Grammar words: letter, word, sentence
Use basic grammatical terminology when discussing reading and writing: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence, punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark
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Use basic grammar labels to discuss and edit a short text.
Recognise own spoken words as separate units; adult may read the text while learner points.
Directed source edges are preserved, not assumed completed. If the readiness probe is difficult, model with support and record supported practice instead of independent evidence.
Use the supplied stage-specific structured materials. Plain paper and pencil; screen viewing is optional.
Show, guided, put teaching sheet aside, then task sheets in order; adult keys remain private.
No printing or cutting is required unless explicitly choosing a physical construction. Exact paper alternatives are in each material; adaptations change the evidence mode as stated.
Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.
What this lesson covers and its limits
These are bounded opportunities, not learner attainment. Partial and blocked source requirements remain so.
- partial: Use basic grammatical terminology when discussing reading and writing: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence, punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark
All listed terms are present in a bounded editing opportunity; fluent use during other reading needs observation. This is a bounded task opportunity, not established attainment or automatic use across contexts.
- partial: Name punctuation marks correctly when pointed out in text
Mapped task(s) offer this clause only within the supplied examples. All listed terms are present in a bounded editing opportunity; fluent use during other reading needs observation. No attainment or automatic/general performance is claimed.
- partial: Use terms like 'capital letter' and 'full stop' when editing writing
Mapped task(s) offer this clause only within the supplied examples. All listed terms are present in a bounded editing opportunity; fluent use during other reading needs observation. No attainment or automatic/general performance is claimed.
- partial: Explain what a 'sentence' is using the correct term
Mapped task(s) offer this clause only within the supplied examples. All listed terms are present in a bounded editing opportunity; fluent use during other reading needs observation. No attainment or automatic/general performance is claimed.
- partial: If you point to a full stop or a question mark in a book, can {{name}} tell you what it's called and what it's for — and do they know the difference between a word and a sentence?
All listed terms are present in a bounded editing opportunity; fluent use during other reading needs observation. This is a bounded task opportunity, not established attainment or automatic use across contexts.
All listed terms are present in a bounded editing opportunity; fluent use during other reading needs observation.
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Use basic grammar labels to discuss and edit a short text.
Use basic grammar labels to discuss and edit a short text.
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- Name punctuation marks correctly when pointed out in text
- Use terms like 'capital letter' and 'full stop' when editing writing
- Explain what a 'sentence' is using the correct term
“If you point to a full stop or a question mark in a book, can your child tell you what it's called and what it's for — and do they know the difference between a word and a sentence?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Grammar & Punctuation
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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