Tda3.11 1.2

If you are supporting pupils literacy development you will need to be aware of your schools English or literacy policy. This will outline your schools approach to the teaching of reading, writing, speaking and listening and should follow local or national guidelines. In England and Wales, the National Primary Literacy Framework outlines the structure for the teaching of literacy. It shows 12 strands of learning which a child must be taught throughout his or her entire primary education, including Foundation Stage. In Foundation Stage, teachers are expected to follow the two subject areas, which are Prime areas of learning and Specific areas of learning.This supports Communication and Language as being imperative in the child& earliest years. This will be developed through relationships with others using a variety of activities and will be supported by adults whilst doing so. This in turn will contribute into helping them to exercise their thinking skills. Specific areas of learning reading. Their learning will develop into understanding that the sounds that they hear in a word are linked to letters, which then progresses them to decode and read regular words which would then lead to them being able to write words and simple sentences. Once the above are reached by a child at the end of Foundation stage, it means they have met their Early Learning Goals. As children leave Foundation stage and move into Key Stage 1, their learning objectives must be brought into line with the 12 learning strands of the National Primary Literacy Framework. Speak and listen for a wide range of purposes in different contexts Speaking Listening and Responding Group discussion and Interaction Drama Read and write for a range of diffe.rent purposes on paper and on screen. Word recognition: decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) Word structure and spelling. Understanding and interpreting text Engaging and responding to texts Creating and shaping texts Text structure and organisation...