Phonics

• Phase 5 – able to represent 42 phonemes.• two letters e.g. ai, sh, ch• CVC blending and segmenting• Alternative pronunciations• Alternative spellings

Phonics

• Phase 6 • Reading familiar words automatically• Decoding words quickly and silently

through an established sounding and blending routine.• Decoding them aloud• Children become fluent readers and

accurate spellers.

Spelling

• Phonics• Taught spelling three times a week• Weekly homework based on spellings

that week• Word of the week

Spelling High Frequency Words

SpellingYear 3• Verb endings: -ed, -ing, -s• Irregular verbs• Singular and plural nouns• Suffixes: -ly, -ful, -less, -er, -able• Prefixes: un-, dis-, mis-, re-, pre-, de-• Comparatives: -er, -est• Pronouns

SpellingYear 4• Homophones• Singular and plural nouns• Irregular plurals• Tricky letter patterns (ough, igh, ight, gh, ought)• Suffixes: -able, -ible, -ive, -tion, -ic, -ist, -ette, -ling• Verb endings: -en, -ify, -ate• Prefixes: dis-, re-, auto-, circum-, tele-, trans-, ex-, bi-,

micro-, mini-• Use of apostrophe in contractions

Handwriting

• Cursive script

• Correct posture / positioning

• Pencil grip

• Correct formation of uppercase and

lowercase letters