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National Curriculum in England · Key Stage 1 · Year 2

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What they will learn

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Reading

Decoding, fluency and early comprehension.

Reading fluency and meaning

Reading familiar texts smoothly and talking about what happens.

  • Read aloud with expression
  • Answer questions about a story
  • Predict what happens next

Writing

Handwriting, sentence building and short compositions.

Writing for a purpose

Short stories, lists and simple recounts.

  • Plan a short piece aloud
  • Write a recount in order
  • Edit spelling and punctuation

Grammar and punctuation

Sentence types, capital letters and full stops.

Sentence punctuation

Capital letters, full stops, question and exclamation marks.

  • Use capital letters for names
  • Choose the right end punctuation
  • Join clauses with and or but