This resource has been designed for students learning to recognize lowercase and uppercase letters. A variety of fonts are included for a realistic interpretation of letters in everyday contexts.
Identify punctuation as a feature of written text different from letters; recognise that capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters also signal the beginning of sentences while punctuation marks signal the end
Recognise and name all upper- and lower-case letters (graphs) and know the most common sound that each letter represents
Form most lower-case and upper-case letters using learnt letter formations
Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters; recognise how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences
Recognise and name all upper and lower case letters (graphemes) and know the most common sound that each letter represents
Produce some lower case and upper case letters using learned letter formations
Demonstrates developing skills and knowledge in grammar, punctuation and vocabulary when responding to and composing texts
Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies
Produces most lower case and upper case letters and uses digital technologies to construct texts
Tracks written text from left to right and from top to bottom of the page and identifies visual and spatial features of print
Creates written texts that include at least 2 related ideas and correct simple sentences
Uses single-letter grapheme–phoneme correspondences and common digraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
Produces all lower-case and upper-case letters to create texts
Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters and recognise how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences
Recognise all upper- and lower-case letters and the most common sound that each letter represents
Understand that sounds in English are represented by upper- and lower-case letters that can be written using learned letter formation patterns for each case