Intent

At Freegrounds Junior School, we aspire that all children…

• Become independent, resilient and reflective readers and writers.
• Are supported and challenged appropriately and learning is tailored to meet individual needs.
• Develop a love of reading and read regularly.
• Have access to a wide variety of high-quality fiction, non-fiction and poetry books.
• Have the opportunity to explore other cultures, celebrate diversity and their literary heritage through exposure to a range of books.
• Are aware of key reading skills and have the opportunity to practise these across the curriculum.
• Develop spoken language skills, read fluently and speak with confidence, clearly articulating their thoughts.
• Grow the breadth and depth of their vocabulary.
• Produce a range of well-presented, meaningful written outcomes.
• Think critically about their audience and purpose.
• Carefully choose appropriate grammar and punctuation.
• Learn and revise spelling rules, applying them to all writing.
• Refine what they have written, reflect and evaluate their own and others’ work.
• Make editing choices to enhance their writing.