Theme

Activity/Knowledge/Skill

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Year 6

Term

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Alphabetical order

using the first 2 letters

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using second & third place letters

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Apostrophes

to spell shortened form of words

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for possessives and contractions

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Dictionaries

purpose and organisation of dictionary/thesaurus

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using for spelling

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know the quartiles

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use to check spellings & definitions

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information about word origins, meanings and spelling

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using a rhyming dictionary

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compile own class/group dictionary

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efficient use of dictionary; use a range of dictionaries

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range of

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etymological dictionary

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Handwriting

formation of basic joins

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consistency in size and proportions of letters and spacing,

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speed fluency & legibility

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use neat hand or informal writing, appropriately

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use of joined style except where other forms are required,

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build up speed

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use a range of presentational skills

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Prefixes

using them to generate new words e.g. antonyms

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Phonemes

blends for reading

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identify in speech and writing

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segment words into, for spelling

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Reading

use context to infer meaning

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discriminate syllables

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high frequency words

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words with silent letters

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understanding common suffixes -ly, -ful, -less

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prefixes miss-, non-, ex-, co-, anti-,

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understanding meanings of common homophones

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suffixes -al, -ary, -ic, -ship, -hood, -ness, -ment

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words in Appendix List 2

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using phonic/spelling knowledge as a cue

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