Spring Term

Phonics
During spring term children will build upon the phonics they have learnt in autumn term. They will learn new digraphs, trigraphs and split digraphs and spot these in both real and nonsense words. Children will engage in reading sessions that will allow them to read phonically decodable books which will develop their reading of words, fluency and use of expression.
Reading
We are a Power of Reading school and therefore use a range of high-quality texts and strategies to facilitate our English lessons. In spring term children will be completing an author study. This will allow children to engage with a range of books written and illustrated by the same author, making links between the books, and retelling a story in their own words. Children will continue to visit the library weekly and spend time in their classroom reading corner which will develop their love of reading, knowledge of authors and engage in exciting book talk with others.
Writing

In year 1, children will engage with a wide range of writing opportunities. Writing outcomes in spring term will include stories, non-fiction reports and writing in role. Children will continue to use capital letters, full stops, and finger spaces in their writing. They will also use 'and' to join sentences and use question marks and exclamation marks in their writing.