Learning opportunities are structured around the Experiences and Outcomes (ES&Os) of Curriculum for Excellence and a wide variety of resources are available to support learners.

In St Charles’ Primary, we use a wide range of resources to teach Literacy skills.

Reciprocal Reading 

Reading characters are used to help pupils engage deeply in the texts they are reading. Each character helps the pupils to develop a different reading skill such as predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising.

Reflective Reading

Reflective reading tasks are used from P4-7 to help pupils engage deeply in what they are reading. These tasks require pupils to work in groups to practice key reading skills and share their thoughts and ideas on texts.

Jolly Phonics

The Jolly Phonics programme is used in P1-3 to support the learning of sounds and the development of reading. This resource is continued in Primary 4-7 to support the teaching of spelling.

Talk for Writing

Throughout the year, pupils will experience writing a range of texts using the Talk for Writing framework. The Talk for Writing approach enables children to read and write independently for a variety of audiences and purposes within different subjects. A key feature is that children internalise the language structures needed to write through ‘talking the text’, as well as close reading. The approach moves from dependence towards independence, with the teacher using shared and guided teaching to develop the ability in children to write creatively and powerfully.

Modern Languages

Learning a modern language enables children and young people to make connections with different people and their cultures and to play a fuller part as global citizens. The modern language taught at St Charles’ is Spanish. All pupils from Primary 1 to 7 are taught about Spanish language and culture.

Pupils from P5-7 also learn French as part of Renfrewshire Council’s 1+2 policy.