PRIMARY ENGLISH PREARRIVAL TASKS CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY

PRIMARY ENGLISH PRE-ARRIVAL TASKS CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY “That very night in Max’s room a forest grew” Where the wild things are By Maurice Sendak

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE LITERATE? "Literacy achieves our listed aim of empowerment by conferring the skill not just to read and write but to make these processes genuinely transformative, exciting children’s imagination (another listed aim), extending their boundaries and enabling them to contemplate lives and worlds possible as well as actual" Alexander, R. J. , & Armstrong, M. (2010). Children, their World, their Education: final report and recommendations of the Cambridge Primary Review. Taylor & Francis US. … it had a really weird look about it – a sad, lost sort of look. The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan

READING FOR PLEASURE As a teacher you will be encouraging children to read (and write!) for pleasure. Take a look here to see the sorts of things you will need to know about and do: https: //clpe. org. uk/research/reading-pleasure-what-we-know-works

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A TEACHER WHO READS The Primary English course at Canterbury Christ Church University is based on children’s literature. We would like you to begin to develop your knowledge of contemporary children’s literature by starting a reading journal to record children’s books you read and your response to them. You will continue to build on this journal through your course. You can record your reading however you like – but most of all we want you to enjoy it! The first time Sally flew was before she could even crawl. As her parents slept, she floated above them, too young to speak, too young to think in words. Read this to begin to understand why reading children’s books is important! https: //ukla. org/wpcontent/uploads/View_Teachers_and_Reading. pdf

FINDING GOOD BOOKS We recommend the following websites: http: //www. readingzone. com/ https: //www. exploringchildrensliterature. uk/ https: //www. lovereading 4 kids. co. uk/genre/pw/All-Shortlists-and-Winners. html https: //ukla. org/news/ukla-book-awards-2021 -longlists/ Do also ‘like’ the Canterbury Christ Church University Primary English Team Facebook Page

STARTING A JOURNAL… You could keep a physical or virtual record of your reading Record the Title and Author of the text Write something about what you thought of it – what you liked/didn’t like – what your response to it was Did the book? : Make you cry Change your mind about an issue Confront a prejudice Encourage you to empathise with someone who has lived a different life from you See how the world might be different Help you to understand yourself better Make you feel the satisfaction of delicious writing Help you to enjoy life more Did you meet a character who you identify with? Did you meet a character you aspire to be like? https: //www. booktrust. org. uk/books-and-reading/tips-and-advice/writing-tips/writingtips-for-teens/authors-tips/how-to-start-a-book-blog/

SYSTEMATIC SYNTHETIC PHONICS • Phonics refers to the relationship between sounds and symbols in written language (so the sound ‘sh’ is represented by the symbols s and h together). Systematic synthetic phonics is one particular type of phonics teaching which you will learn about on your course. • You can find some examples of online phonics lessons here: • https: //www. youtube. com/channel/UCP_Fbj. YUP_Utld. V 2 K_-ni. Ww Pick a few to watch to get a feel for how it is taught. • The scheme used is Letters and Sounds you can find this online here: https: //www. gov. uk/government/publications/letters-and-sounds

GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING, (GPS) There is currently an emphasis on teaching grammar, punctuation and spelling in primary schools and this is assessed by tests in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. We recommend that you look at the sample materials on the Df. E website and use these to identify elements of your subject knowledge which need to be addressed. https: //www. gov. uk/government/publications/2016 -key-stage-1 -english-grammar- punctuation-and-spelling-sample-test-materials-mark-scheme-and-testadministration-instructions https: //www. gov. uk/government/publications/key-stage-2 -tests-2016 -english- grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-test-materials

GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING Recommended websites: http: //www. bbc. co. uk/education/topics/z 2 b 2 tyc http: //www. englicious. org/ http: //www. cybergrammar. co. uk/ You will find the glossary from the National Curriculum for English here: https: //www. gov. uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244216/English_Glossary. pd f This will help you see what children are required currently to learn and be taught in primary school.