Our Curriculum Intent- English

At Whitefield Infant School, language acquisition is paramount to ensuring children access the whole curriculum effectively. We strive to be good role models as we interact with children and value quality dialogue. The use of first-hand experiences, quality texts across the curriculum and artist's work further develops children’s understanding of questioning and language, and develops purposeful and meaningful vocabulary.

We are a reading school. We instill a love of reading in our children through providing them with daily opportunities to read and tell stories with adults and peers. A systematic approach to teaching phonics ensures children develop fluency and confidence in reading and spelling.

Supporting English at Home

Supporting Documents

Our 'Curriculum Overview for English' shows the progression of key texts used across the school.

Click on the year group links below to see the year group expectations in Literacy:

• Year 1

• Year 2