Year 1 English Progress checks

Phonemes (and graphemes), rhyme, basic punctuation and handwriting will all be part of your child's Y1 English learning journey. Use our Progress checks to see how they're getting on, help them prepare for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check and find out if there are any areas they're finding tricky so you can support them at home.

Reception English Progress checks

In just under a year your four- or five-year-old will learn to read and write, making giant literacy leaps and laying the foundations of all their future learning. Marvel at their progress and identify any areas they need extra support and practice in at home with our Reception English Progress checks.

Year 2 English Progress checks

Working with phonemes to read and write, learning to spell high frequency words, using non-fiction texts and creating stories... literacy is demanding in Year 2. Check your child's progress and identify any areas they need extra practice in with our Y2 English Progress checks.

Year 6 English Progress checks

From persuasive arguments to punctuation, text analysis to narrative techniques and spelling to sentence structure, Year 6 brings all your child's primary school literacy learning together. Check their progress and identify any areas they might need to revise in the run-up to KS2 SATs with our Progress checks.

Year 5 English Progress checks

In Y5 English your child will be using prefixes and suffixes to spell words correctly, analysing texts and punctuating with speech marks and apostrophes. Check that they're on track with our Y5 English Progress checks, written by a KS2 teacher to help you identify any topics your child finds tricky and might need extra help with.

Year 4 English Progress checks

Homophones, non-fiction texts, using paragraphs correctly and the possessive apostrophe – all part of the literacy curriculum for Y4. Check your child's understanding of key topics and identify any areas they need to practise and revise with our Y4 English Progress checks.

Year 3 English Progress checks

Our Year 3 English Progress Checks are designed to help you understand if your child has grasped key areas of literacy for Y3, and to help you identify any topics they might need more practice with. Three tests, each tailored to one of the school terms, are included, as well as answers to help you evaluate your child's work.

Handwriting practice paper

Help your child form letters at the correct relative size and place them correctly on the 'base' writing line with our free printable handwriting practice paper. Two formats with guidelines are included, one for beginner writers and one to help children improve their handwriting skills.

Joined-up handwriting practice: words in upper and lower case

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A cursive handwriting sample alphabet is a useful reference tool when you child is writing words and sentences using upper and lower case letters independently. Could they make up a joke or limerick to model their best joined-up handwriting with?

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Joined-up handwriting practice: words in lower case

A cursive handwriting sample alphabet is the starting point for your child to write their own words and sentences using lower case letters. Guide lines are provided to help them size letters correctly and set them on the base (writing) line.

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