Curriculum

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At Dulwich Hamlet, we plan our Literacy curriculum around rich, aspirational texts that provide a stimulating starting point for our children. Within each year group, we aim to teach a broad range of books, for example classic texts that will expose the children to archaic language, picture books which promote thoughtful inference and non-fiction. We also incorporate digital media into our planning and this year, we are developing more regular opportunities to study poetry within our Literacy units. Where possible we link our core texts to our Humanities topics but we only promote this link if it is meaningful and not at the cost of high quality literature.

This academic year, our whole school focus is on reading and vocabulary. We are developing our reading lessons to ensure our questioning demands a thorough and sustained analysis of specific passages. Opportunities to promote more extended and detailed written responses to texts are also being explored.

As a school, we have grounded our approach in the research into vocabulary teaching. We recognise that vocabulary acquisition is tightly linked to reading comprehension and in turn, both reading and writing progress. This year we are developing strategies to extend pupils’ vocabulary breadth and depth of understanding.

As a school, we are committed to continually developing our teaching so as to maximize progress for all children, whatever their starting point when they join the Hamlet

KS2 Reading question stems | Year 3 and 4 recommended reading list | Year 5 and 6 recommended reading list
Y4 Parent Café - Reading Focus Notes | Y5 Parent Café - Reading Focus Notes |

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