Progression

The Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages sets out a clear structure for progression over four years. Expectations and Outcomes describe what most children should be able to do by the end of the year.

The Learning Objectives for each of the three core strands, Oracy, Literacy and Intercultural Understanding show how to plan the next steps in a cohesive programme of learning. The two cross-cutting strands of Knowledge about Language and Language Learning Strategies underpin the core strands and help children to develop language learning skills for life.

Extending language

Providing children with frequent opportunities to hear and recite more extended pieces of language, helps them develop an awareness of how sentences ‘sound’. If children are to develop sufficient knowledge to create their own sentences and to read and write, they need to learn how different words can be combined to make them. Giving children frequent opportunities to manipulate language and re-use words in different sentences are important factors in helping them to make progress.