ENGLISH

  • follows and implements one command/instruction at a time
  • uses short term memory to recall pictures / sentences / poems
  • relates a story in response to an illustration / a set of pictures in sequence
  • uses language appropriately to express needs and to communicate with peers in structured situations
  • orally identifies rhyme in both written and spoken words
  • orally segments bisyllabic and polysyllabic words into syllables
  • orally counts the number of sounds within words
  • orally identifies the different kinds of vowels (short and long) within words
  • orally deletes the findal sounds of a word
  • reads and writes some long vowels appropriately
  • starts to develop familiarity with some basic rules which govern word spelling and word reading
  • reads compound words in isolation and in context
  • identifies ‘bits’ which have been added on to words i.e. Can the child identify the BASE word?
  • reads with ease regular monosyllabic and bisyllabic wors in isolation and in context
  • decodes confidently the high frequency words usually used in the classroom situation
  • understands that individual words are contributing to a whole sentence
  • understands the function of inverted commas and exclamation marks in reading
  • writes legibly using upper and lower case
  • writes simple sentences with both high frequency and regular words
  • recites all the alphabet sequence adn is confidently aware of the association between the letter names /sounds/symbols
  • reads accurately and confidently and comprehends the story of unseen reading materials of average class level without making more than 5 errors
  • infers meaning from text and predicts outcomes