1. Key Messages in English for the SCITT year

2. What can you remember about English in Primary school?

3. 1. Develop subject knowledge
Spoken language
Reading
Decoding (word reading)
Understanding
Writing
Composition
Text structure
Grammar and punctuation
Vocabulary and spelling
How these fit together

4. The English audit Complete the English audit over the summer
Don’t research the answers, just write down what you know or have a guess. Don’t be afraid to leave a blank if you haven’t a clue!
You must bring you completed audit to ‘English Day 1’

5. 2. Know what to teach and when

6. 3. Develop strategies

7. 4. Increase your evaluation and critical thinking skills

8. 5. Become reflective

9. 6. Know how children learn

10. 7. Read lots of children’s books

11. Keeping a reading log
Title and author
Synopsis
Age range
Verdict
Uses

12. 9. Learn about phonics not about a single phonics scheme

13. 10. Learn how to teach spoken language

14. 8. Know how to make children interested in grammar and spelling

15. 11. Discover your formula for writing

16. 12. Learn how to motivate children

17. 13. Learn how to plan from scratch
Lessons
Units

18. Developing teaching sequences
Reading
Analysing
Defining
Preparation and planning
Shared writing
Independent writing
Reviewing and publishing

19. 14.

20. Why English is great! It’s messy Often there isn’t a right or a wrong
The spelling system is all over the place
No-one can quite agree on the grammar rules
Who doesn’t love a story?
It will give you WOW moments – often unexpected
Communication is the most important skill a child can have
Reading opens up the world
Writing and speaking can be superpowers
It enriches the whole child

21. Questions?