'who'
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Check that what has been read makes sense, and self-correct reading where necessary
Make predictions about what might happen in the next story. During Year 2 knowledge of decoding should allow them to read a wide range of children's books.
Writing Skills
Form letters of the appropriate size, using capital letters where appropriate.
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Learn to spell some common homophones, recognising the difference between them
Use the possessive apostrophe in simple phrases, such as 'the boy's football'.
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Plan out writing in advance, including by writing down key words
Re-read writing to check that it makes sense and to make corrections, including punctuation
Use question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, and commas in lists
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Begin to write longer sentences by using conjunctions, such as 'and', 'if', 'but', or 'because'.
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