* Where the unit title is asterisked, detailed planning exemplification has been produced and can be accessed by clicking on the title.

The combined content of these units, together with continuous and discrete work at word and sentence level, carries the learning that children can be expected to achieve in Year 1. Further work on presentational skills and speaking and listening will be ongoing throughout the year. Literacy learning in Year 1 is summarised in the objectives in the twelve strands. The year divides into 16-17 weeks on narrative, 12 weeks on non-fiction and 6 weeks on poetry, but these timings and the ordering of many of the units can be flexible. This flexibility means that schools can position the units to create purposeful links across the curriculum. However care must be taken to maintain the progression in learning at text, sentence and word levels if these units are taught in a different order from the one suggested.

It is expected that the non-fiction units will take place before, after or alongside units from across the curriculum that will provide the content and purpose for speaking, listening, reading and writing. Many schools will also wish to link narrative, plays and poetry units across the curriculum.

See pages 29-36 of Learning and teaching in the primary years: Designing opportunities for learning (Ref: 0521 -2004) to see how curriculum maps can be used to align units of study across curriculum areas.

See the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's opportunities for and examples of embedding aspects of English in art and design, design and technology, geography, history, music, science and mathematics at Key Stages 1 and 2 http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_5226.aspx.

Narrative block

Although these units do not simply repeat the exemplified planning previously published, this remains relevant, and in some instances may be drawn upon for materials and approaches. The relationship between the two is shown in one of the tables below.

The narrative block addresses the following learning objectives.

Narrative	UNIT 1	UNIT 2	UNIT 3	UNIT 4
1. Speaking
Tell stories and describe incidents from their own experience in an audible voice
Retell stories, ordering events using story language
Interpret a text by reading aloud with some variety in pace and emphasis
Experiment with and build new stores of words to communicate in different contexts
2. Listening and responding
Listen with sustained concentration, building new stores of words in different contexts
Listen to and follow instructions accurately, asking for help and clarification if necessary
Listen to tapes or video and express views about how a story or information has been presented
3. Group discussion and interaction
Take turns to speak, listen to others' suggestions and talk about what they are going to do
Ask and answer questions, make relevant contributions, offer suggestions and take turns
Explain their views to others in a small group; decide how to report the group's views to the class
4. Drama
Explore familiar themes and characters through improvisation and role-play
Act out own and well-known stories, using voices for characters
Discuss why they like a performance
5. Word recognition: decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling)
Recognise and use alternative ways of pronouncing the graphemes already taught
Recognise and use alternative ways of spelling the graphemes already taught
Identify the constituent parts of two- and three-syllable words to support application of phonic knowledge and skills
Recognise automatically an increasing number of familiar high frequency words
Apply phonic knowledge and skills as the prime approach to reading and spelling unfamiliar words which are not completely decodable
Read more challenging texts which can be decoded using their acquired phonic knowledge and skills, along with automatic recognition of high frequency words
Read and spell phonically decodable two- and three-syllable words
6. Word structure and spelling
Spell new words using phonics as the prime approach
Segment sounds into their constituent phonemes in order to spell them correctly
Recognise and use alternative ways of spelling the graphemes already taught
Use knowledge of common inflections in spelling such as plurals, -ly, -er
Read and spell phonically decodable two- and three-syllable words
7. Understanding and interpreting texts
Identify the main events and characters in stories, and find specific information in simple texts
Use syntax and context when reading for meaning
Make predictions showing an understanding of ideas, events and characters
Recognise the main elements that shape different texts
Explain the effect of patterns of language and repeated words and phrases
8. Engaging with and responding to texts
Select books for personal reading and give reasons for choices
Visualise and comment on events, characters and ideas, making imaginative links to own experiences
Distinguish fiction and non-fiction texts and the different purposes for reading them
9. Creating and shaping texts
Independently choose what to write about, plan and follow it through
Use key features of narrative in their own writing
Convey information and ideas in simple non-narrative forms
Find and use new and interesting words and phrases, including 'story language'
Create short simple texts on paper and on screen which combine words with images (and sounds)
10. Text structure and organisation
Write chronological and non-chronological texts using simple structures
Group written sentences together in chunks of meaning or subject
11. Sentence structure and punctuation
Compose and write simple sentences independently to communicate meaning
Use capital letters and full stops when punctuating simple sentences
12. Presentation
Write most letters, correctly formed and orientated, using a comfortable and efficient pencil grip
Write with spaces between words accurately
Use the space bar and keyboard to type name and simple text

Match between current planning and the previous National Literacy Strategy planning materials