RCI-08416 · Grammar

Grammar — Early Years Starter Skill Builder · Club / Workshop

Understand how words and structures work together to create clear, accurate language. This version is designed for ages 4–6 at starter level through social, activity-rich workshop learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure parts of speech with highly supported practice.
  • Develop increasingly independent agreement with highly supported practice.
  • Develop applied tense with highly supported practice.
  • Develop confident sentence control with highly supported practice.
  • Apply Grammar skills through structured practice appropriate to ages 4–6.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Words at WorkFocus: parts of speech

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 2 · Make It AgreeFocus: agreement

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 3 · Control TimeFocus: tense

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 4 · Grammar in Real WritingFocus: sentence control

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Early Years learners (ages 4–6) who want to develop parts of speech, agreement, tense, sentence control at Starter level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Grammar, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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