• communicate, collaborate and build relationships;
• reflect on and explain literacy and thinking skills, using feedback to help improve and progress;

• engage with and create a wide range of texts in different media, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technologies;

• develop an understanding of what is special, vibrant and valuable about their own and other cultures and languages;
• explore the richness and diversity of language, how it can affect them, and the wide range of ways in which they can be creative and

• extend and enrich their vocabulary through listening, talking, watching and reading.

• engaging with a wide range of texts and developing an appreciation of the richness and breadth of Scotland’s literary and linguistic heritage and
• enjoy exploring and discussing word patterns and text structures.

Key Comprehension, Collins Big Cat Reading resource and age appropriate novels are used within the school.  In the Early Stages, we raise phonological awareness through our Jolly Phonics Programme. Reading for pleasure is encouraged through the use of the class library and visits to Erskine Community Library.  Independent research and reading for reference is actively encouraged.  Teaching our children to read well is of prime importance to us and we use a variety of approaches to ensure success.  Each day, every class has an opportunity for a period of quiet “reading for pleasure” as well as being read to them by their teacher.

Writing is taught systematically at each level to enable children to write in a variety of contexts across the curriculum. Our approach to writing is through ‘Big Writing’.

French is taught from Primary 1 to Primary 7 (L2).

In addition to this Spanish is also taught in Primary 5 and Primary 6 (L3), Italian is taught in Primary 7 (L3).