English Curriculum
Every aspect of the children’s work is influenced by the extent to which they use language with imagination and accuracy. The effectiveness of English teaching determines the success of the whole curriculum. Language is cross-curricular – it is an essential element of learning in all areas of the curriculum.
In studying English, pupils develop skills in speaking and listening, reading and writing which enable them to communicate effectively, imaginatively and appropriately. English is taught daily following the objectives set out in the National Curriculum for England, with work appropriately differentiated to match all abilities.
Phonics and Reading
At Stone Cross School, we use Read Write Inc to teach children to read and write. Read Write Inc provides a structured and systematic approach to teaching English and helps children to become fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.
For more information on Read Write Inc for parents, please click here.
To access free Read Write Inc. ebooks for your child to read at home, click here.
Click here for a video of how to pronounce the sounds found in Read Write Inc.
We also use a range of banded books from a variety of schemes to supplement early readers. In addition, Reading Recovery, Better Reading at Primary, Hertfordshire Fluency Project, Nessy and Reading Eggs are used as interventions to support those struggling to read.
Reading
Why not try reading these:
50 recommended books for Reception - click here
50 recommended books for Year 1 - click here
50 recommended books for Year 2 - click here
50 recommended books for Year 3 - click here
50 recommended books for Year 4 - click here
50 recommended books for Year 5 - click here
50 recommended books for Year 6 - click here
Useful Websites
The following websites may be useful to help children practise English skills at home.
Storyline Online - streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Oxford Owl -ebooks
ICT Games - A range of English games to practise different skills https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy.html
Phonics Play - Phonics practise https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Look, say, cover, write check style game https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/activities/speller/
Read Roald Dahl books? Find out more here: https://www.roalddahl.com/
National Literacy Trust - Ideas for parents to support children at home https://literacytrust.org.uk/family-zone/
Look, Cover, Write, Check resource http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Identifying short and long vowel phonemes https://www.spellingplay.co.uk/y2_member/long_or_short.html
High frequency word game http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html
Spelling words with long vowel phonemes https://www.arcademics.com/games/coconuts
Adding prefixes and suffixes game http://flash.topmarks.co.uk/4762
Spelling adventure https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkbkf4j/articles/zbm8scw