Spoken Language Pupils will be able to: listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers, ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge. Use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary. Articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions. Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes. Maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas. Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English. Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates. Gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s). Consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others. Select and use appropriate registers for effective communication.
Reading Pupils will develop: Excellent phonic knowledge and skills. Fluency and accuracy in reading across a wide range of contexts throughout the curriculum. Knowledge and understanding of an extensive and rich vocabulary. An excellent comprehension of texts. The motivation to read for both study and for pleasure. Extensive knowledge through having read a rich and varied range of texts. Writing Pupils will develop: The ability to write fluently and with interesting detail on a number of topics throughout the curriculum. A vivid imagination which makes readers engage with and enjoy their writing. A highly developed vocabulary and an excellent knowledge of writing techniques to extend details or description. Well-organised and structured writing, which includes a variety of sentence structures. Excellent transcription skills that ensure their writing is well presented and punctuated, spelled correctly and neat. A love of writing and an appreciation of its educational, cultural and entertainment values.
Threshold Concepts:
Spoken Language: Listen, understand and respond Speak with clarity and accuracy Conversation skills Speaking for a range of purposes Develop vocabulary Reading Read words accurately Understand texts
Writing Composition Write with purpose Use imaginative description Organise writing appropriately Use paragraphs Use sentences appropriately Analysis and presentation Analyse writing Present writing. Transcription Present neatly Spell correctly Punctuate accurately