Literacy at TKASA

At The King Alfred School Academy, we believe that developing an extensive vocabulary is one of the keys to unlocking academic success. Our KS3 vocabulary curriculum document outlines the subject specific words students will explicitly learn as a minimum each year.

KS3 Vocabulary Curriculum
 

The Priory Learning Trust Literacy Codes for Marking and Guide to Punctuation

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TKASA Word Classification (800x641).jpg
 

Useful links

KS3 Reading List
KS4 Reading List
Common Sense Media (External website)
 

Tutor Reading

All students in Years 7 through to Year 10 engage in a morning reading programme with their tutors.
Students follow the book with a reading ruler and are currently reading a book from the selection shown below.