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English

    Literacy



    At Griffe Field Primary School the study of literacy develops the children’s abilities to listen, speak, read and write for a wide range of exciting purposes, including using language to learn and communicate their own ideas, views and feelings.




    Our curriculum enables children to express themselves confidently, creatively and imaginatively, as they become enthusiastic and critical explorers of a wide range of genres: stories, poetry, letters and play-scripts, as well as a variety of non-fiction and media texts. We use a systematic phonics approach for teaching early reading skills. These are differentiated and developed through the use of Oxford Reading Tree, our core reading scheme, as well as, a variety of supplementary schemes. Little Wandle Letters and Sounds is the core phonics scheme taught at Griffe Field and children begin their early reading with Little Wandle phonically decodable reading books. Pupils gain an understanding of how language works by studying word, sentence and whole text patterns, structures and origins. Grammar is taught through the exploration of good quality texts.

    Literacy is often the catalyst that sparks amazing topic work and other cross curricular activities. Visiting authors, poets, illustrators, librarians and theatre groups inspire our children to aim high; visits and visitors add a relevance and real life context to the pupil’s studies. The children are encouraged to write for a wide range of purposes and audiences.

    Our learning environment is “Literacy Rich” with a well stocked library, outside reading areas, attractive class book corners, working genre walls, word banks and skills posters – to name but a few. Pupils are encouraged to develop pride in the presentation of their own work by following a structured, progressive handwriting program. Writing success is celebrated through display, competitions and star writer opportunities.

    We encourage parents to become actively involved in their child’s literacy journey. Workshops are run to encourage quality home reading and writing experiences and skills are reinforced during weekly homework activities.

    To find out more about our intent, implementation and impact, click here to read our ‘Three Is Statement for Reading’ and our ‘Three Is Statement for Writing’.

    Mrs Rai and Miss Harris
    English Subject Leaders


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    Griffe Field Primary School
    Grosvenor Drive
    Heatherton
    Derby
    DE23 3UQ
    Telephone: 01332 515718
    Email: admin@griffefield.derby.sch.uk

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