Primary Secondary and Pre-University

UniversityPre-School

• Become an independent reader through an individualised reading scheme

• Use spelling rules and patterns to improve written accuracy

• Improve comprehension skills by employing simple reading strategies

• Expand writing skills from sentences to short paragraphs in preparation for Primary 1

Kindergarten 2

Kindergarten 2

Families and Friendships

Review of phonics covering allsounds and sound combinationsusing the Jolly Phonics system

Review of phonics and blendsBlends review

Short and long vowel sounds

Reviewing more difficult soundsand sound combinations

from previous terms

Routines at home and relationships

Sea Creatures and sharing with others

Food

1 2 3 4

Themes

Phonics

Your child will:

Term

• Build on their knowledge of sight and high frequency words

• Develop an awareness of spelling rules, patterns and generalisations

• Play games designed to develop language ability as well as co-operation

• Speak individually, in pairs, in small groups and whole class activities

• Lead ‘Show and Tell’ presentations

• Work on formulating sentences

• Develop punctuation awareness in writing tasks

• Complete cloze passages

• Develop reading comprehension skills through stories

• Use common word patterns, sight words and phonic awareness to develop reading ability

• Develop an interest in reading through shared reading activities

• Begin an individualised reading programme

• Continue to build on their knowledge of sight and high frequency words

• Develop an awareness of spelling rules, patterns and generalisations

• Play games designed to develop language ability as well as co-operation

• Be given opportunities to speak individually, in pairs, in small groups and whole class activities

• Lead ‘Show and Tell’ presentations

• Move from formulating sentences to combining them and building simple paragraphs

• Develop punctuation awareness in writing tasks

• Complete cloze passages

• Use common word patterns, sight words and phonic awareness to develop reading ability

• Develop an interest in reading through shared reading activities

• Develop reading comprehension skills through story-related activities

• Become an independent reader of simple texts

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