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Non Negotiables
Literacy
End of year
expectations
Punctuation
Sentence
construction
Hand writing
(Pen pals)
Reading
Rhymes
Dictate a simple sentence.
Reception
(FS point 5)
Use capital letter to write
own name.
Some knowledge of capital
letters and full stops (not
necessarily correct)
Use sentences to imagine and
recreate experiences.
Begin to create a simple
sentence using a range of
stimulus eg sand, magnetic
words etc.
Correct pencil grip.
Distinguish one sound
from another.
Year 1 as for R and
(average level 1a)
Use a capital letter and full
stop when writing a single
simple sentence.
Write questions, statements
and captions.
Use simple connectives ‘and’
‘because’ to join sentences.
Begin to use question marks.
Use I - pronoun
Open sentences in a variety
of ways e.g. ‘The’ ‘My’ and
‘I’
Write first and last name.
Capital letters and full stops.
Amount
Name/sound/write
sounds of the
alphabet.
Oral blending
Correct formation of
most letters.
Blend/decode CVC
words
Correct posture when
writing
At least one
sentence
Spell some words
for YR in appendix
1 in the NLS.
Write own name, labels and
captions.
Write simple sentences
independently.
Phonics(Lett
ers and
sounds) and
spelling
Reach end of phase
3/beginning phase
4.
Write on the lines
Correct formation of all
letters/accurate size.
–s, –es, –ing, –ed, –er
and –est endings
Correct use of upper
case and lower case
letters.
contractions, e.g. I’m,
I’ll, we’ll, and understand that the
apostrophe represents
the omitted letter
Begin cursive script
(Term 3)
Read 100 Familiar
words
Sound out
cvc/cvcc/ccvc words.
Reach end of phase
5.
Attempt to spell
unfamiliar/familiar
words.
Spell regular
polysyllabic words
e.g. binman,
snowball, sunhat.
Spell 50 words in
Y1/Y2 list in
appendix 1 in the
NLS.
40+
At least five good
quality sentences
with evidence of
the other four
areas.
Know the difference
between fact and fiction.
Write simple sentences using
some prepositions.
Read accurately by
blending the sounds in
words that contain the
graphemes taught so
far, especially
recognising alternative
sounds for graphemes .
Use connectives ‘also’ ‘then’
‘next’ ‘but’ ‘when’ to write
compound sentences.
Year 2 as for year 1
and
(average level 2b)
Punctuate sentences in the
course of writing, using
capital letters, full stops
and question marks
(independently)
Begin to use exclamation
marks, commas in lists.
Open sentences with ‘First’
‘Then’ ‘Next’ ‘Last’
Write narrative
subordination (using when, if,
that, or because) and coordination (using or, and, or
but)
Neat, legible cursive
script.
Correct size/formation.
Inferences
Prefix and Suffix
Fluency and expression
Comment on plot,
setting, characters.
Tense correct.
Self correct.
Past and present.
Use Y2 punctuation marks to
independently and
accurately demarcate all
sentences.
Year 3 as for year 2
and (average level
3c)
Secure the use of commas in
a list and speech marks.
Write simple and compound
sentences.
Root words,
prefixes and suffixes
Use connectives ‘if’ ‘so’
‘while’ and ‘since’ to write
compound sentences.
Dictionaries
Begin to use apostrophes for
omission.
Open sentences to show the
order things happen ‘Also’
‘After’ ‘Soon’ ‘Before’
‘Later’
Exclamation Marks
Prefixes/suffixes
Paragraphs
Homophones
Myths/legends/poetry
Neat, legible cursive
script is maintained
(Introduce pen)
Inference.
Information retrieval
Non fiction
Search for meaning.
Relationship between
phonemes .
Days of week
Prefixes
suffixes
Complete phase 6
Some Y3 objectives
from spelling bank
e.g. ‘ed’ ‘ing’
prefixes and
suffixes ‘un’ ‘re’
‘dis’ ‘ful’ ‘ly’
Spell all words in
Y1/Y2 list in
appendix 1 in the
NLS.
¼ to ½ of a side of
A4.
A4 side (2B) in
untimed
assessment.
Segment words.
Non fiction
KS2 spelling bank
objectives (word
level objectives
from old Literacy
framework)
½ to ¾ of a side of
A4 in 45 minutes.
Plan/draft/write
characters.
Narrative/non narrative
Decoding strategies.
Conjunctions/verbs/nouns/pr
onouns/fronted adverbials
Root words,
prefixes and suffixes
Use Y3 punctuation marks to
independently and
accurately demarcate all
sentences.
Year 4 as for year 3
and
(average level 3b)
Use correct speech
punctuation e.g. commas,
question and exclamation
marks etc before the close
of speech.
Secure the use of
apostrophes for omission
and begin to use the
apostrophe to show
possession.
Dictionaries
Myths/legends/poetry
Write simple and compound
sentences and begin to use
relative clauses.
Begin to use connectives
‘before’ ‘after’ ‘as well as’
‘if’.
Inference.
Developing style for
speed.
Information retrieval
Non fiction
Search for meaning.
Vary openings of sentences to
avoid repetition.
KS2 spelling
objectives (word
level objectives
from old Literacy
framework)
¾ to 1 side of A4 in
45 minutes.
KS2 spelling
objectives (word
level objectives
from old Literacy
framework)
1 to 1 ½ sides of A4
in 45 minutes.
Relationship between
characters.
Use of third and first person.
Decoding strategies.
Begin to use commas to
separate phrases and clauses
within sentences.
Silent letters
Voices for characters.
Use Y4 punctuation marks to
independently and
accurately demarcate all
sentences.
Year 5 as for year 4
and
(average level 4c)
Secure use of commas to
separate items in a list,
clauses and phrases.
Use speech marks, with new
lines for speaker and correct
punctuation.
Secure use of apostrophe for
omission and possession.
Write complex sentences,
selecting and using a wide
range of subordinators.
Root words/ prefixes/
suffixes.
Range of genre
Use subordinate clauses to
add extra information, to
give reasons and to explain.
Start and join sentences with
‘although’ ‘however’
‘besides’ ‘even though’.
Begin to start sentences with
adverbs.
Inferences
Developing style for
speed.
Summarise ideas
Comment on use of
language
Dictionary/ Thesaurus
Plan/draft/write/evalu
Introduce ellipses.
Dashes, semi colons, hyphen
Words with silent letters
ate/edit.
Morphology /etymology
Carry out research
Awareness of audience.
Appreciate bias in
persuasive writing.
paragraphs
Root words/ prefixes/
suffixes.
Range of genre
Year 6 as for year 5
and
(average level 4b)
Use Y5 punctuation marks to
independently and
accurately demarcate all
sentences.
Begin to make use of other
punctuation marks such as
the semi-colon, colon and
brackets.
Secure use of complex
sentences, understanding
how clauses can be
manipulated to achieve
different effects.
Use interesting and varied
sentence openers such as
‘After a while’ ‘Meanwhile’
‘Before very long’ ‘Anxiously’
‘Having’ ‘Running’ etc
Inferences
Summarise ideas
Developing style for
speed.
Comment on use of
language
Dictionary/ Thesaurus
Plan/draft/write/evalu
ate/edit.
Paragraphs
Carry out research
Subordinate clauses.
Appreciate bias in
persuasive writing.
Skimming, scanning and
note taking.
KS2 spelling
objectives (word
level objectives
from old Literacy
framework)
1½ to 2 sides of A4
in 45 minutes.