• Gives meaning to marks they make as they draw, write & paint. 
• Uses some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence. 

• Writes own name and other things such as labels, captions. 

• Attempts to write short sentences in meaningful contexts.  
Physical development
• Shows a preference for a dominant hand. • Begins to use anticlockwise movement & retrace vertical lines. 

• Begins to form recognisable letters. 

• Uses a pencil and holds it effectively to form recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.   

knowledge to write words in 

ways which match their spoken 

sounds. They also write some 

irregular common words. They 

write simple sentences which can be read by themselves & 

others. Some words are spelt 

correctly & others are 

phonetically plausible.
ELG:
Children show good control &

co‐ordination in large & small 

movements.