The Northern Ireland Curriculum: Key Stage 1, Primary 3
Skills available for Northern Ireland Key Stage 1, Primary 3 English objectives
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Reading
Participate in modelled, shared, paired and guided reading activities
Participate in modelled, shared, paired and guided reading activities
Read, and be read to from a wide selection of poetry and prose
Read, and be read to from a wide selection of poetry and prose
Read with some independence for enjoyment and information
Read with some independence for enjoyment and information
Read, explore, understand and make use of a range of traditional and digital texts
Read, explore, understand and make use of a range of traditional and digital texts
Retell, re-read and act out a range of texts, representing ideas through drama, pictures, diagrams and ICT, for example, recreate characters or events in activities such as drama
Retell, re-read and act out a range of texts, representing ideas through drama, pictures, diagrams and ICT, for example, recreate characters or events in activities such as drama
Begin to locate, select and use texts for specific purposes
Begin to locate, select and use texts for specific purposes
Research and manage information relevant to specific purposes, using traditional and digital sources, and present their findings in a variety of ways
Research and manage information relevant to specific purposes, using traditional and digital sources, and present their findings in a variety of ways
Use a range of comprehension skills, both oral and written, to interpret and discuss texts
Reality vs. fiction
Main idea
Inference and analysis
Use a range of comprehension skills, both oral and written, to interpret and discuss texts
Reality vs. fiction
Main idea
Inference and analysis
Explore and begin to understand how texts are structured in a range of genres, for example, represent a sequence of events from a story
Informational texts
Explore and begin to understand how texts are structured in a range of genres, for example, represent a sequence of events from a story
Informational texts
Explore and interpret a range of visual texts
Explore and interpret a range of visual texts
Express opinions and give reasons based on what they have read
Express opinions and give reasons based on what they have read
Begin to use evidence from text to support their views, for example, predicting, inferring and deducing
Reality vs. fiction
Main idea
Inference and analysis
Begin to use evidence from text to support their views, for example, predicting, inferring and deducing
Reality vs. fiction
Main idea
Inference and analysis
Read and share their own books of stories and poems including the use of digital resources
Read and share their own books of stories and poems including the use of digital resources
Build up a sight vocabulary
Build up a sight vocabulary
Use a range of strategies to identify unfamiliar words
Prefixes and suffixes
Synonyms and antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Context clues
Categories
Use a range of strategies to identify unfamiliar words
Prefixes and suffixes
Synonyms and antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Context clues
Categories
Talk with the teacher about ways in which language is written down, identifying phrases, words, patterns or letters and other features of written language
Talk with the teacher about ways in which language is written down, identifying phrases, words, patterns or letters and other features of written language
Recognise and notice how words are constructed and spelt
Blend and segment
Consonant sounds
Consonant blends
Consonant digraphs
Short a
Short e
Short i
Short o
Short u
Short vowels
Short and long vowels
Silent e
Vowel digraphs
Diphthongs
Two-syllable words
Recognise and notice how words are constructed and spelt
Blend and segment
Consonant sounds
Consonant blends
Consonant digraphs
Short a
Short e
Short i
Short o
Short u
Short vowels
Short and long vowels
Silent e
Vowel digraphs
Diphthongs
Two-syllable words
Writing
Participate in modelled, shared, guided and independent writing, including composing on-screen
Participate in modelled, shared, guided and independent writing, including composing on-screen
Understand and use a range of vocabulary by investigating and experimenting with language, for example, word games, riddles and rhymes
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Rhymes
Categories
Synonyms and antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Prefixes and suffixes
Context clues
Shades of meaning
Understand and use a range of vocabulary by investigating and experimenting with language, for example, word games, riddles and rhymes
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Rhymes
Categories
Synonyms and antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Prefixes and suffixes
Context clues
Shades of meaning
Talk about and plan what they are going to write
Talk about and plan what they are going to write
Begin to check their work in relation to specific criteria
Begin to check their work in relation to specific criteria
Write without prompting, making their own decisions about form and content
Write without prompting, making their own decisions about form and content
Write for a variety of purposes and audiences
Write for a variety of purposes and audiences
Express thoughts, feelings and opinions in imaginative and factual writing
Express thoughts, feelings and opinions in imaginative and factual writing
Organise, structure and present ideas and information using traditional and digital means
Organise, structure and present ideas and information using traditional and digital means
Understand some of the differences between spoken and written language
Understand some of the differences between spoken and written language
Use a variety of skills to spell words in their writing, for example, apply spelling rules such as 'i' before 'e', recognise and use simple spelling patterns such as 'light'
Rhymes
Consonant sounds
Consonant blends
Consonant digraphs
Short vowel words
Silent e
Vowel digraphs
Diphthongs
Plural nouns
Possessive nouns
Inflectional endings
Past tense
Contractions
Use a variety of skills to spell words in their writing, for example, apply spelling rules such as 'i' before 'e', recognise and use simple spelling patterns such as 'light'
Rhymes
Consonant sounds
Consonant blends
Consonant digraphs
Short vowel words
Silent e
Vowel digraphs
Diphthongs
Plural nouns
Possessive nouns
Inflectional endings
Past tense
Contractions
Spell correctly a range of familiar, important and regularly occurring words, for example, look, come, after
Spell correctly a range of familiar, important and regularly occurring words, for example, look, come, after
Develop increasing competence in the use of grammar and punctuation, for example, use full stops, question marks and commas in their writing
Sentence types
Subject and predicate
Complete sentences
Plural nouns
Possessive nouns
Personal pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Subject-verb agreement
Past, present and future tense
Irregular past tense
To be verbs
Articles
Adjectives
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Develop increasing competence in the use of grammar and punctuation, for example, use full stops, question marks and commas in their writing
Sentence types
Subject and predicate
Complete sentences
Plural nouns
Possessive nouns
Personal pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Subject-verb agreement
Past, present and future tense
Irregular past tense
To be verbs
Articles
Adjectives
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Use a legible style of handwriting, for example, begin to join letters
Use a legible style of handwriting, for example, begin to join letters