'The overarching aim for English in the National Curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.' National Curriculum, July 2014.
Oracy
Oracy
'In school, oracy is a powerful tool for learning by teaching pupils to become more effective speakers and listeners, we empower them to better understand themselves, each other and the world around them.'
At Bishop Lonsdale we provide a high quality oracy education that enables pupils to learn through talk and to talk. Children develop and deepen their subject knowledge and understanding through talk in the classroom, which has been planned, designed, modelled, scaffolded and structured to enable them to learn the skills needed to talk effectively. We use the Voice 21 Programme which enables children to practice different Talk Tactics to help develop discussion that includes all learners.
Reading
At Bishop Lonsdale we encourage all children to be readers who share a passion for books and reading. We promote reading as a lifetime learning skill which provides children with enjoyment and excitement and an opportunity to gain information about the world around them. All classes have a daily story read to them by an adult.
Reading
At Bishop Lonsdale we encourage all children to be readers who share a passion for books and reading. We promote reading as a lifetime learning skill which provides children with enjoyment and excitement and an opportunity to gain information about the world around them. All classes have a daily story read to them by an adult.
Each year group has a Reading Tree of books which has been carefully selected to provide pupils with a wide range of quality literature that reflect themselves -'mirrors' others- 'windows' and the wider world -'doors'. The literature includes fiction, non-fiction and poetry and uses a wide range of quality texts and authors.
Children are taught reading as a whole class using the Super-Six Skills from Year 1-6 which enable them to read for meaning and gain a deep understanding of the text they are studying. In addition, Year 1 continue to develop their phonics through using the Little Wandle Reading Practice books.
Pupils also have opportunities for 1:1 reading with an adult or in small groups where they can practice their reading fluency or further develop and strengthen their Phonics Skills.
Writing
We use the Writing for Pleasure approach to teach Writing where children have an opportunity to write for different purposes which helps them to understand who their audience is and their reason for writing.
Children learn the process of writing by generating ideas, planning, drafting, revising and editing. The final part of the process involves publishing their work, for example in the form of a class book or website article. This published work is highly recognised and children are encouraged to share their work with others.
Children are systematically taught spelling, grammar and punctuation. Starting from EYFS, children use the Phonics programme to begin to segment the sounds they learn into letters that represent the sound and this is built on as pupils progress through school. In KS1, spelling is taught through the Little Wandle Programme and in KS2 the Essential Spelling Programme builds on spelling patterns, morphology and etymology.
Children are systematically taught spelling, grammar and punctuation. Starting from EYFS, children use the Phonics programme to begin to segment the sounds they learn into letters that represent the sound and this is built on as pupils progress through school. In KS1, spelling is taught through the Little Wandle Programme and in KS2 the Essential Spelling Programme builds on spelling patterns, morphology and etymology.
We use Dictation as part of our English lessons to teach handwriting, spelling, grammar and punctuation where pupils can practice specific skills to improve their writing fluency, stamina and sentence structure.
Handwriting is taught using the cursive script (joined letters) from Reception and pupils are taught how to form and join letters correctly. At Bishop Lonsdale there is an expectation that children present their work to a high standard both in using the cursive script and ensuring that writing is legible.
Handwriting is taught using the cursive script (joined letters) from Reception and pupils are taught how to form and join letters correctly. At Bishop Lonsdale there is an expectation that children present their work to a high standard both in using the cursive script and ensuring that writing is legible.
Reasons to Write