At Whitchurch Primary School we ensure that work
in 'speaking and listening', 'reading' and
'writing' is incorporated across the curriculum.
To teach story telling we follow the story
making project which enables pupils to learn
several stories orally.
From this children internalise:
·
‘big’ patterns that are revisited, such as
‘quest’ or ‘journey’ stories – in this way basic
plots can act as blueprints for the imagination.
·
the
building blocks of narrative – common
characters, settings, events, the rise and fall
of narrative patterning
·
the flow
of sentences, the syntactical patterns
·
the
vocabulary – especially, connectives that link
and structure narrative such as: once upon a
time, one day, so, next, but, finally
Most importantly, they develop an imaginative
world of images that can be drawn upon and
daydreamed about to invent new stories.
The story-making process:
IMITATION – familiarisation, retelling a story
until it can be told fluently, multi-sensory
approach, made memorable
INNOVATION – adapting a well-known tale,
substitution, addition, alteration, change of
viewpoint and reusing the basic story pattern
INVENTION – creating your own new story,
building up a story – drawing, drama, images,
video, first-hand experience, location, quality
reading, etc.
We also do Big Writing in KS2.
This enables children to focus on four
main areas of writing: vocabulary, connectives,
openers and punctuation.
These lessons are split into two
sessions.
The first is fun and interactive focusing
on VCOP games the second allows pupils to do
extended writing.
In English, during Key Stage 1 pupils learn to
speak confidently and listen to what others have
to say. They begin to read and write
independently and with enthusiasm. They use
language to explore their own experiences and
imaginary worlds.
Speaking and listening: during Key Stage 1
pupils learn to speak clearly, thinking about
the needs of their listeners. They work in small
groups and as a class, joining in discussions
and making relevant points. They also learn how
to listen carefully to what other people are
saying, so that they can remember the main
points. They learn to use language in
imaginative ways and express their ideas and
feelings when working in role and in drama
activities.
Writing: during Key Stage 1 pupils start to
enjoy writing and see the value of it. They
learn to communicate meaning in narrative and
non-fiction texts and spell and punctuate
correctly.
For spelling we use the Jolly phonics
scheme and then progress onto Read Write Inc.
Phonics is taught daily in EYFS and KS1.
Speaking and listening: during Key Stage 2
pupils learn how to speak in a range of
contexts, adapting what they say and how they
say it to the purpose and the audience. Taking
varied roles in groups gives them opportunities
to contribute to situations with different
demands. They also learn to respond
appropriately to others, thinking about what has
been said and the language used.
Writing: during Key Stage 2 pupils develop
understanding that writing is both essential to
thinking and learning, and enjoyable in its own
right. They learn the main rules and conventions
of written English and start to explore how the
English language can be used to express meaning
in different ways. They use the planning,
drafting and editing process to improve their
work and to sustain their fiction and
non-fiction writing.
Spelling is taught using Sound Discovery
and each year group has key spelling patterns
and rules they have to learn.
The programme of study for English and the
National Literacy Strategy Framework for
teaching are closely related. The framework
provides a detailed basis for implementing the
statutory requirements of the programmes of
study for reading and writing.
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