- apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words
- respond speedily with the correct sound to graphemes (letters or groups of letters) for all 40+ phonemes, including, where applicable, alternative sounds for graphemes
- read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs that have been taught
- read common exception words, noting unusual correspondences between spelling and sound and where these occur in the word
- read words containing taught GPCs and –s, –es, –ing, –ed, –er and –est endings
- read other words of more than one syllable that contain taught GPCs
- read words with contractions [for example, I’m, I’ll, we’ll], and understand that the apostrophe represents the omitted letter(s)
- read aloud accurately books that are consistent with their developing phonic knowledge and that do not require them to use other strategies to work out words
- re-read these books to build up their fluency and confidence in word reading.
| Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding: - listen to and discuss a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently
- be encouraged to link what they read or hear read to their own experiences
- become very familiar with key stories, fairy stories and traditional tales, retell them and consider their particular characteristics
- recognise and join in with predictable phrases
- learn to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart
- discuss word meanings, link new meanings to those already known
Understand both the books they can already read accurately and fluently and those they listen to: - draw on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher
- check that the text makes sense to them as they read and correct inaccurate reading
- discuss the significance of the title and events
- make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
- predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far
- participate in discussion about what is read to them, taking turns and listening to what others say
- explain clearly their understanding of what is read to them
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