Every National Curriculum statement for reading and writing across years 1,2 and 3 are broken down into 'Skills, Knowledge and Concepts'.  Some are ideas for teaching, other ideas for assessment to identify barriers to learning for individuals.  These are not intended to be linear or that every child will need to be taught each element to achieve the full statement.

Each strand or domain includes ‘Strategies’ - ideas of approaches for teachers to try that may suit a particular pupil more aptly.