Transcript Staff Meeting – English (Grammar) ‘The difference between

English: The New Curriculum &
Bug Club
Wednesday 13th May 2015
Aims
• Address the major changes that have
taken place with the introduction of
the new curriculum – Writing, SPaG,
Reading
• Discuss the implication of these
changes for your child
• Introduce the new online guided
reading scheme - Bug Club
• The New Primary National Curriculum was
introduced in September 2014.
• Years 1,3,4 and 5 have been following the
new Primary National Curriculum for all
subjects this academic year.
• Children in Y2 and Y6 will follow the new
primary national curriculum for all subjects,
with the exception of Maths and English,
this is because the SATs they sit in
May/June 2015 will be based on the old
curriculum.
Aims of the New Curriculum
“The overarching aim for English in the
national curriculum is to promote high
standards of language and literacy by
equipping pupils with a strong command
of the spoken and written language, and
to develop their love of literature
through widespread reading for
enjoyment.”
Main Changes
•The new programme of study for English is
knowledge-based; this means it’s focus is on
knowing facts rather than developing skills and
understanding
•Speaking and listening is now referred to as
‘Spoken Language’
•Drama is a statutory requirement in the Spoken
Language curriculum
•Increased emphasis on the technical aspect of
language and grammar
•Expectations for each year group have
changed significantly
Shift in expectations!
Assessment
 Year six children sit a Spelling,
Punctuation and Grammar test paper,
in addition to Reading and Writing
assessments.
 From 2015/16, Year 2 children will
also be required to sit a Spelling,
Punctuation and Grammar test paper.
Assessments
Key Stage 1
Assessments
Key Stage 2
Changes to Writing
• Writing in the 2014 National Curriculum is not principally
driven by children learning to write different text types.
Instead there is a focus on children learning to tailor
their writing for audience and purpose, and there is the
well-documented emphasis on children using grammar and
punctuation accurately in their writing.
• Writing is presented into two sections: transcription and
composition. For transcription, the expectations for
grammar, punctuation and grammar are presented by year
group
Changes to Writing
• Perhaps the most significant change, however, is the
approach to writing composition outlined in the new
curriculum. The writing process breaks down into a number
of steps:
– Planning
– Drafting and Writing
– Evaluating and Editing
– Proof-Reading
– Reading Aloud and Sharing
• By teaching children to do all of these things rather than
simply ‘doing some writing’, we are teaching children to be
craftsmen, shaping their words to match their intended
purpose and audience.
Changes to Grammar
• Specific SPaG – grammar and spelling
schemes of work (including grammar
terminology and statutory word lists)
• New emphasis on developing a wide
vocabulary
• Some phonics extended into Year 3 and
beyond
• Some grammar & spelling expectations
changed
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Reception
•All the letters of the alphabet and
their sounds
•Phonics (letter groups and their
sounds)
•‘High Frequency Words’ (i.e. the most
commonly used) – first 50
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Year 1
Revision of Reception work
•Continuing Phonics
•‘High Frequency Words’ – first 100
•Phonics Screening Test
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Year 2
Revision of Year 1 work
•Continuation of Phonics
•‘High Frequency Words’ – first 300
•Suffixes (word endings) e.g. –ness, -ful, less, -ly
•Spelling patterns and rules
•SPAG SATS in May 2016
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Year 3
Revision of Year 2 work
• Revision of Key Stage 1 work: (Phonics &
‘High Frequency Words’)
• Suffixes and prefixes e.g. un-, dis-,
mis-, in-, re-, inter- ; -sion, -ous
• Other spelling patterns and rules
• Year 3&4 100 word list (at least 50)
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Year 4
Revision of Year 3 work
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Revision of Key Stage 1 & Year 3 work:
(Phonics & ‘High Frequency Words’)
More suffixes and prefixes
Further spelling patterns and rules
Common homophones e.g. meat/meet
Year 3&4 100 word list (all 100)
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Year 5
Revision of Year 4 work
• Revision of work in previous years
• More suffixes and prefixes e.g. -cial, ency, -ation, -ible,
• Tricky spelling patterns and rules
• Homophones
• Year 5&6 100 word list (at least 50)
Grammar Expectations for Each
Year Group
Year 6
Revision of Year 5 work
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Revision of work in all previous years
More suffixes and prefixes
Trickier spelling patterns and rules
Homophones
Year 5&6 100 word list (all 100)
Changes to Reading
• The reading element of the new curriculum is based on
the Simple View of Reading, where reading is treated as
two interlinked elements – word reading and
comprehension.
• The word-reading element of the curriculum is based on
synthetic phonics.
• Progression in comprehension in the new National
Curriculum is provided primarily through the increasing
challenge of the texts children read.
• The level of challenge comes from the complexity of the
questions a teacher asks or the tasks set, and the quality
of the answers they’re willing to accept.
Reading for Pleasure
‘Pupils should be taught to read fluently, understand
extended prose, both fiction and non-fiction, and
be encouraged to read for pleasure. Schools should
do everything to promote wider reading… [Pupils]
should be reading widely and frequently, outside as
well as in school, for pleasure and information.’
• 2014 National Curriculum
• Anything schools can do to help children to become
life-long readers is time and effort well spent. As
Mark Twain said, ‘The man who does not read has no
advantage over the man who cannot read’.
What is Bug Club?
• Bug Club is a finely-levelled reading scheme,
which ensures that all children can read books
at exactly the right level for them.
• We allocate books to your child according to
their reading levels. Throughout the book there
are questions for your child to complete which
coincide with the National Curriculum
assessment focuses.
• The answers to the quiz questions will be sent
back to our teacher site so that we can see how
your child is progressing.
Bug Club
• Each child has a personal user name and
password and once a week children are
able to access Bug Club during Guided
Reading.
• Children are also able to access Bug
Club at home using the same login
details and from September 2015
homework will sometimes be set through
Bug Club.
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk
/dashboard
Reporting
Thoughts on Bug Club so far...
I really like it! It’s great
to be able to read whilst
being on the computer
and the questions are
really challenging.
Lily, Year 5
Its really good because
you can read lots of
different books and it
checks you are reading
properly.
Iolo, Year 1
I love Bug Club days! Once
you’ve read a section
you have opportunities
to answer questions to
check you understand.
Amara, Year 5
It is really good! You get
to a read a variety of
texts and there is a
real fun element too! I
want to keep using it.
Kobi, Year 4
Questions