National curriculum - spelling

National curriculum - spelling

Important NC features in Wordshark   (pdf format)


KS1 Reception lists are based on what the government expects to have been learnt by Year 1.
Able spellers can use the extended lists which give access to more words.
Revision Breaks have been added into Wordshark to provide places to pause and reinforce what has been covered
Year 1 phonics screening check – valuable practice
KS2 is presented by the government in two sections in two-year blocks, Yr 3&4, and Yr 5&6
Statutory lists; the words in these have been organised in Wordshark into lists, under various headings.