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Early Development

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

i E P2 makes choices
i E P2 wants to continue an enjoyable experience
i E P2i attend for short periods to simple activities
i E P2i looks at and responds to an adult
i E P2ii reach to indicate wanting more of an activity
i E P3i indicating more of an activity

P4 to P8

Level 1 and above

i EL P4 responds to music
i EL P4 SCD understand single words
i EL P4 understand words or signs for everyday actions
i EL P4 understanding of familiar object and action names
i EL P4 understands words signs or symbols for 20 objects

i EL P5 PreSch two keyword understanding
i EL P5 PreSch understand where
i EL P5 two keyword understanding
i EL P5 understand a negative and an action eg do not run
i EL P5 understand verb plus noun

i EL P6 answers simple questions
i EL P6 respond to who what
i EL P6 understand and use pronouns he and she
i EL P6 understanding and using 3 key words

i EL P7 follow instructions with 3 to 4 key words
i EL P7 follows two related instructions
i EL P7 four key word understanding
i EL P7 identify key information in stories with question prompts
i EL P7 listen to short story and answer questions on it
i EL P7 understand 4 key words including an adjective
i EL P7 understand sentences containing a future tense

i EL P8 first next middle last in sentences
i EL P8 follow 4 key word instructions with before and after
i EL P8 follow 4 to 5 key word instructions using topic vocabulary
i EL P8 improve listening skills using fun group games
i EL P8 recall key information from a story
i EL P8 responds to who what and why
i EL P8 to follow sequenced 4 to 5 key word instructions
i EL P8 two part instructions with prepositions and plurals

i EL L1c awareness of the correct personal pronoun he she

i EL L1b follow 2 part instructions with 4 to 5 key words
i EL L1b identify feelings from situations and tone of voice
i EL L1b recall key information from a story

i EL L1a activities to develop prediction skills
i EL L1a sounds syllables rhyme meaning of new words
i EL L1a two part instructions with before after and plurals

i EL L2c understanding idioms

i EL L2b auditory recall of lists and sentences
i EL L2b listen plan and carry out instructions
i EL L2B recall story details and retell them

P4 to P8

Level 1 and above

i ES P4 SCD indicates no given a choice
i ES P4 SCD indicates yes given a choice
i ES P4 SCD use single words signs or symbols
i ES P4 SYMBOLS use a picture to make a request
i ES P4 use a sign or word to indicate more
i ES P4 use ready steady go in turntaking
i ES P4 use single words signs or symbols for actions 1
i ES P4 use single words signs or symbols for actions 2
i ES P4 use single words signs or symbols

i ES P5 asks who what where questions at 2 word level
i ES P5 combine two key ideas or concepts
i ES P5 combine two key words 1
i ES P5 combine two key words 2
i ES P5 two word phrase with action word
i ES P5 use subject and verb in the correct order
i ES P5 use two key word phrases to give instructions

i ES P6 joins in small group for rhyme or stories
i ES P6 to act out and name simple actions
i ES P6 to name common objects inside and outside
i ES P6 to use a growing vocabulary related to food
i ES P6 uses facial expression to support meaning

i ES P7 contribute information appropriately one to one or in small groups
i ES P7 groups items according to location eg in park at school
i ES P7 make phrases in past tense using irregular verbs 1
i ES P7 make phrases in past tense using irregular verbs 2
i ES P7 make phrases in past tense
i ES P7 regular plurals
i ES P7 three key word expression with adjectives
i ES P7 three key word expression
i ES P7 to use category names eg animals furniture
i ES P7 use pictures and verbal information to answer questions
i ES P7 use subject verb and object in the correct order
i ES P7 use the pronoun i appropriately to refer to self
i ES P7 use the pronoun you appropriately
i ES P7 use three keyword phrases to retell a simple story
i ES P7 use two adjectives plus a noun

i ES P8 giving 4 word instructions
i ES P8 KS2 use determiners the a an appropriately
i ES P8 plan steps in a familiar activity eg make a sandwich
i ES P8 relate pictures and spoken information to the wider context
i ES P8 say sentences using past present and future
i ES P8 SCD four word phrases
i ES P8 talk about a recent event
i ES P8 to develop question skills
i ES P8 use and understand growing vocabulary
i ES P8 use prepositions in short sentences
i ES P8 use the auxiliary verb is
i ES P8 use who what where to gain information

i ES L1c predict infer and analyse from a picture and story
i ES L1c tell an adult what happened
i ES L1c use sequencing words in a range of contexts

i ES L1b describes object or picture
i ES L1b find out information about someone
i ES L1b include relevant details in story retell
i ES L1b predict what might happen next in a social story
i ES L1b to indicate own needs
i ES L1b to use because in sentences
i ES L1b use future tense when making plans and telling stories
i ES L1b use past and future tense when telling stories

i ES L1a make predictions in simple stories and situations
i ES L1a tell a simple story using a starter phrase or framework
i ES L1a understand and use personal pronouns eg he she
i ES L1a use a visual framework to tell a simple story
i ES L1a use common irregular plurals
i ES L1a use correct personal pronoun with verb to be eg he is
i ES L1a use word webs to think through new words

i ES L2c to use complex sentences

i ES L2b communicate precise information to another person
i ES L2b sequence steps in an activity or events in a story
i ES L2b tell a story using a visual framework
i ES L2b use mimes for common activities

i ES L2a synonyms

i ES L3 ask for clarification

P4 to P8

Level 1 and above

i ER P4 choose and share a book with an adult
i ER P4 listen and respond to stories

i ER P5 match objects to pics to symbols
i ER P5 match pictures to labels
i ER P5 show curiosity about book content
i ER P5 story retelling when looking at books

i ER P6 creates narrative and discusses pictures
i ER P6 points to text in stories with own name
i ER P6 recognises own written name
i ER P6 shares a book with an adult or a child
i ER P6 use and understand photos of self with text

i ER P7 SCD understands printed word can describe own experience

i ER P8 joins in discussion about a story
i ER P8 recognise half the letters of the alphabet
i ER P8 SCD stories from pictures
i ER P8 sequences three or more pictures
i ER P8 sequences three pictures with first next last
i ER P8 understand that words convey meaning

i ER L1c knows alphabetical order

i ER L1b recognises 20 high frequency words
i ER L1b use pictures and text together to get information

i ER L1a identifies sentences in reading and uses full stops
i ER L1a use pictures and text together to get information

i ER L2c predict infer and analyse from pictures and text
i ER L2c read short vowel sounds in regular words
i ER L2c sequence chunks of text to make a whole eg story
i ER L2c use pictures and text to get information

i ER L2b relate pictures and text to the wider context

i ER L2a improve reading fluency speed and intonation
i ER L2a predict infer and analyse from pictures and text

P4 to P8

Level 1 and above

i EW P4 makes marks
i EW P4 writes on a screen

i EW P5 attempts to copy own name
i EW P5 improve pencil control and use a tripod grip
i EW P5 names picture
i EW P5 produce meaningful print signs or symbols

i EW P6 copies underneath writing l to r

i EW P7 sequences three pictures showing a practical activity
i EW P7 write a message using own name and 1 or 2 words

i EW P8 be aware that writing can convey meaning
i EW P8 dictates captions for pictures
i EW P8 leave spaces between words in own writing
i EW P8 sequence pictures of familiar routines or a story
i EW P8 sequence pictures symbols words
i EW P8 writes words for familiar objects

i EW L1c form lower case letter shapes

i EW L1b distinguish letter b from letter d in writing
i EW L1b write simple sentences

i EW L1a build a bank of words around a topic or word feature

i EW L2c spell high frequency words
i EW L2c spell phonically regular words

i EW L2b use a strategy to remember spellings

Early Development

Using & Applying

Number

Shape, Space & Measures

i M P2 aware that an object exists when out of sight
i M P3i consistently acts on objects
i M P3ii makes choice from two items

i MU P6 recognises the odd one out
i MU P6 sorting objects and pictures

i MU P7 groups items according to location eg park school

i MU P8 same and different

i MN P4 show an interest in number rhymes songs or games

i MN P5 indicate one or two using fingers
i MN P5 match two equal sets
i MN P5 use the terms one and lots

i MN P6 counts to 3
i MN P6 does actions in familiar number rhymes
i MN P6 matches unequal sets
i MN P6 plays games using dice

i MN P7 counts up to 5 objects
i MN P7 understand and use one less
i MN P7 understand and use one more

i MN P8 add or take away one from a number of objects
i MN P8 first last next
i MN P8 match quantities up to 8
i MN P8 use first next last when describing a sequence in time
i MN P8 uses coins to 10p

i MN L2a KS2 recognise vocabulary for calculations

i MS P6 movement terms
i MS P6 SCD understand and use full and empty
i MS P6 SYMBOLS understand on and under
i MS P6 understand and use prepositions

i MS P7 front and back
i MS P7 on under in out
i MS P7 pupils pick out shapes from a collection
i MS P7 understand and use larger
i MS P7 understand and use less for quantity
i MS P7 understand and use more for quantity
i MS P7 understand and use prepositions behind in front
i MS P7 understand and use smaller
i MS P7 use in on under in short phrases

i MS P8 before and after in time
i MS P8 language of order in space eg first last middle end
i MS P8 name 2d shapes eg square
i MS P8 organise daily routine pictures on school and non school day
i MS P8 to order three daily events using pictures

i MS L1c name 3d shapes eg sphere
i MS L1c think and talk about events in the past and future

i MS L1b before after then in sentences
i MS L1b understand and use comparatives and superlatives

i MS L2a pupils use words left and right on objects in front of them
i MS L2a understand and use words left and right on own body

i MS L3 understand and use words left and right on others

i S P2 knocks down a tower deliberately
i S P2 puts and takes objects into and out of container
i S P2 removes object from face that obscures vision
i S P2i reach for objects in immediate environment

i S P4 matches related everyday objects
i S P6 sort objects by clear physical and functional distinctions
i S P8 identify errors in pictures of everyday objects

i SE L1 understand why questions in context and respond
i SE L1 use descriptive language to describe objects

i SM L1 sort materials by properties and function

i SP L1 make predictions about physical actions

i SM L2 sort items by property and function
i SM L2 use adjectives to describe and classify objects

Early Development

P4 to P8

Level 1 and above

i PSHE P2i enjoys having physical contact
i PSHE P2ii SCD turn take when using sensory toys
i PSHE P3ii turn taking

i PSHE P4 able to join in action songs with a small group of children
i PSHE P4 able to play simple action games and respond to greetings
i PSHE P4 SCD follows familiar routines
i PSHE P4 SCD use a visual timetable

i PSHE P5 asks for specific help to do an activity
i PSHE P5 remain on task for 20 mins
i PSHE P5 take turns with another child with adult support

i PHSE P6 SCD use a reward chart to modify own behaviour
i PSHE P6 able to turn take and interact in group
i PSHE P6 initiate an interaction with a peer
i PSHE P6 SCD verbalise feeling appropriately
i PSHE P6 sharing
i PSHE P6 take turns in activities with an adult eg on computer

i PSHE P7 able to play cooperatively
i PSHE P7 accepts not getting what he or she wants sometimes
i PSHE P7 respond appropriately with no to short phrases
i PSHE P7 SCD make initiations to join activities
i PSHE P7 turn taking 1
i PSHE P7 turn taking 2

i PSHE P8 identify and discuss errors made by others

i PSHE KS1 make predictions about what people would say
i PSHE L1 judge if specific behaviour is being a friend
i PSHE L1 KS2 display and interpret emotions
i PSHE L1 play with one friend then play with someone else
i PSHE L1plus KS1 respond to contradictory emotional messages
i PSHE L1plus KS1 say how you would feel
i PSHE L1plus KS1 self other awareness
i PSHE L1plus KS2 adjust language in different social contexts
i PSHE L1plus KS2 appropriate touch and proximity
i PSHE L1plus KS2 give compliments
i PSHE L1plus KS2 think thru more complex social situations
i PSHE L1plus KS2 to differentiate between similar emotions

Clusters

Connected speech

Consonants

Oromotor

Phonological awareness

Polysyllables

Syllable structure

Voice and other

i PA Clus add s to a word to make one starting with an s cluster
i PA Clus consonant plus r sound clusters
i PA Clus develop word initial s clusters in words and phrases 1
i PA Clus develop word initial s clusters in words and phrases 2
i PA Clus identify correct s cluster at the beginnings of words

i PA Conn increase awareness of own intelligibility
i PA Conn KS2 slow down speech to help others understand
i PA Conn move between words clearly

i PA Cons all sounds identify errors in an adults speech
i PA Cons d g k t discriminate front d t vs back k g sounds 1
i PA Cons d g k t discriminate front d t vs back k g sounds 2
i PA Cons d l s sh auditory discrimination of s d sh and l
i PA Cons develop use of sounds in words using building blocks
i PA Cons discriminate and use voiced and voiceless sounds
i PA Cons f s sh use f s and sh at the beginnings of words
i PA Cons k s to use k and s in connected speech
i PA Cons listen to a word and say if it starts with a target sound
i PA Cons r w auditory discrimination
i PA Cons s d auditory discrimination of sounds s and d
i PA Cons s hear if s is said correctly or with the tongue forward
i PA Cons s jh auditory discrimination of sounds s and jh
i PA Cons s sh z zh auditory discrimination
i PA Cons s use s sound without tongue forward or protruding
i PA Cons s z use s and z in phrases and sentences
i PA Cons sh use sh at the beginnings and ends of words
i PA Cons to move between sounds clearly
i PA Cons use sounds at the ends of words
i PA Cons v use v at start and middle of words

i PA Oro blowing activities
i PA Oro develop tongue movement
i PA Oro increase range of facial movement
i PA Oro sucking activities

i PA Phon add or delete syllables sounds from ends of words
i PA Phon auditory discrimination of minimal pairs
i PA Phon listen for beginning and ends of words
i PA Phon listen to and judge rhyming words
i PA Phon self monitor speech in structured activity
i PA Phon sequence sounds in a pattern

i PA Poly blend syllables together to make words
i PA Poly move between consonant sounds
i PA Poly move between syllables and use longer words
i PA Poly segment words into syllables

i PA Syll blend sounds to make words
i PA Syll count syllables in words and phrases
i PA Syll segment words into sounds

i PA Voice awareness of volume
i PA Voice KS1 SCD Use appropriate loudness of voice

i ICT P4 use switches to turn something on or off

i MSK P6 fine motor skills to support writing skills