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Sight recognition for Reception to Year 2
Spelling checklists for Year
4 and 5
The National Literacy Strategy includes a list
of 45 words to be taught by the end of Reception and approximately
150 words to be learned during Years 1 and 2.
The lists are composed of essential high-frequency words which pupils
will need, even to tackle the simplest sentences. Some have irregular
or difficult spellings and can be hard to predict from surrounding
text. Therefore, teachers need to ensure pupils can read these words
both in and out of context.
Reception
a
all
am
and
are
at
away
big
can |
cat
come
dad
day
dog
for
get
go
going |
he
I
in
is
it
like
look
me
mum |
my
no
of
on
play
said
see
she
the |
they
this
to
up
was
we
went
yes
you |
Years 1 and 2
about
after
again
an
another
as
back
ball
be
because
bed
been
boy
brother
but
by
call(ed)
came
can't
could
did
do
don't
dig |
door
down
first
from
girl
good
got
had
half
has
have
help
her
here
him
his
home
house
how
if
jump
just
last
laugh |
little
live(d)
love
made
make
man
many
may
more
much
must
name
new
next
night
not
now
off
old
once
one
or
our
out |
over
people
push
pull
put
ran
saw
school
seen
should
sister
so
some
take
than
that
their
them
then
there
these
three
time
too |
took
tree
two
us
very
want
water
way
were
what
when
where
who
will
with
would
your
Plus:
days of the week
months of the year
numbers to twenty
common colour words
pupil's name and address
name and address of school |
The National Literacy Strategy provides a checklist of words that
pupils should be familiar with by the end of Year 5. Most of them
should present little or no difficulty in reading to Year 4 pupils,
although spelling could be more problematic since many do not have
regular patterns or are easily confused. They should be taught in
groups across the two years, using meaning, common spelling patterns,
or sound patterns. The Strategy does not suggest that teachers should
work slavishly through the list, teaching by drilling; rather, the
words and their spelling should be investigated and learned in class.
above
across
almost
along
also
always
animals
any
around
asked
baby
balloon
before
began
being
below
better
between
birthday
both
brother
brought
can't
change |
children
clothes
coming
didn't
different
does
don't
during
earth
every
eyes
father
first
follow(ing)
found
friends
garden
goes
gone
great
half
happy
head
heard |
high
I'm
important
inside
jumped
knew
know
lady
leave
light
might
money
morning
mother
much
near
never
number
often
only
opened
other
outside
own |
paper
place
right
round
second
show
sister
small
something
sometimes
sound
started
still
stopped
such
suddenly
sure
swimming
think
those
thought
through
today
together |
told
tries
turn(ed)
under
until
upon
used
walk(ed)(ing)
watch
where
while
white
whole
why
window
without
woke(n)
word
work
world
write
year
young |
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