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Children at Chatsworth Infant School are creative and imaginative writers. They will have many opportunities throughout the week to write, edit and improve. We follow CUSP reading, writing and spelling programmes. https://www.unity-curriculum.co.uk/more-information/primary/#reading&writing
Cross-Curricular Literacy Opportunities
We teach the full National Curriculum for English. The skills that children are taught in Literacy underpin all other subjects. They enable pupils to communicate and express themselves in all areas of their work. Teachers will always make cross-curricular links wherever appropriate and will plan for pupils to apply the skills, knowledge and understanding that they have acquired during Literacy to other areas of the curriculum.
Drama and Role Play
At Chatsworth Infant School we strongly believe that the more experiences children have the better writers they become. We therefore place a strong emphasis on bringing drama and role play into our lessons, allowing the children to recreate those fantasy worlds that they so often read about. Hotseating, teacher in role and freeze frames are just some examples of the types of activities your children will experience through our diverse English curriculum.
Years 1-6 Sequenced Overview
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
A good spelling programme gradually builds pupils’ spelling vocabulary therefore, when children enter Year 2 they will have daily CUSP spelling lessons.
Writing Long Term Overview
Reading
Foundation and Key Stage 1 classes enjoy and participate in story time sessions daily. Teachers regularly share a range of narrative and non-narrative texts with the whole class. Each class has an engaging, organised book corner which they use throughout the week.
Guided reading sessions take place for 20-30 minutes each day. Pupils read with the teacher in a guided group session once a week. The group will be given a follow up activity linked to the guided group text during the next couple of days. Other activities the groups will take part in during a week include; silent, independent reading, phonics and comprehension. Children who require additional support with reading will receive more regular opportunities to read with an adult.
As part of home reading, children should be selecting and reading a book appropriate to their level 3 times a week. We encourage parents/carers to hear their child read unless they are at a level where the pupils can assess their own reading. Feedback on home reading is made by parents/carers or pupils within the Home Reading Records. It is important that children are encouraged and supported with their reading and are choosing books that are age appropriate.
