1. Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Workshop
Year 1 and Year 2
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Workshop
January 2016

2. At St. Martin de Porres…
We believe that the focussed teaching of spelling, punctuation and grammar will enable each child to properly arrange words in sentences, add the correct punctuation thus helping them to communicate their ideas effectively.
We teach the meaning of word groups and punctuation daily in English lessons in order to give the children these fundamental skills to develop and improve their writing.
Spelling is incorporated into both our English lessons and Phonics lessons, where children are encouraged to sound out words before writing. We also teach spelling discreetly twice a week in year 1 and year 2 in preparation for the end of KS1 assessments.

3. Today we will look at… National curriculum Key changes
The new SPAG test sample questions
How we support learning
How you can support children at home

4. National Curriculum
We have been using the new national curriculum since 2014
There has been a raised expectation for all children:
Spelling
Vocabulary, Punctuation and Grammar Statutory requirements taken directly from the National Curriculum…

5. New Curriculum Expectations –Year 1
Grammar and Punctuation:
Regular Plural Noun Suffixes
Suffixes and Prefixes
Verbs
Adjectives
Connectives
Singular and Plural
Capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks

6. Year 1 Expectations

7. Video to explain Suffixes
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8. New Curriculum Expectations –Year 2
Grammar and Punctuation:
Nouns using suffixes
Adjectives using suffixes
Adverbs
Subordination and coordination
Expanded Noun Phrases
Sentences with different forms
Present/Past/Continuous Tense
Capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas and apostrophes

9. Year 2 Expectations

10. Year 2 Expectations

11. An example of an interactive game to support suffixes
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12. Key Changes…
By the end of Key Stage 1, children in year 2 will take an additional test:
Spelling- Paper 1
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling- Paper 2

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20. How are we supporting learning?
We focus on a specific word or punctuation skill each week . e.g. adjectives, verbs, adverbs, full stops, commas for a list, writing descriptive sentences, games, etc.
We teach a discrete grammar lesson each week
We teach spelling rules twice a week
The children have a daily phonics lesson every week which supports with their spellings
Homework is linked to SPAG with the focus in year 1 on spellings and the focus in year 2 on grammar and punctuation.
We talk about SPAG wherever and whenever the opportunity arises.

21. Resources and Games http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=47
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children
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23. How can I support my child at home?
Practise phonics sounds / spelling patterns
Homework - writing super sentences (VCOP)
Creative writing opportunities (shopping list, instructions, story writing, taking notes, birthday cards, thank you letters)
Missing punctuation activities
Encourage the improvement of writing
Guess the sentence- reading at home
Spot the word class- reading at home
What is the contraction? What would the contracted phrase have been?

24. Ruth Miskin explaining how you can support your child at home:

25. Questions?