Reception English and phonics · Reading and writing short sentences · Summary
Reception English and phonics Reading and writing short sentences: summary and key words
Part of the Reception English and phonics reading and writing short sentences chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Capital letter | Start every sentence with a capital letter |
| Full stop | End every sentence with a full stop |
| Reading a sentence | Read from the capital letter to the full stop, then find the main thing |
| Putting words in order | Read the sentence back to check it makes sense |
| Writing a sentence | Use letters and words you know, with a capital letter and a full stop |
Can you…?
- I can read a short sentence from the capital letter to the full stop
- I can find the main animal or thing in a sentence
- 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 sentence so that another person can read it
Key terms
- sentence
- a group of words that makes sense
- capital letter
- a big letter, such as A or I, used at the start of a sentence
- full stop
- a small dot that ends a sentence
- main thing
- the animal or thing that a sentence is about