Literacy
At Oakthorpe, Literacy is taught discretely in all classrooms but is linked wherever possible to the over-arching theme of the half term. The school uses the books listed in Pie Corbett's Reading Spines as a starting point to design a curriculum. These books are also used as class reads. The books for each year group are listed on the class pages for your information.
The documents below are the school's policy for reading and handwriting. These have been developed by staff to outline the school's approach to reading and writing across the curriculum to ensure a well-rounded approach to children experiencing a range of texts.
In EYFS and Key Stage 1, the staff use the SoundsWrite phonics scheme.
Writing
The documents below give an overview of writing at Oakthorpe in each year group. This includes an overview for spellings, handwriting, grammar and genres for writing.
At the end of each unit in the other subjects of the curriculum, the children write an essay to show their learning retention and to show how they are connecting their knowledge.