Spelling Guidance
Spelling is very important in all subjects, and the majority of children should be able to demonstrate mostly accurate spelling appropriate to their year group. We have attached two lists below showing current expectations and aims for Year 3.
The 1st List is the spellings which The National Curriculum states the children should be able to spell by the end of Year 2. They represent the spelling rules the children should know, plus irregular words which don’t follow the rules!
The 2nd List is the spellings which The National Curriculum states the children should be able to spell by the end of Year 4. They represent the spelling rules the children should know, plus irregular words which don’t follow the rules. We have called them Year 3 words as we will endeavour to cover as many of them as we can, to give the children a bit of a head start with their spellings before the latter years of KS2.