At St. Dominic’s Catholic Primary school we strive for children to be a ‘Primary Literate Pupil’. By the age of 11 we aim for a child to be able to:

• read and write with confidence, fluency and understanding, orchestrating a range of independent strategies to self-monitor and correct.
• have an interest in books and read for enjoyment
• have an interest in words, their meanings; developing a growing vocabulary in spoken and written forms.
• understand a range of text types and genres – be able to write in a variety of styles and forms appropriate to the situation.
• be developing the powers of imagination, inventiveness and critical awareness.
• have a suitable technical vocabulary to articulate their responses.

Please see below for our literacy policy and literacy plans by year group.

Year 2 – By the end of the year I can…

• Literacy Policy
• Reading Policy
• Phonics: ‘Letters and Sounds’ – A Guide for Parents