Literacy Framework
This set of unit plans and resources can be adapted to support your teaching, planning, and assessment. You can also see how the learning objectives and assessment criteria connect to the framework.
Literacy Framework topics
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How to use the Primary Frameworks
Find out how the primary Frameworks for mathematics and literacy can support your planning, teaching and assessment of children’s learning across Key Stages 1 and 2.
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Year 1 literacy
Use the three sections, additional text-based units, mixed-age planning unit, planning overview and pupil writing targets within this year to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of Year 1 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 1 pupil writing targets
Use this table to help support effective teaching of writing in this year, particularly in guided sessions or one to one tuition. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 1 literacy: Narrative section
Use the four units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 1 literacy: Non-fiction section
Use the five units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 1 literacy: Poetry section
Use the three units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 1 literacy: Additional text-based units
Use these units to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy. The units make direct reference to specific texts and go beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This is part of Year 1 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed-age planning: Traditional stories
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 1, 2 and 3 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 2 literacy
Use the three sections, additional text-based units, mixed-age planning units, planning overview and pupil writing targets within this year to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of Year 2 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 2 literacy planning
Use the suggested structure, ordering and timings to support your planning throughout the year. Find out about mixed-age planning, what fully exemplified units contain and why some units are not exemplified. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 2 pupil writing targets
Use this table to help support effective teaching of writing in this year, particularly in guided sessions or one to one tuition. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 2 literacy: Narrative section
Use the four units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 2 literacy: Non-fiction section
Use the four units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 2 literacy: Poetry section
Use the two units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 2 literacy: Additional text-based unit
Use this unit to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy. The unit makes direct reference to specific texts and goes beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This is part of the Year 2 Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed-age planning: Traditional stories
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 1, 2 and 3 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed-age planning: Stories set in imaginary worlds
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 2, 3 and 4 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 literacy
Use the three sections, planning overview and pupil writing targets within this year to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of Year 3 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 literacy planning
Use the suggested structure, ordering and timings to support your planning throughout the year. Find out what fully exemplified units contain and why some units are not exemplified. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 pupil writing targets
Use this table to help support effective teaching of writing in this year, particularly in guided sessions or one to one tuition. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 literacy: Narrative section
Use the five units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 literacy: Non-fiction section
Use the three units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 literacy: Poetry section
Use the three units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed-age planning: Traditional stories
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 1, 2 and 3 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed-age planning: Stories set in imaginary worlds
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 2, 3 and 4 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 literacy: Additional text-based units
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of the Primary Framework across this unit. Additional text-based units go beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This unit is part of Year 3 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 3 literacy: Additional text-based units
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of the Primary Framework across this unit. Additional text-based units go beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This unit is part of Year 3 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 literacy
Use the three sections, mixed-age planning units, planning overview and pupil writing targets within this year to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of Year 4 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 literacy planning
Use the suggested structure, ordering and timings to support your planning throughout the year. Find out about mixed-age planning, what fully exemplified units contain and why some units are not exemplified. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 pupil writing targets
Use this table to help support effective teaching of writing in this year, particularly in guided sessions or one to one tuition. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 literacy: Narrative section
Use the five units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 literacy: Non-fiction section
Use the four units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 literacy: Poetry section
Use the two units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed-age planning: Stories set in imaginary worlds
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 2, 3 and 4 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed age planning: Older literature
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 4, 5 and 6 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 literacy: Additional text-based units
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of the Primary Framework across this unit. Additional text-based units go beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This unit is part of Year 4 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 4 literacy: Additional text-based units
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of the Primary Framework across this unit. Additional text-based units go beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This unit is part of Year 4 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 5 literacy
Use the three sections, additional text-based units, planning overview and pupil writing targets within this year to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of Year 5 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 5 literacy planning
An overview of the planning structure for Year 5 literacy and an explanation of timings and ordering and exemplified and non-exemplified units. This is part of the Primary Framework.
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Year 5 pupil writing targets
An overview of pupil writing targets and a table identifying the targets for Year 5 within the Primary Framework for literacy. You can use this table to help support effective teaching of writing, particularly in guided sessions or one to one tuition.
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Year 5 literacy: Narrative section
Use the six units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 5 literacy: Non-fiction section
Use the four units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 5 literacy: Additional text-based units
Use these units to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy. The units make direct reference to specific texts and go beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This is part of Year 5 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed age planning: Older literature
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 4, 5 and 6 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 6 literacy
Use the three sections, additional text-based units, planning overview and pupil writing targets within this year to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of Year 6 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 6 literacy planning
Use the suggested structure, ordering and timings to support your planning throughout the year. Find out what fully exemplified units contain and why some units are not exemplified. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 6 pupil writing targets
Use this table to help support effective teaching of writing in this year, particularly in guided sessions or one to one tuition. This is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 6 literacy: Narrative section
Use the four units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 6 literacy: Non-fiction section
Use the four units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 6 literacy: Poetry section
Use the two units within this section to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Year 6 literacy: Additional text-based units
Use these units to help support your planning, teaching and assessment of the Primary Framework for literacy. The units make direct reference to specific texts and go beyond exemplified units by providing more detailed support. This is part of Year 6 of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Mixed age planning: Older literature
Use this unit summary, suggested timing and prior learning to support your planning and teaching of classes which have more than one year group. This unit addresses the needs of year groups 4, 5 and 6 and is part of the Primary Framework for literacy.
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Talk for writing - pack
Talk for writing materials to support teachers in further developing children's writing throughout the teaching sequence.
