English
English holds a central place in education and society. Through our teaching, we help children learn to speak and write fluently, enabling them to communicate their ideas and emotions effectively while also understanding others through reading and listening. Reading, in particular, allows children to grow culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially, and spiritually, with literature playing a key role in this development. It also enables pupils to acquire knowledge and build on what they already know. Mastering the skills of language is essential for full participation in society.
Reading
Reading is taught every day at Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre.
In addition to a daily phonics lesson, all children receive a regular reading lesson in which they are taught the skills to read and understand what they are reading. Children also engage in regular ‘Once Upon a Time’ sessions’ and peer reading sessions to develop their reading fluency.
Grammar, punctuation and spelling
All pupils in key stage one receive regular grammar and punctuation lessons in which discrete skills are taught which can later be applied throughout our cross-curricular writing lessons.
Spelling at Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education is taught during our daily phonics lessons. All children have access to high-quality dictionaries and thesauruses to enable them to improve their spelling and vocabulary choices within writing lessons.
Writing
Writing at Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre is taught in a cross-curricular way. Pupils’ writing outcomes often reflect and incorporate the learning which has taken place throughout our Prime Learning Challenge curriculum.
