Literacy and Languages in the Curriculum

Literacy & English

Language and Literacy are of personal, social and economic importance and our ability to use language affects the development of our thoughts, emotions, identity and ability to experience the world around us.

Literacy is fundamental to all areas of learning and helps pupils access other areas of the curriculum. Being literate increases opportunities for an individual in all aspects of life, lays the foundations for lifelong learning and work, and contributes strongly to the development of the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence.

The main elements of this subject are:

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening and Talking

 At Langcraigs, Reading in the Early Stages (P1 – P3) is taught using a combination of look and say (word recognition) and phonic (a, c, dr etc. sounds) training.

The Early Stages reading resource is Oxford Reading Tree, a colourful, stimulating resource which encourages reading to be fun.  Our phonics programme, Jolly Phonics, has proved to be most successful in training children to read, write and spell.

In the Upper Stages (P4 – P7), our reading resource is Oxford Reading Tree / Project X Origins, which encourages developmental reading in addition to providing a structure for acquiring skills in listening, talking and writing.  We also use novels, newspapers and internet articles as stimulus for reading.

 Writing                                   Big Writing and Talk for Writing

Listening & Talking           Personal presentations, class performances and Oracy