Mrs Phillips                    Mr Lynch                      Miss Gregory             Miss Marshall           Mrs Stimpson

        POD Lead                     Reading                          Writing                       Phonics          Spelling / Handwriting

Welcome to the Academy English Page. Here you will find information about English at Oxley Park including our  subject pathway; detailing the content taught in each year group and the progression of English throughout a child’s time at Oxley Park Academy.  English is taught daily which includes phonics, reading, writing, spelling and handwriting.

At Oxley Park the children develop and build on their reading and writing skills every year. Starting with developing their listening skills in Nursery to reading impressive novels in Year 6, every stage has been carefully planned to ensure smooth and concise progression. Within our reading pathway the children build on their vocabulary,       fluency and comprehension each year.  Within our writing pathway children build on their spellings, handwriting, grammar and composition skills each year. Our intention is that when the children leave Year 6 they have a love for reading and can read fluently. Our aspiration for writing is that children leave being able to write in a range of different contexts, writing accurately with some flare!

Reading is looking at a written text and understanding its meaning.

As readers we learn to:

Read words accurately-by decoding and developing fluency

Understand text-by understanding the literal and inferred meaning from texts.

Writing is using written words in different styles and techniques to communicate ideas.

As authors we learn to:

Present neatly-by developing an understanding of handwriting and clear presentation

Spell correctly-by understanding the need for accurate spelling

Punctuate accurately –by understanding that punctuation adds to clarity of meaning

Write with purpose-by understanding the purpose or purposes for a piece of writing.

Use imaginative description-by developing an appreciation of how best to convey ideas through description

Organise writing appropriately-by using the correct grammar and other organisational features

Use paragraphs-by understanding how to group ideas

Use sentences appropriately-by using different types of sentences for clarity and effect

Present writing-by learning to reflect upon writing and reading their writing aloud to others

Analyse writing-by understanding how grammatical choices give effect and meaning to writing.