When your child starts school 
They won’t be able to write much more than their name. Seven years later they will read fluently, write in paragraphs and have a unique but (hopefully!) legible handwriting style.
Your child will learn in EYFS English, English and KS2 English in this section, we help your child’s reading and writing . Our worksheets , includes games and activities will boost your child’s confidence and cover phonics, grammar, spelling and comprehension. There also a unique Handwriting Learning Journey programme your child will discover.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) – Nursery and Reception –
Is the first formal step in your child’s reading and writing journey. We will support your child at this crucial stage, and we have designed our EYFS English for your child to progress, we’ll support your child’s reading, including phonics learning, and writing, where your child will start on the basics of letter formation. We’ll also discover fun activities to support other key learning objectives, such as understanding a story has a beginning, middle and end, beginning to write simple sentences and using basic punctuation.
Key Stage 1 English
Your child will develop skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. They’ll be introduced to a range of materials, including stories, poems and plays, non-fiction and information books and will start writing their own versions of familiar stories as well as pieces of non-fiction. By the end of KS1 they will be planning their work and writing longer pieces with a beginning, middle and end.
We help your child succeed with our KS1 English worksheets, activities and games and see their literacy skills and confidence grow over the year.
Key Stage 2 English
covers a range of topics such as myths, poetry, novels, plays, newspaper articles, information texts, biography and autobiography.
We support your child to boost their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, and ensure they are reaching the required level for spelling, punctuation and grammar, reading comprehension and handwriting.
English policy Sep 2020