By the end of the year, your child will be expected to know how to:
• Break down common words into their component sounds (sound out) in order to read and spell them.
• Read familiar common words. (e.g only, going, don't, once, would)
• Read and spell words ending in -ck, -ff, -ll, -ss, -ng. (e.g lock, stuff)
• Recognise spelling patterns with long vowel sounds 'oo', 'ai', 'ie', 'oa', 'ee' and use them to read and spell.
• Understand the terms vowel and consonant.
• Write independently.
• Read simple familiar texts aloud with expression.
• Understand basic word order in a sentence.
• Add question marks to questions.
• Write simple stories and poems.
• Recognise the difference between non-fiction books and fiction identify simple questions and use texts to find the answers.