Literacy

Listening and Speaking

Maintain attention, concentration and sit quietly when appropriate

Listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers

Listen and respond appropriately to two step instructions, questions and explanations

Use oral communication to express needs and wants

Generate and develop ideas and opinions through discussion

Ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and build vocabulary and knowledge

Display high levels of involvement in activities

Reflect on own learning

Reading

Word level

handle books, showing an understanding of how a book works, for example, cover, beginning, directional movement, end

realise that the organization of on-screen text is different from how text is organised in a book

indicate printed text where the reading begins

differentiate between what is a letter, word and sentence

Viewing and Presenting

Make personal connections to texts

Share their own feelings in response to visual texts, e g by showing amusement,curiosity, surprise

Use simple body language to communicate and to convey understanding e g facial expressions

Engage in imaginative and role play experiences

Writing

Handwriting and presentation

Form recognisable lowercase letters, most with correct letter formation

Uses correct pencil grip and posture

Uses left to right and top to bottom orientation of print

Writes own name with appropriate capital and lowercase letters