Early Years Literacy Curriculum
The resources on this page are a range of KS1 resources to support learning of reading, writing, spag, phonics and handwriting. All the resources are linked to the National Curriculum and phonics programmes, as well as support for Year 2 sats and the Year 1 phonics screening check.
Early Learning Goal - Literacy
It is crucial for children to develop a life-long love of reading. Reading consists of two dimensions: language comprehension and word reading. Language comprehension (necessary for both reading and writing) starts from birth. It only develops when adults talk with children about the world around them and the books (stories and non-fiction) they read with them, and enjoy rhymes, poems and songs together. Skilled word reading, taught later, involves both the speedy working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words (decoding) and the speedy recognition of familiar printed words. Writing involves transcription (spelling and handwriting) and composition (articulating ideas and structuring them in speech, before writing).
Early Learning Goal - Communication and Language
The development of children’s spoken language underpins all seven areas of learning and development. Children’s back-and-forth interactions from an early age form the foundations for language and cognitive development. The number and quality of the conversations they have with adults and peers throughout the day in a language-rich environment is crucial. By commenting on what children are interested in or doing, and echoing back what they say with new vocabulary added, practitioners will build children's language effectively. Reading frequently to children, and engaging them actively in stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems, and then providing them with extensive opportunities to use and embed new words in a range of contexts, will give children the opportunity to thrive. Through conversation, storytelling and role play, where children share their ideas with support and modelling from their teacher, and sensitive questioning that invites them to elaborate, children become comfortable using a rich range of vocabulary and language structures.
Blending and Segmenting Words
Writing
Reading and Comprehension
Resources
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Oxford Owl - English |
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Oxford Owl - Reading |
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The Book Trust |
| The UK's largest reading charity. | |
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Learn English Kids - British Council |
| LearnEnglish Kids is brought to you by the British Council, the world's English teaching experts. We have lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children. For parents, we have articles on supporting children in learning English, videos on using English at home and information about face-to-face courses around the world. | |
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The Communication Trust |
| Working together we support everyone who works with children and young people in England to support their speech, language and communication. | |
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The National Literacy Trust - Age 3-4 |
| Our primary programmes help children to read for pleasure, use sport to inspire pupils and support primary school libraries. | |
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The National Literacy Trust - Age 5-8 |
| Our primary programmes help children to read for pleasure, use sport to inspire pupils and support primary school libraries. |
Rhymeville Game
Come and visit Hickory and Dickory in the wonderful village of Rhymeville! Discover popular nursery rhymes and practise key literacy skills for the Early Years Foundation Stage with this fun educational game to play with your child.
With the help of Incy Wincy Spider, Humpty Dumpty and Tiddles the Cat, Reception children will be able to:
- Practise letter recognition
- Develop word reading skills
- Spot rhyming words
- Sing along to well-known nursery rhymes and songs.
Developed with Early Years experts, this game is perfect for children who are in their first year of school. Ready to get rhyming? Press the play button to begin.
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Rhymeville Game |