Writing-Transcription

Spelling

Pupils should be taught to:

spell:

• words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught 
• common exception words 
• the days of the week

name the letters of the alphabet: 

• naming the letters of the alphabet in order 
• using letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound 
• add prefixes and suffixes: 
• using the spelling rule for adding –s or –es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs 
• using the prefix un–  using –ing, –ed, –er and –est where no change is needed in the spelling of root words [for example, helping, helped, helper, eating, quicker, quickest] 
• apply simple spelling rules and guidance
• write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include words using the GPCs and common exception words taught so far.

 Handwriting

Pupils should be taught to: 

• sit correctly at a table, holding a pencil comfortably and correctly 
• begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place 
• form capital letters 
• form digits 0-9 
• understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families’ (i.e. letters that are formed in similar ways) and to practise these.

Writing-Composition

Pupils should be taught to: 

• write sentences by: 
• saying out loud what they are going to write about 
• composing a sentence orally before writing it 
• sequencing sentences to form short narratives 
• re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense 
• discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils 
• read aloud their writing clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher. 

Writing-Vocabulary, Punctuation and Grammar

Pupils should be taught to: 

write sentences by: 

• saying out loud what they are going to write about 
• composing a sentence orally before writing it 
• sequencing sentences to form short narratives 
• re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense 
• discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils 
• read aloud their writing clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher.