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Year 2 Term 2
 
Word Level 1 to secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes from Year 1.
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Word Level 2 the common spelling patterns for the vowel phonemes: 'air', 'or', 'er' (Appendix List 3):

to identify the phonemes in speech and writing;

to blend the phonemes for reading;

to segment the words into phonemes for spelling;
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Word Level 4a to split familiar oral and written compound words into their component parts, e.g. himself, handbag, milkman, pancake, teaspoon;
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Word Level 4b to split familiar oral and written compound words into their component parts, e.g. himself, handbag, milkman, pancake, teaspoon;
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Word Level 6 to read on sight and spell all the words from Appendix List 1;
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Word Level 7 for guided reading, to read on sight high frequency words likely to occur in graded texts matched to the abilities of reading groups;

Word Level 8 to make words with common prefixes e.g. 'un' , 'dis' to indicate the negative;
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Word Level 11 the use of antonyms: collect, discuss differences of meaning and their spelling
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Sentence Level 3 to re-read own writing to check for grammatical sense (coherence) and accuracy (agreement) - identify errors and suggest alternative constructions.

Sentence Level 4 to be aware of the need for grammatical agreement in speech and writing, matching verbs to nouns/pronouns correctly, e.g. I am; the children are;
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Sentence Level 5 to use verb tenses with increasing accuracy in speaking and writing, e.g. catch/caught, see/saw, go/went and to use past tense consistently for narration;
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Sentence Level 6 to identify speech marks in reading, understand their purpose, use the terms correctly;
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Sentence Level 7 to investigate and recognise a range of other ways of presenting texts, e.g. speech bubbles, enlarged, bold or italicised print, captions, headings and sub-headings;

Text Level 1 to reinforce and apply their word-level skills through shared and guided reading;

Text Level 5 to discuss story settings: to compare differences; to locate key words and phrases in text; to consider how different settings influence events and behaviour;

Text Level 6 to identify and describe characters, expressing own views and using words and phrases from texts;

Text Level 13 to use story settings from reading, e.g. re-describe, use in own writing, write a different story in the same setting;

Text Level 14 to write character profiles, e.g. simple descriptions, posters, passports, using key words and phrases that describe or are spoken by characters in the text;

Text Level 15 to use structures from poems as a basis for writing, by extending or substituting elements, inventing own lines, verses; to make class collections, illustrate with captions; to write own poems from initial jottings and words;
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Text Level 16 to use dictionaries and glossaries to locate words by using initial letter.


Text Level 17 that dictionaries and glossaries give definitions and explanations; discuss what definitions are, explore some simple definitions in dictionaries;


Text Level 18 to use other alphabetically ordered texts, e.g. indexes, directories, listings, registers; to discuss how they are used
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