Here at Woodthorpe Infant school we want every child to love the subject ‘English’. We work hard to ensure that every child enjoys reading.

Books are at the heart of our English curriculum and all literacy lessons are based around an engaging text. We have a wonderful WIS reading journey which is planned from the day the children start with us until the day they leave. On this journey, the children encounter all sorts of engaging texts which enable us to teach and learn spoken language, reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation.

Handwriting

The expectation for letter formation changes as our children progress through school. In Foundation 2, children work on forming letters without leads in or lead outs, concentrating on starting and finishing in the correct place.

In Year 1 there is a transition from forming letters without lead ins or lead outs to forming them with lead ins and lead outs. By the end of Year 1, children should be forming all their letters with lead ins and lead outs.

During Year 2, children continue to work on their letter formation with lead ins and lead outs. When children are forming their letters correctly in relation to each other and the line, they will begin to work on joining their writing.