Reception English and phonics textbook

Chapter 9: Reading and writing short sentences

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Early Years Foundation Stage for England, English. Content: Read a short sentence with a capital letter and a full stop, Find the main animal or thing in a sentence and match it to a picture, Put the words of a short sentence in the right order, Write a short sentence with a capital letter, a full stop and known letters, Check that a sentence starts with a capital letter, ends with a full stop and reads correctly.

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By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • I can read a short sentence from left to right, to the full stop
  • I can find the main thing a sentence is about
  • I can put the words of a sentence in order
  • I can write a short sentence with a capital letter and a full stop
  • I can check my own sentence so that another person can read it

You should already know

  • Blending words (Chapter 6)
  • Common tricky words (Chapter 8)
  • Segmenting and writing words (Chapter 7)

Where this leads

  • Reading and writing in Year 1 (the next stage after Reception)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 9.1 A sentence starts with a capital letter
  2. 9.2 Reading a sentence and finding the main thing
  3. 9.3 Putting the words in order
  4. 9.4 Writing a short sentence about a picture
  5. 9.5 Checking sentences
  6. Summary and key words
  7. Check-up and practice test questions

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