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Writing, Spelling and Grammar
Primary education typically covers the foundations of spelling, writing and grammar skills in the National Curriculum.
Spelling and grammar are fundamental skills that play a pivotal role in language development, effective communication, academic success and personal growth. Establishing a strong foundation in these areas during the primary years sets children on a path to becoming competent and confident communicators. By integrating writing activities, it allows children to practice their spelling and grammar skills in meaningful contexts.
At Primary Planet Tutoring we believe that ensuring children learn the correct spelling and grammar rules is essential for effective communication.
Grammar ensures that children can convey their thoughts and ideas clearly and accurately. Developing these skills early on sets a strong foundation for future communication in both written and verbal forms. The curriculum focuses on gradually building these skills over the key stages of primary education.
- Spelling at KS1
- Grammar at KS1
- Writing at KS1
- Spelling at KS2
- Grammar at KS2
- Writing at KS2
Key things they will learn including...
- Spelling at KS1
Through phonics, children learn to sound out words and blend the sounds to read and write. Key words or high-frequency words are words that appear frequently in texts and may not always follow phonetic patterns. Memorising these words helps improve reading and writing fluency. Investigating word families helps children recognise patterns in spelling and phonetics.
- Spelling at KS2
In KS2, children build upon their phonic knowledge by learning common spelling patterns, such as vowel combinations, consonant blends and silent letters. Spelling rules are also taught, including various suffixes and prefixes. Sight words and word families increase in complexity and memory aids such as acronyms, rhymes and visualisation techniques help children remember tricky spellings.
- Grammar at KS1
Children learn about basic sentence structure, including understanding the role of nouns, verbs and adjectives, as well as basic punctuation. They begin to use different sentence types and learn how conjunctions can be used to connect ideas in sentences.
- Grammar at KS2
Children write increasingly complex sentences, introducing components such as subjects, clauses, pronouns and prepositions to create grammatically correct sentences. Different verb tenses are introduced, a variety of punctuation and conjunctions to connect words, phrases and clauses are used, as well as high level vocabularly.
- Writing at KS1
A variety of writing techniques are used alongside spelling and grammar to allow children to apply their understanding in meaningful ways. Children practice forming complete and coherent sentences, developing more complex sentence structures as they become more confident. Creative writing opportunities allow children to use descriptive vocabulary as well as writing for different purposes. Children are encouraged to read their own writing, working collaboratively to identify errors and make corrections to theirs and others’ work.
- Writing at KS2
Incorporating writing into the learning process is essential for children to apply and reinforce their spelling and grammar skills. This can be done through various genres including: creative narrative writing, non-fiction reports and journals or formal and informal letter writing. The process of editing and proofreading their work is specifically taught to allow children opportunities to assess their own and others’ work and make necessary corrections and improvements.
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