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Phonics
Supporting children in EYFS, Year One and Two
One of the aspects that we are able to offer tutoring in is phonics. We have a wealth of experience in teaching children of all ages and abilities using a variety of phonics schemes. When children start school, they will be introduced to a wide range of learning experiences including the learning of different sounds, blending them and learning to read. This is called phonics. Children will be taught a range of phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (the letter/s that represents the phoneme). Phonics underpin children’s early reading experiences and enable them to make good progress. Reading unlocks the door to lifelong learning and is a vital skill. Teaching needs to be consistent and rigorous with constant revision to embed phonics into their reading skills. Phonics are particularly important in the early stages of reading as children need strategies beyond word recognition to decode texts. Phonic knowledge not only supports reading, but forms a vital part of writing. Children need to be able to segment (breakdown words into phonemes) in order to record their ideas. As they progress, the phonic programme will move on to spelling strategies which support lifelong learning. Regular practice, through the application of skills and knowledge in both reading and writing, will provide a sound basis for success, building the foundations of both reading and writing skills for children which will continue throughout their education.
At the end of year 1, children will sit the national phonics screening check in which they have to read 40 words to test their phonic knowledge. This is made up of 20 real words and 20 ‘alien words’. Alien words are non-real words which test children’s understanding of being able to segment and blend the phonemes. The current pass rate for this is 32 correct words out of 40 correct words. We can provide additional support and booster sessions to help your child prepare for this. We offer bespoke tutoring to support your child’s phonics, tailored to your child’s needs, or forr more information about our phonics support service, please contact us.
Key Stage One
Maths
In Key Stage One, children being to learn numbers up to 100, understanding place value, adding and subtracting with this knowledge and beginning their journey on times tables. These fundamental skills develops our children's learning to allow them to solve simple problems including how much money something will cost and what change will be given. We at Worton-Geer Tutoring understand the importance of strong foundations to allow your children to continue to develop over a time as they progress through their education. Strong Maths foundations allow children to develop not just their Maths ability but their problem solving, Science understanding and many more skills.
Writing
Learning to write is one of the most important things that your child will do at primary school. Almost all other areas of the curriculum are assessed through writing, so strong writing is one of the keys to academic success. Good writing also gives your child a voice to share their ideas with the world.
The National Curriculum divides writing into two broad areas: transcription and composition. Transcription covers the technical aspects of writing: handwriting, spelling, grammar & punctuation, and so on. Composition is about sharing their ideas and thinking about the purpose for their writing. Learning to write can be a tricky business, because good writing involves balancing all these different parts. There’s a lot for a child to juggle.
Fortunately, learning to write is also a lot of fun, and there are all sorts of enjoyable ways we can support your child learn to love writing.
The basics of writing are taught in KS1. Children will begin their writing skills by being able to first tell stories orally, this then builds onto writing short sentences and developing the skills to read them back and check they make sense. They will then go on to put sentences together to write short narratives. Children will then learn to write for a range of purposes, including fictional stories, non-fiction texts, and poetry. They will spend time editing their work to make simple additions, revisions, and corrections to their own reading.
GPS
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling – often called GPS or SPaG in schools – are crucial building blocks for children learning to speak, write, and listen. Having a good knowledge of grammar allows your child to communicate their ideas and feelings, and helps them choose the right language for any situation.
By the end of primary school, your child will be expected to understand and be able to use all the grammar and punctuation set out in the National Curriculum. Some grammar words, like fronted adverbial and blending, can seem a bit daunting, but children will learn to use these types of words automatically from their reading and speaking – the tricky part is being able to recognise them.
Your child will be informally tested on spelling, grammar, and punctuation by their teacher throughout their time at school. There is also SATs in Year 2, and Year 6.
There are a variety of things we can do to support your child’s developing grammar and punctuation skills. Some of the things that children at KS1 learn are:
· using capital letters, full stops, question marks, and exclamation marks
· turning nouns into their plural form using -s and -es
· adding suffixes to verbs where no change is needed in the spelling of the root word (for example, helping, helped, helper).
Reading
The National Curriculum divides reading up into two closely linked skills: word reading and comprehension. Word reading is the name given to recognising the words on the page or screen. In English primary schools, phonics is often used to help children with this part of reading (please see the phonics section above for further information on phonics). But this is only half of the story – to make sense of what they’re reading, a child needs to be able to understand the words. This is called comprehension.
Comprehension is a key strand of the National Curriculum and is assessed in the Key Stage 1 SATs and Key Stage 2 SATs.
As part of learning to read, your child will learn about reading comprehension throughout their time at primary school. The focus will probably move more heavily towards comprehension and away from phonics from Year 2 onwards, as your child becomes more confident with word reading.
Multiplications
MTC - Year 4
The multiplication tables check (MTC) is statutory for primary schools to complete in Year 4. The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will help schools to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided.
We offer tutoring and support for children to learn their times tables ready for this online assessment. It is vital for children to know their times tables in order to continue to develop their learning in upper KS2 learning how to apply these times tables in different mathematical problems and strands.
Key Stage Two
Maths
During KS2, children will become much more confident with maths: they are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, as well as doing mental calculations and solving problems using time, measure or money. The eight main maths areas, which are included in the national curriculum for maths throughout KS2 are:
· Number - Number and Place Value
· Number - Addition and Subtraction
· Number - Multiplication and Division
· Number - Fractions
· Measurement
· Geometry - Properties of Shape
· Geometry - Position and Direction (not included in year 3)
· Statistics
As pupils get to year 6, they would have developed a deep understanding of these maths concepts. That’s why two additional topic areas are introduced to the curriculum, which are:
· Ratio and Proportion
· Year 6 Algebra
Here at Worton-Geer Tutoring, we tailor our sessions to support areas of the maths curriculum that will support your child to have firm foundations in maths to enable these to be built upon and grow. We focus on arithmetic as a starting point, as this forms the basis of all maths understanding, then building upon this to develop problem solving and reasoning skills.
Writing
Writing develops through KS2: handwriting becomes clearer and neater, spelling is more accurate, and punctuation is used correctly. The children write longer pieces now, using characters, dialogue and more imaginative vocabulary.
What your child will learn:
· Paragraphs
· Punctuation
· Connectives
· Clauses with commas
· Adverbs
· Possessive apostrophes
· Direct and reported speech
· Active and passive voice
We can help with a specific element of writing or with general writing skills. We will assess your child and look at areas to build upon and support.
GPS
In KS2, your child will use some key features of grammar and punctuation in their writing, as well as being able to use all the grammar and punctuation they learnt in Key Stage 1.
By the time children get to year 6, they will be expected to understand and use the complete range of grammar and punctuation outlined in the National Curriculum. Their knowledge will be tested through teacher assessment, and through a grammar, punctuation, and spelling test that children sit in May.
In Year 6 children will learn to use formal and informal language appropriately, use a wide range of cohesive devices and use punctuation in new ways. This includes:
· making use of the passive voice
· linking ideas across paragraphs with cohesive devices, such as repetition of a phrase, grammatical connections, or ellipses
· using semi-colons, colons, and dashes to mark the boundary between independent clauses
· using hyphens to avoid ambiguity.
Reading
Throughout KS2 the children move from decoding words to interpretation. At the start of year 3 most children are reading around 300 of the most frequent words: by the end of year 6, most are confident, fluent readers.
Your child will learn to:
· Read new words independently
· Understand themes, plots and ideas
· Recognise the use of figurative language
· Use structure
· Compare different writing styles
· Find information in a piece of non-fiction
We really value the importance of reading as believe it unlocks the gateway to learning. It is important not just to be able to read, decode words, but to also understand and interpret the text. We can support with a variety of different strategies so that your child is confident in their reading skills.
End of Key Stage SATs
Key Stage One SATs
At the end of Key Stage 1, your child’s teacher will assess the standard that your child is working at in English, maths, and science. To help the teacher make these assessments, your child will sit national curriculum tests in maths and English, known as standard attainment tests (also known as SATs).
These tests, along with your child’s work throughout the year, help the teacher to assess your child’s performance and, as they move up to Key Stage 2, identify their needs.
SATs take place in May and are not strictly timed. Teachers use the results of the test, along with the work your child has done during the year, to make an assessment of your child’s progress at the end of Key Stage 1.
In a nutshell, the tests include:
· KS1 English Reading Test Papers 1 and 2;
· KS1 English Spelling and Grammar Tests (there are separate tests for spelling and grammar);
· KS1 Maths Papers 1 (Arithmetic) and 2 (Reasoning).
Children will also be assessed on their understanding of science, alongside their writing, speaking and listening abilities. However, this will be judged in a class or teacher assessment rather than a standardised test.
Here at Worton-Geer Tutoring, we have plenty of resources allowing children to practise their English and Maths skills to help prepare them for the SATs. Many of these resources have been created by us who know the KS1 English and Maths curriculum inside and out. So, you can trust that they’ll help you along with teaching and learning.
Key Stage Two SATs
Children will be continuously assessed against the curriculum aims by their teachers. Throughout the year, their progress will be tracked and compared against these objectives before progressing to the following school year.
But there are also external exams, which pupils will need to sit at the end of year 6. These are the Standard Assessment Tests (SATs), which assess children’s understanding of the areas outlined in the national curriculum for KS2.
Children would have already sat the year 2 SATs in maths, which are similar but test the knowledge outlined in the KS1 curriculum. So, pupils would be familiar with the format of the SATs already.
Maths
They will sit three maths papers, which are:
· Paper 1: arithmetic
· Paper 2 and 3: reasoning
English
There are three papers which pupils will need to complete in their KS2 English SATs, and in each of them curriculum English aims and requirements will be assessed:
· Paper 1: The first paper asks learners a series of questions related to grammar, punctuation and spelling, and will normally last 45 minutes.
· Paper 2: The second paper is a 15-minute spelling test where pupils will need to correctly write own a series of sentences that their teacher dictates.
· Paper 3: The reading test lasts for an hour and it tests pupils on their reading comprehension. Children will be given a booklet of texts and will need to correctly answer a series of questions about them.
We know how much effort goes into preparing children for these important assessments. We can help with specific exam strategies and skills so that your child can show off all their knowledge to the best of their ability using these tips and techniques. This is also a life skill, for children to be able to read, understand and then apply their own knowledge to answer the question fully.
Key Stage Three
Maths
From Year 7 to Year 9 (usually ages eleven to fourteen) your child will be at Key Stage 3 (KS3) in their schooling, during which time KS3 Maths (amongst other subjects) is compulsory.
KS3 Maths builds on the knowledge acquired in KS2 and focuses on developing mathematical fluency and confidence as well as further advancing pupils’ mathematical reasoning and problem solving abilities.
KS3 Maths Topics
The main topics covered in KS3 Maths include:
Algebra
Algebra at KS3 level includes algebraic notation, expressions and formulae, equations and inequalities as well as graphs of linear and quadratic functions and arithmetic and geometric sequences. They will also be learning how to find approximate solutions to conceptual problems.
Shape, space and measure
This is primarily geometry and trigonometry in a right-angled triangle, and includes learning about Pythagoras, calculating angles, perimeter, area and volume, covering sub-topics that include shapes, time, symmetry and transformations.
Number
This topic includes sub-topics such as calculating distance, speed and time, rounding and estimating, decimals, fractions and percentages, ratio and proportion, powers and roots, and prime numbers, factors and multiples.
It also includes an understanding of the units of time, mass, length, money, etc and how to use calculators and technology for problem solving.
Handling data and statistics
Your child will learn how to collect, record and represent data and work out averages and probability, as well as understanding what mean, mode, median and outliers are. They will also be exposed to the use of different types of graphs and charts, tables, grids and Venn diagrams to interpret and display data.
Functional maths
There is more of a focus in KS3 on developing mathematical thinking and learning how to transfer maths skills to everyday situations and in the working world.
KS4 ( GCSE)
KS4 and beyond
We now are offering GCSE both foundation and higher for the core subjects (Maths, Science and English) as well as other areas of the curriculum including, Psychology, Statistics, PE, Business studies, Economics and languages. We are able to support with all boards of the curriculum as well as provide resources and ideas to support your child’s learning.
Adult learning
No matter your age, we can help
Thinking of learning a new skill? Discovering something new? Or gaining more qualifications? At Worton-Geer Tutoring, we believe education should continue throughout adulthood. And if you need support, we’re here to help at a time that suits you.
Adult learning contributes significantly to people’s wellbeing and life satisfaction, according to research commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
For adult learners with work and family commitments, being able to fit in learning at a time that suits them is essential. Our experienced and patient tutors are available in the evenings and weekends for adult learners who can’t study during the working week.
As well as offering tuition in core subjects such as English and Maths (whether for GCSEs, other qualifications or self-improvement) Worton-Geer Tutoring strives to offer home tutoring in as many subjects as possible to cater for all interests and needs.
SEND
Everyone is included:
Special educational needs and disabilities can affect a child’s ability to learn in a variety of ways. They can affect the child’s reading and writing, if they have dyslexia, their ability to understand things, their physical abilities, and their concentration levels if for example they have ADHD. They can also have an effect on their behaviour or ability to socialise and make friends. Children may be eligible for SEN support in school and possibly an education, health and care (EHC) plan. This is a plan of care for children and young people with more complex needs.
We have many years of experience working with and tutoring children with special educational needs. Our carefully developed tutoring for special needs students helps them to access the curriculum and make appropriate progress according to their potential. SEN tutoring works very well because of its one-to-one nature, allowing teachers to offer caring, patient help using approaches that are proven to help children with special educational needs improve their confidence and build a positive learning experience. Tutoring can also take place in the child’s home, where they feel comfortable and safe, this helps reduce any potential feelings of stress.
Our specialisms include the following areas: ·
- Dyslexia – developing confidence in reading, writing and spelling. ·
- Dyscalculia – providing specialist maths support and confidence boosting. ·
- Organisation – teaching how to revise, learn multiplication tables, spelling, prepare for exams, manage homework and write essays. ·
- Memory – learning strategies for short-term memory retrieval and how to integrate them in day to day learning situations. ·
- Self-Confidence – working with children to boost their confidence ·
- Social Skills – managing self and being with others, learning about self and how to interact and engage in role play. ·
- Autism, Asperger’s – building confidence, integrating school demands, liaison with school, supporting parents, referral to specialists.
If you think your child would benefit from support for their educational needs, or if you would simply like to talk to us for further information, please contact us directly