What is SP&G?
Spelling
GrammarPunctuation
Rules about how words change their form and join with other words to make sentences.
Special symbols that help make our writing make sense.
Using rules, patterns and phonics knowledge to form words with the correct letters in the correct order.
How is it taught at Sea Mills?• Weekly set spelling lists with an exploration of
spelling rules and time to practise
• Discrete sessions on grammar
• Taught in English lessons setting a context and purpose for using it
• Practised in writing across the curriculum e.g. writing a diary entry as Samuel Pepys in the Great Fire of London
Why is SP&G so important?
SP&G are essential tools in helping us to write sentences and texts that make sense and flow well.
Once we have these tools, we have more control of what we write as well as choice over the languagewe use.
This helps us to write for a specific audience and purpose in mind.
How is it assessed?
Weekly spelling tests
Ongoing assessments by the class teacher
Feedback to and from children in response to work they have written
Year 2 and Year 6 SATs
Spelling
• Children move from using their knowledge of phonics to spelling rules
• Children learn common expcetion words (tricky words) that don’t follow a rule or pattern e.g. love, come, some, one, once
• Children in years 3 and 4 and years 5 and 6 learn to spell words from a given word list. The lists are a mixture of words pupils frequently use in their writing and those which they often misspell.
Year 1
letter capital letter word
singular plural sentence
punctuation full stop
question mark exclamation mark
Year 2
noun noun phrase statement
question exclamation command
compound adjective verb
suffix adverb tense (past, present)
apostrophe comma
Year 3
adverb preposition conjunction
word family prefix clause
subordinate clause direct speech
consonant consonant letter vowel
vowel letter
inverted commas (or ‘speech marks’)
AdverbsAdverbs are describing words and give added meaning to verbs, adjectives, another adverb or another clause.
It endlessly rained last summer.
It’s really raining now.
It often rains in the autumn.
It rained extremely powerful.
Usually, it rains more in the winter.
Pronouns
Amanda waved to Michael.She waved to him.
John’s mother is over there. His mother is over there.
Simon is the person: Simon broke it. He is the one who broke it.
How can I support my child at home?
• Play speaking and listening and writing games• Make lists• Play countdown • Guess who? • Taboo/riddle • Make words with alphabetti spaghetti • Write words in sand or playdough• Make words out of pipe cleaners• Question your child on the sentences they write in order to prompt
them to extend their ideas. • Use post it notes to label objects e.g. with a noun (table), with a
expanded noun phrase (old, wooden table with crooked legs) or with prepositions (The old, wooden table with cooked legs is beside the sofa).
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