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Help your child to learn to read - English - 2/3/2010
An important part of learning to read is understanding the text that you read. We have attached below a list of questions for you to use to develop your child's comprehension skills

readingcomprehensionquestions.pdf

Written Calculations - Maths - 25/2/2010
At Nettlestone we teach written calculations in a specific way. It is important that parents do not use different methods as this will confuse their child. Please find an explanation of our written methods attached.

writtencalculatioins.pdf

Handwriting sheet - English - 26/11/2008
This is the script that we use at Nettlestone.

handwritingsheet.pdf

Synthetic Phonics - English - 25/9/2008
Last week we held an information evening for parents about synthetic phonics. Here are some notes from the evening.
A guide to Synthetic Phonics
Background: The Rose Report
In 2006 the government commissioned a national review of the way that reading was taught. Sir Jim Rose outlined his findings in the Rose Report. Rose stated
The case for systematic phonic work is overwhelming and much strengthened by a synthetic approach, the key features of which are to teach beginner readers
Letter/sound correspondences in a clearly defined sequence
To apply the highly important s...

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High frequency words - English - 16/8/2008
Reception high frequency words:

I, go, come, want, up, you, day, was, look, are, the, of, we, this, dog, me, like, going, big, she, and, they, my, see, on, away, mum, it, at, play, no, yes, for, a, dad, can, he, am, all, is, cat, get, said, to, in.

Year 1 and Year 2 high frequency words:

has, had, an, as, bed, but, did, from, got, school, him, his, if, jump, not, of, want, one, little, there, do, off, could, put, than, that, them, then, us, when, love, new, about, another, because, by, can’t, down, half, home, just, live, after, back, been, called, first, have, ho...

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Division vocabulary - Maths - 16/8/2008
halve
share
share equally
one each
two each
three each...
group in pairs
group in threes...
group in tens...
equal groups of
division
divide
divided by
divided into
left
left over
remainder
Multiplication vocabulary - Maths - 15/8/2008
lots of
groups of
times
product
multiplication
multiply
multiplied by
multiple of
once
twice
three times
four times
five times
ten times as big
ten times as long
ten times as wide
repeated addition
array
column
row
double
Addition vocabulary - Maths - 15/8/2008
add
addition
more
plus
sum
total
altogether
score
double
near double
one more
two more
ten more
hundred more
how many more to make ....?
how many more is ...than ?
how much more is ......?
is the same as
equals
tens boundary
hundreds boundary
sign
increase make
Subtraction vocabulary - Maths - 15/8/2008
minus
how many are left/left over?
leave
one less
two less
ten less
hundred less
how many less is ....than ...?
how much fewer is .....?
difference between
half
halve
take away
subtraction
decrease
leave

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