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First Level

First Reading
  Big Books Interactive "Big Books" to share together
  Narrative Includes stories, blurbs, reviews and games
  Reading for Information Some information books by Sebastian Swan and information about playground games
 
  Phonics Reading in context, letter sounds and matching, C-V-C, blends, long vowels, phonics posters, alphabet and alphabetical order, high frequency words
  Genre Fables

 

First Writing
  Imaginative Story openings, writing stories, developing character, dialogue, poetry
  Functional Instructions, reports, newspapers & brochures, weather, animal fact file
  Choice and Use of Language Prepositions, sentence construction, synonyms, adjectives
  Technical Skills Spelling, sentences, verb tenses, letter formation
  Writer's Craft Teaching Writer’s Craft through reading and use of model stories, genre posters

 

First Talking & Listening
  Talking and Listening Storytelling, CBBC News and Rockford’s Rock Opera
   

 

Back to Early Other levels may be useful for revision or extension On to Second

 

First
(P2 - P4)

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Independent Activity
Interactive (eg Smartboard)
TR Teaching Resource

SBC Literacy - First Level

 

If you know of any websites which should be here, please email Jo King