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Year 2 : Term 2

Lewisham Literacy Strategy

Range:

Fiction and Poetry: traditional stories: stories and poems from other cultures; stories and poems with predictable and patterned language; poems by significant children's poets

Non-Fiction: (i) dictionaries, glossaries, indexes and other alphabetically ordered texts (ii) explanations

THEME AND CHARACTERS
POETRY
Week 1 (1)
Week 2 (1)
Week 3 (1)
Week 4(1)
Week 5 (1)
Week 6(1)

Non-Fiction: DICTIONARIES AND GLOSSARIES
Fiction: CHARACTERS AND SETTINGS
Week 1 (2)
Week 2 (2)
Week 3 (2)
Week 4 (2)
Week 5 (2)
Week 6 (2)

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Continuous Work

Text Level

  • T1 to reinforce and apply their word-level skills through shared and guided reading;
  • T2 to use phonological, contextual, grammatical and graphic knowledge to work out, predict and check the meanings of unfamiliar words and to make sense of what they read;
  • T12 through shared and guided writing to apply phonological, graphic knowledge and sight vocabulary to spell words accurately;

Sentence Level

  • S1 to use awareness of grammar to decipher new or unfamiliar words, e.g. to predict from the text, read on, leave a gap and re-read;
  • S2 to read aloud with intonation and expression appropriate to the grammar and punctuation (sentences, speech marks, exclamation marks);

Word Level: THROUGH PiPs Step 6

  • W5 to secure the reading and spelling of words containing different spellings of the long vowel phonemes from Year 1;
  • W6 to read on sight and spell all the words from Appendix List 1;
  • W7 for guided reading, to read on sight high frequency words likely to occur in graded texts matched to the abilities of reading groups;
  • W9 to spell common irregular words from Appendix List 1;

Handwriting

  • 12 to practise handwriting patterns from Year 1;
  • 13 to practise handwriting in conjunction with the phonic and spelling patterns above;
  • 14 to use and practise the four basic handwriting joins:
    • diagonal joins to letters without ascenders, e.g. ai, ar, un;
    • horizontal joins to letters without ascenders, e.g. ou, vi, wi;
    • diagonal joins to letters with ascenders, e.g. ab, ul, it;
  • horizontal joins to letters with ascenders, e.g. ol, wh, ot


THEMES AND CHARACTERS

Suggested texts, activities and resources: See Unit of Work

Themes and Characters: Week 1 (1)

Text Level

  • T3 to discuss and compare story themes;
  • T4 to predict story endings/incidents, e.g. from unfinished extracts, while reading with the teacher

Sentence Level

  • S2 to read aloud with intonation and expression appropriate to the grammar and punctuation (sentences, speech marks, exclamation marks);

Word Level: PiPs Step 6

  • W1 to know one representation of each of ten vowel phonemes (diagraphs ee, ai)
  • W2 to segment to spell words containing vowel phonemes (ee, ai) represented by more than one letter
  • W3 to blend to read words containing vowel phonemes (ee, ai) represented by more than one letter
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Themes and Characters: Week 2 (1)

Text Level

  • T6 to identify and describe characters, expressing own views and using words and phrases from texts;
  • T14 to write character profiles, e.g. simple descriptions, posters, passports, using key words and phrases that describe or are spoken by characters in the text;

Sentence Level: See DEW Unit F (page 141)

  • S7 to investigate and recognise a range of other ways of presenting texts, e.g. speech bubbles, enlarged, bold or italicised print, captions, headings and sub-headings;

Word Level: PiPs Step 6

  • W1 to know one representation of each of ten vowel phonemes (diagraphs ie, oa)
  • W2 to segment to spell words containing vowel phonemes (ie,oa) represented by more than one letter
  • W3 to blend to read words containing vowel phonemes (ie, oa) represented by more than one letter

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Themes and Characters: Week 3 (1)

Text Level

  • T7 to prepare and re-tell stories individually and through role-play in groups, using dialogue and narrative from text;

Sentence Level: See DEW Unit E (page 140)

  • S6 to identify speech marks in reading, understand their purpose, use the terms correctly

Word Level: PiPs Step 6

  • W1 to know one representation of each of ten vowel phonemes (diagraphs oo (long))
  • W2 to segment to spell words containing vowel phonemes (oo (long) represented by more than one letter
  • W3 to blend to read words containing vowel phonemes (oo (long) represented by more than one letter

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Fiction Focus: POETRY

Suggested texts, activities and resources: Colin McNaughton Poetry Anthologies; A Lick of the Spoon; Nonsense poems (Cambridge); ORT Poetry Anthologies (Refer to 'From Framework to Learning Intentions)

Click here for links to Learning Intentions for Text Level Objectives 8, 9, 10, 11, 15

Poetry: Week 4 (1)

Text Level

  • T8 to read own poems aloud;
  • T9 to identify and discuss patterns of rhythm, rhyme and other features of sound in different poems;
  • T15 to use structures from poems as a basis for writing, by extending or substituting elements, inventing own lines, verses; to make class collections, illustrate with captions; to write own poems from initial jottings and words;

Sentence Level

  • S2 to read aloud with intonation and expression appropriate to the grammar and punctuation (sentences, speech marks, exclamation marks);

Word Level: PiPs Step 6

  • W1 to know one representation of each of ten vowel phonemes (diagraphs ar, ir)
  • W2 to segment to spell words containing vowel phonemes (ar, ir) represented by more than one letter
  • W3 to blend to read words containing vowel phonemes (ar, ir) represented by more than one letter

Word Level: Other

  • W3 to read and spell words containing the digraph 'wh', 'ph', 'ch' (as in Christopher);
  • W5 to discriminate, orally, syllables in multi-syllabic words using children's names and words from their reading, e.g. dinosaur, family, dinner, children. Extend to written forms and note syllable boundary in speech and writing;

Poetry: Week 5 (1)

Text Level

  • T10 the reading aloud of a poem makes sense and is effective;
  • T11 to identify and discuss favourite poems and poets, using appropriate terms (poet, poem, verse, rhyme, etc.) and referring to the language of the poems;
  • T15 to use structures from poems as a basis for writing, by extending or substituting elements, inventing own lines, verses; to make class collections, illustrate with captions; to write own poems from initial jottings and words;

Sentence Level: DEW See DEW Unit F (page 141)

  • S2 to investigate and recognise a range of other ways of presenting texts, e.g. speech bubbles, enlarged, bold or italicised print, captions, headings and sub-headings

Word Level: PiPs

  • W1 to know one representation of each of ten vowel phonemes (diagraphs oi, ou)
  • W2 to segment to spell words containing vowel phonemes (oi, ou) represented by more than one letter
  • W3 to blend to read words containing vowel phonemes (oi, ou) represented by more than one letter

Word Level: Other

  • W11 the use of antonyms: collect, discuss differences of meaning and their spelling

Poetry: Week 6 (1)

 Text Level

  • T15 to use structures from poems as a basis for writing, by extending or substituting elements, inventing own lines, verses; to make class collections, illustrate with captions; to write own poems from initial jottings and words;

Sentence Level: See DEW Unit H (page 144-147)

  • S9 to secure the use of simple sentences in own writing.

Word Level: Revise and Consolidate

  • W1 to know one representation of each of ten vowel phonemes (diagraphs ai, ee, ie, oa, oo, ar, ir, oi, ou)
  • W2 to segment to spell words containing vowel phonemes (diagraphs ai, ee, ie, oa, oo, ar, ir, oi, ou) represented by more than one letter
  • W3 to blend to read words containing vowel phonemes (diagraphs ai, ee, ie, oa, oo, ar, ir, oi, ou) represented by more than one letter


Non-Fiction Focus: DICTIONARIES AND GLOSSARIES

Suggested texts, activities and resources: My First Oxford Dictionary; Telephone books / Directories
See DEW Unit 13

Dictionaries and Glossaries: Week 1 (2)

Text Level

  • T1 to use dictionaries and glossaries to locate words by using initial letter;
  • T1 that dictionaries and glossaries give definitions and explanations; discuss what definitions are, explore some simple definitions in dictionaries;
  • T1 to use other alphabetically ordered texts, e.g. indexes, directories, listings, registers; to discuss how they are used;
  • T19 to read flow charts and cyclical diagrams that explain a process;

Sentence Level: See DEW Unit G (pages 142-143)

  • S1

Word Level: PIPs Step 7

  • W1 to segment to spell words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ee, ea (long) )
  • W2 to blend to read words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ee, ea (long) )

Word Level: Other

  • W10 new words from reading linked to particular topics, to build individual collections of personal interest or significant words;

Dictionaries and Glossaries: Week 2 (2)

Suggested texts, activities and resources: See DEW Units 13, 2 & 3

Text Level

  • T20 to make class dictionaries and glossaries of special interest words, giving explanations and definitions, e.g. linked to topics, derived from stories, poems;
  • T21 to produce simple flow charts or diagrams that explain a process. (DEW Unit 13)

Sentence Level: DEW Unit 13

Word Level: PIPs Step 7

  • W1 to segment to spell words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ai, ay, a-e )

    W2 to blend to read words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ee, ea (long) (ai, ay, a-e)

Word Level: Other

  • W4 to split familiar oral and written compound words into their component parts, e.g. himself, handbag, milkman, pancake, teaspoon

Dictionaries and Glossaries: Week 3 (2)

Text Level

  • T20 to make class dictionaries and glossaries of special interest words, giving explanations and definitions, e.g. linked to topics, derived from stories, poems;
  • T21 to produce simple flow charts or diagrams that explain a process. (DEW Unit 13)

Sentence Level:

Word Level: PIPs Step 7

  • W1 to segment to spell words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ai, ay, a-e )

    W2 to blend to read words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ee, ea (long) (ai, ay, a-e)


Fiction Focus: CHARACTERS AND SETTINGS

Suggested texts, activities and resources: Peace at last (J.Murphy); Bringing the rain from Kapiti Plain

Characters and Settings: Week 4 (2)

Text Level

  • T5 to discuss story settings: to compare differences; to locate key words and phrases in text; to consider how different settings influence events and behaviour;
  • T6 to identify and describe characters, expressing own views and using words and phrases from texts;

Sentence Level: See DEW Unit B (pages 134-135)

  • S4 to be aware of the need for grammatical agreement in speech and writing, matching verbs to nouns/pronouns correctly, e.g. I am; the children are;

Word Level: PIPs Step 7

  • W1 to segment to spell words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (i-e, ie, y, igh )

    W2 to blend to read words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (i-e, ie, y, igh )

Characters and Settings: Week 5

Suggested texts, activities and resources: Traditional Stories; Puss In Boots; Jamil's Clever Cat (Fiona French)
SEE DEW Units 12, 5 & 6

Text Level

  • T13 to use story settings from reading, e.g. re-describe, use in own writing, write a different story in the same setting;
  • T14 to write character profiles, e.g. simple descriptions, posters, passports, using key words and phrases that describe or are spoken by characters in the text; (DEW Unit 12)

Sentence Level: See DEW Unit H (pages 144-146)

  • S9 to secure the use of simple sentences in own writing.

Word Level: PIPs Step 7

  • W1 1 to segment to spell words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (oo, u-e, ew, ue )
  • W2 to blend to read words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (oo, u-e, ew, ue)

Characters and Settings: Week 6

Text Level

  • T13 to use story settings from reading, e.g. re-describe, use in own writing, write a different story in the same setting;
  • T14 to write character profiles, e.g. simple descriptions, posters, passports, using key words and phrases that describe or are spoken by characters in the text; (DEW Unit 12)

Sentence Level: See DEW Unit D (pages 138-139)

  • S5 to use verb tenses with increasing accuracy in speaking and writing, e.g. catch/caught, see/saw, go/went and to use past tense consistently for narration

Word Level: Revise and consolidate

  • W1 to segment to spell words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ee/ea, ai/ay/a-e, ow/oa/oe/o-e, i-e/y/igh/ie, oo/ew/ue/u-e)
  • W2 to blend to read words containing the same vowel diagraphs and triagraphs (ee/ea, ai/ay/a-e, ow/oa/oe/o-e, i-e/y/igh/ie, oo/ew/ue/u-e)

Word Level: Other

  • W8 to spell words with common prefixes, e.g. 'un', 'dis', to indicate the negative;