English
Early Level · Curriculum for Excellence
Early Level literacy covers listening and talking, reading and writing as one connected set of skills. Children learn to listen carefully and take turns in conversation, retell familiar stories, and explain what they think about a book: the talking comes first and carries everything else.
Reading starts with phonics: hearing and saying the sounds in words, blending them to read simple words, and recognising common words on sight. Writing develops from mark-making into forming letters correctly and writing simple captions and sentences with growing independence.
Because so much depends on regular 1-on-1 reading practice, this is a stage where a patient tutor and a consistent weekly routine make a visible difference within a term.
Important Topics
- Listening & TalkingTaking turns, following instructions and sharing ideas clearly with others.
- Phonological AwarenessHearing rhyme, syllables and individual sounds in spoken words.
- Reading: DecodingBlending sounds to read simple words and recognising common words on sight.
- Reading: UnderstandingRetelling stories, predicting what happens next and talking about favourite books.
- WritingForming letters correctly and writing captions and simple sentences.
- Tools for WritingSpelling simple words phonetically and beginning to use capital letters and full stops.
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