Primary 1

Writing

By the end of P1 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Recognise initial, final and medial vowel sound

• Spell three letter words

• Form letters and space words legibly

• Show awareness of capital letters, full stops and rhyme

• Draw detailed pictures with matching scribed stories with appropriate language

• Have an awareness of relevant order of events, beginning middle and end

• Write own name

• Identify speech bubble

Reading

By the end of P1 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Share a pictorial text with teacher and group

• Understand use of terms such as title, author, illustrator, blurb, logo, character

• Know both the name and sound of the letters of the alphabet

• Use phonological awareness to help read words

• Have a basic sight vocabulary

• Show awareness of rhyme and rhythm

• Understand and can use work, letter, full stop

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Primary 2

Writing

By the end of P2 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Write Briefly a functional piece of writing eg a postcard, a letter

• A personal piece of writing eg a diary

• An imaginative piece of writing eg a fairly tale

• In the above begin to use capital letters and full stops in at least one sentence

• In the above begin to use linking words

• Can use word bank, personal dictionary to support writing and can spell commonly used words

• Can form letters and space words legibly

• Can use and understand terms:- capital letter full stop, sentence and rhyme

• Can indicate speech within a bubble

Reading

By the end of P2 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Locate and use information from simple reference books

• Select different styles of books from the classroom library to read for enjoyment

• Use and learn phonic skills to decode

• Read a familiar text with fluency

• Recognise differences between fiction and non-fiction

• Know the term illustrator, author, title, contents, chapter and index

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Writing

By the end of P3 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Produce extended pieces of personal, imaginative and functional writing with sufficient detail to make clear and logical

• Use common linking words appropriately

• Use capital letter and full stop correctly in more than one sentence

• Form letters correctly and write legibly in linked script

• Use and understand terms:- noun, doing word, describing word vowel, consonant, singular, plural, planning, drafting, plot, setting and character

• Use speech bubbles to indicate a character's speech

• Recognise consonant blends, vowel digraphs

• Spell frequently used words accurately

• Use personal/simple dictionary

Reading

By the end of P3 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Decode most words presented

• Read with fluency

• Read a wide range of materials

• Identify main ideas and locate specific details within a text

• Use an index/contents page to locate information

• Read independently for pleasure

• Have views about a text and be able to discuss their personal response with others

• Recognise the terms dictionary, poem, setting the scene, text, question mark

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Primary 4

Writing

By the end of P4 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Write in an appropriate form for a variety of purposes

• Write in a logically organised way

• Use capital letter and full stop correctly in more than one sentence and use common linking words in personal, imaginative and functional writing

• Spell correctly frequently used words through using a simple wordbook and dictionary and thesaurus

• Use and understand terms:- noun, adjective, verb, adverb, comma, question mark, singular and plural

• Make an attempt to use paragraphs

• Edit work using correction code

Reading

By the end of P4 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Read stories, poems and information texts regularly for pleasure, developing understanding and specific information

• Read a familiar text with fluency

• Read straight forward texts and in discussion and writing show that they understand the main ideas and supporting details

• Recognise the terms fiction and non-fiction, plot, reference, main ideas, character, verse, speech marks and exclamation marks

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Primary 5

Writing

By the end of P5 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Write a simple report communicating key facts

• Write a letter for a specific purpose

• Write a story/poem

• In all the above, use appropriate vocabulary and structure and can adapt style to suit purpose and audience

• Use paragraphs on story writing with most sentence punctuated accurately

• Know how to record direct speech

• Use and frequently spell words with accuracy

• Make good use of the dictionary and thesaurus

• Adopt a legible script

• Understand parts of speech eg noun, adjective, verb, adverb, apostrophe, conjunction and collective noun

• Uses and understands functional, personal and imaginative writing

Reading

By the end of P5 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Extract specific information from a variety of texts

• Read for enjoyment

• Talk about main and supporting ideas

• Draw conclusions

• Differentiate between styles of text eg comics, newspapers

• Read unfamiliar text with understanding

• Be aware of skimming and scanning as a method of extractive information

• Use appropriate language when talking about reading materials

• Begin to understand and respond to texts beyond the literal level, ie, at inferential and evaluate levels

• Recognise terms dialogue, conflict

• Presentation of text, layout, bold, italic

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Primary 6

Writing

By the end of P6 most children at this stage should be able to :-

• Write in a variety of forms to communicate key facts, events or ideas using appropriate organisation and vocabulary

• Punctuate many sentences accurately, including use of commas and question marks.  Develop use of paragraphs and a variety of sentence structures when writing

• Can indicate direct speech in appropriate ways

• Use fluent style of handwriting and continue to increase vocabulary and spell unfamiliar words accurately

• Have a greater awareness and show understanding of the following terms:-

Masculine, feminine, paragraph, first, second and third person, past and present tenses

Reading

By the end of P6 most children at this stage should be able to:-

• Read a variety to texts and via discussion and writing show an understanding of the main ideas or feelings and that they can obtain particular information

• Read for enjoyment a range of subject matter and with some support reflect on what has been read and record personal reactions using book reports, diary extracts etc

• Identify features and content in different types of texts; stories, poems, dramatic texts, newspapers, informational and reference texts

• Develop further skills at the level of inferential and evaluative comprehension

• Recognise terms genre, theme, dialect, fact, opinion and motive, relationships, setting

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Primary 7

Writing

By the end of P7 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Write logically in an appropriate structure

• Demonstrate a sustained sense of personal or emotional involvement

• Write in paragraphs with most sentences punctuated correctly

• Use a range of writing styles to convey information appropriately

• Develop character, plot, atmosphere and description in a text

• Spell most words correctly with use of a variety of dictionaries and thesaurus

• Report accurately in a number of appropriate formats

• Handwriting is fluent, legible and consistent

• Use a word processor to prepare texts with a layout which is clear and attractive

• Have an awareness of audience and appropriateness

• Have  awareness of and show understanding of terms:-

                      quotation mark, genre, prefix, suffix ,autobiography, biography, apostrophe and pronoun

Reading

By the end of P7 most children at this stage should be able to: -

• Sustain independent reading

• Recognise and understand genre

• Locate and use information from a variety of sources to develop ideas and communicate understanding

• Demonstrate an understanding of texts at inferential and evaluative levels

• Select a variety of texts to read for pleasure

• Recognise bias in texts

• Use reading as a means of exploring their environment and gaining a better understanding of themselves

• Understanding the use of genre and recognise the terms symbol, prefix and suffix