Your journey to excellence inEnglish

Asking Questions That Extend Thinking

Using New Vocabulary in Discussion

Explaining an Answer Clearly

Justifying an Opinion with Reasons

Building a Spoken Argument

Retelling Events as a Clear Narrative

Giving Spoken Explanations Step by Step

Using Spoken Language to Explore Ideas

Speculating and Hypothesising Out Loud

Staying on Topic in Group Discussion

Responding Constructively to Other People’s Ideas

Taking Turns and Building on Contributions

Speaking Fluently in Standard English

Adjusting Voice for Clarity and Effect

Presenting to an Audience

Performing Poetry with Expression

Using Role Play and Improvisation

Taking Part in Debate

Choosing Formal and Informal Register

Reading Words with Prefixes

Reading Words with Suffixes

Using Morphology to Work Out Meaning

Using Etymology to Understand New Vocabulary

Reading Aloud with Accuracy

Reading Aloud with Expression

Spotting Meaning Changes in Word Families

Using Context to Confirm Word Meaning

Exploring Ambitious Vocabulary in Text

Reading for Different Purposes

Exploring Myths and Legends

Exploring Traditional Stories

Reading Modern Fiction

Reading from Literary Heritage

Reading Texts from Other Cultures and Traditions

Recommending Books to Others

Explaining Reading Preferences

Learning Poems by Heart

Preparing a Poem for Performance

Preparing a Play Script for Performance

Clarifying Words in Context

Asking Questions While Reading

Retrieving Explicit Information

Finding Evidence to Support an Answer

Summarising a Paragraph

Summarising Across Several Paragraphs

Identifying Main Ideas

Selecting Key Supporting Details

Predicting from Stated Information

Predicting from Implied Information

Inferring Feelings from Actions

Inferring Thoughts and Motives

Justifying Inferences with Evidence

Comparing Characters Across Texts

Comparing Themes Across Texts

Comparing Writers’ Choices Across Texts

Identifying Themes and Conventions

Distinguishing Fact from Opinion

Retrieving Information from Non-Fiction

Recording Information Clearly

Presenting Information from Non-Fiction

Explaining Understanding in Discussion

Using Notes for a Presentation or Debate

Giving a Reasoned Reading Response

Exploring How Authors Build Character

Exploring How Authors Develop Setting

Exploring How Authors Build Atmosphere

Exploring How Structure Shapes Meaning

Exploring How Presentation Supports Meaning

Exploring Figurative Language

Evaluating Word Choice and Its Effect

Exploring Tone and Viewpoint

Explaining the Impact of Language on the Reader

Using Common Year 5/6 Suffixes

Adding Suffixes Correctly to Root Words

Spelling Words with Silent Letters

Learning Statutory Year 5/6 Spellings

Using Morphology to Support Spelling

Using Etymology to Support Spelling

Distinguishing Common Homophones

Distinguishing Other Commonly Confused Words

Using a Dictionary to Check Spelling

Using a Dictionary to Check Meaning

Using the First Three or Four Letters to Locate Words

Using a Thesaurus to Improve Word Choice

Practising KS2 Test-Style Spelling Patterns

Applying Spelling Knowledge in Independent Writing

Maintaining a Fluent Joined Hand

Choosing Letter Shapes Deliberately

Deciding When Letters Should Be Joined

Presenting Work Clearly on the Page

Choosing the Best Writing Tool for the Task

Choosing the Right Form for the Task

Using Model Texts to Shape Writing

Gathering Ideas from Reading

Gathering Ideas from Research

Making Notes for Writing

Planning a Narrative

Planning Characters and Their Motives

Planning Setting and Atmosphere

Planning the Structure of an Information Text

Planning the Structure of a Persuasive Text

Planning the Structure of a Discussion Text

Choosing Grammar for Clarity and Control

Writing an Effective Opening

Building Cohesion Within a Paragraph

Linking Ideas Across Paragraphs

Writing Clear Topic Sentences

Using Paragraphs to Organise Ideas

Describing Settings Precisely

Describing Characters Vividly

Creating Atmosphere

Using Dialogue to Reveal Character

Using Dialogue to Advance the Action

Précising a Longer Passage

Writing Concisely Without Losing Meaning

Using Headings and Subheadings

Using Bullet Points Effectively

Using Underlining and Other Presentational Devices

Guiding the Reader Through a Text

Sustaining a Formal Register

Shifting Between Formal and Informal Register

Editing Vocabulary for Precision

Editing Grammar for Accuracy

Editing Punctuation for Clarity

Strengthening Cohesion in a Draft

Checking Consistent Tense

Checking Subject and Verb Agreement

Distinguishing Speech-Like from Written Language

Choosing the Appropriate Register When Editing

Proofreading for Spelling Errors

Proofreading for Punctuation Errors

Performing a Finished Composition Clearly

Writing a Main Clause

Writing a Subordinate Clause

Using Relative Clauses

Starting Relative Clauses with Who, Which, Where

Starting Relative Clauses with When, Whose, That

Using an Omitted Relative Pronoun

Using Expanded Noun Phrases Concisely

Using Modal Verbs to Show Possibility

Using Adverbs to Show Possibility

Using Passive Verbs

Comparing Active and Passive Sentences

Using the Perfect Form of Verbs

Showing Time Through Verb Choice

Showing Cause Through Verb Choice

Using the Subjunctive in Formal Speech/Writing

Recognising Formal Vocabulary and Structures

Choosing Formal Sentence Structures

Maintaining Standard English in Writing

Identifying Verbs

Identifying Adjectives

Identifying Adverbs

Identifying Determiners

Identifying Pronouns

Identifying Possessive Pronouns

Identifying Prepositions

Identifying Conjunctions

Identifying a Subject

Identifying a Noun Phrase

Identifying a Verb Phrase

Identifying a Relative Clause

Identifying a Preposition Phrase

Identifying Sentence Forms

Using Grammatical Terminology Accurately

Using Commas to Avoid Ambiguity

Punctuating Fronted Adverbials

Using Brackets for Parenthesis

Using Dashes for Parenthesis

Using Commas for Parenthesis

Choosing Between Brackets, Dashes and Commas

Using Hyphens to Avoid Ambiguity

Using Semi-Colons Between Independent Clauses

Using Colons Between Independent Clauses

Using Dashes Between Independent Clauses

Using a Colon to Introduce a List

Punctuating Bullet Points Consistently

Using Inverted Commas Correctly

Securing Full Stops, Capitals and Question Marks

Using Apostrophes Accurately

Explaining How Punctuation Changes Meaning

Spotting Standard and Non-Standard English

Choosing the Correct Verb Form

Identifying Synonyms and Shades of Meaning

Matching Words with Prefixes and Suffixes

Identifying Statements, Commands, Questions

Identifying Exclamations

Recognising When Meaning Is Ambiguous

Rewriting Sentences in the Passive

Rewriting Sentences in the Active

Completing Sentences with Relative Clauses

Completing Sentences with Noun Phrases

Using Past Progressive Forms

Using Past Perfect Forms

Using Simple Past Forms

Identifying the Subjunctive in Context

Applying Grammar Knowledge Under Test Conditions

Character Narrative Writing

Setting Description Writing

Dialogue Writing

Poetry Writing and Performance

Information Report Writing

Explanation Writing

Discussion Writing

Persuasive Writing

Formal Letter Writing

Non-Chronological Report Writing

Precise Summary Writing

Speech Writing

Debate Notes and Delivery