End of Key Stage 1 (year 2) expectations - Reading 

Working towards the expected standard

The pupil can:

• read accurately by blending the sounds in words that contain the common graphemes for all 40+ phonemes

• read accurately some words of two or more syllables that contain the same grapheme phoneme correspondences (GPCs)

• read many common exception words.

In a book closely matched to the GPCs as above, the pupil can:

• read aloud many words quickly and accurately without overt sounding and blending

• sound out many unfamiliar words accurately.

In a familiar book that is read to them, the pupil can:

• answer questions in discussion with the teacher and make simple inferences.

Working at the expected standard

The pupil can:

• read accurately most words of two or more syllables

• read most words containing common suffixes

• read most common exception words.

In age-appropriate1 books, the pupil can:

• read most words accurately without overt sounding and blending, and sufficiently fluently to allow them to focus on their understanding rather than on decoding individual words

• sound out most unfamiliar words accurately, without undue hesitation.

In a book that they can already read fluently, the pupil can:

• check it makes sense to them, correcting any inaccurate reading

• answer questions and make some inferences

• explain what has happened so far in what they have read. 

Working at greater depth within the expected standard

The pupil can, in a book they are reading independently:

• make inferences

• make a plausible prediction about what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far

• make links between the book they are reading and other books they have read

Reading at home 

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End of Key Stage 1 (year 2) expectations - Writing 

Working towards the expected standard

The pupil can, after discussion with the teacher:

• write sentences that are sequenced to form a short narrative (real or fictional)

• demarcate some sentences with capital letters and full stops

• segment spoken words into phonemes and represent these by graphemes, spelling some words correctly and making phonically-plausible attempts at others

• spell some common exception words (see below)

• form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place

• form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another in some of their writing

• use spacing between words. 

Working at the expected standard

The pupil can, after discussion with the teacher:

• write simple, coherent narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real or fictional)

• write about real events, recording these simply and clearly

• demarcate most sentences in their writing with capital letters and full stops, and use question marks correctly when required

• use present and past tense mostly correctly and consistently

• use co-ordination (e.g. or / and / but) and some subordination (e.g. when / if / that / because) to join clauses

• segment spoken words into phonemes and represent these by graphemes, spelling many of these words correctly and making phonically-plausible attempts at others

• spell many common exception words (see below)

• form capital letters and digits of the correct size, orientation and relationship to one another and to lower-case letters

• use spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters.

Working at greater depth

The pupil can, after discussion with the teacher:

• write effectively and coherently for different purposes, drawing on their reading to inform the vocabulary and grammar of their writing

• make simple additions, revisions and proof-reading corrections to their own writing

• use the punctuation taught at key stage 1 mostly correctly

• spell most common exception words

• add suffixes to spell most words correctly in their writing (e.g. –ment, –ness, –ful, –less, –ly)

• use the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join some letters. 

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