Staynor Hall - Language Progression - Knowledge Year by Year - EYFS & KS 1

Sep 28, 2026

A year-by-year language progression guide for Spanish learning at Staynor Hall, covering EYFS and Key Stage 1. It outlines expected development across listening and responding to spoken phrases, speaking through songs, stories, greetings, and emotion check-ins, and expanding vocabulary by topics. The plan also specifies phonics targets (vowels, key letter-sound differences, and awareness of specific sounds), plus reading skills such as recognizing written words and punctuation markers, and writing steps like copying words and completing vowels, including accented characters.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Listening

Speaking

Phonics

Reading

Vocabulary

Writing

Staynor Hall -Language Progression-Knowledge Year by Year ( Based on ALL Languages & Progression Guidance) EYFS & KS 1 | | EYFS | Y1 | Y2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Listening | In early years , children learn:
● awareness of another language
● To be curious about another country , its language and its culture
● to imitate sounds and intonation accurately
● To enjoy listening to songs and stories in another language
● to begin to join in with songs and rhymes
● to demonstrate turn-taking in language exchange eg greetings
● to join in actions for songs and rhymes
● To count to 10 with reasonable accuracy
● To use memory techniques to recall new words
● play phonics games
● Respond to two different classroom instructions
● Take part in a check in with two emotion words | listen and respond to familiar spoken words and phrases | listen and respond to familiar spoken words and phrases | | Children should: | | ● Listen to a story , song or spanish speaker ● Listen to sounds , words and phrases.
● Be confident hearing numbers to 10
● Hear numbers to 20
● Be confident with 4 primary colours
● Know relevant topic words from memory on hearing them
● Hear singular and plural nouns
● Follow simple classroom instructions. | ● Listen attentively to a story , song or spanish speaker , picking out familiar words
● Listen and copy sounds , words and phrases
● Be confident hearing numbers to 10
● Hear numbers to 20 with good accuracy
● Know a minimum of 8 colours with accuracy and up to 12 with reasonable accuracy
● Know relevant topic words from memory on hearing them
● Hear singular and plural nouns and recognise the difference
● Follow simple classroom instructions | | Speaking | | Join in with songs or stories with actions and attempt some words.
communicate with others using simple words and phrases , explore patterns and sounds | Join in with songs or stories with actions and attempt some words.
Communicate with others using simple words and phrases , explore patterns and sounds | | Children should: | | ● Repeat sounds and words with accurate pronunciation
● Speak in a range of situations , both whole class , independently and around school
● Join in with key vocabulary in songs and | ● Repeat sounds , words and phrases with accurate pronunciation
● Speak in a range of situations , whole class , pairs , independently and around school -speaking with children and | Staynor Hall -Language Progression-Knowledge Year by Year ( Based on ALL Languages & Progression Guidance) | | | stories.
● Use simple words in greetings-ho la , adiós , buenos días
● Count to 10 with confidence and up to 20 with reasonable accuracy
● Say 4 relevant topic words from each topic.
● Begin to put some words together to create meaning e.g. Hola Leo
● Take part in a check-in with reasonable memory of up to 5 different emotions relevant to their gender , using prompts where needed
● Start to speak in Spanish around school , using greetings and inquiring how people are feeling | adults beyond our peers.
● Join in with songs and stories.
● Use simple words in greetings-ho la , adios , buenos dias , name , how are you and respond
● Count to 30
● Name 6 relevant topic words within each topic.
● Create some simple phrases and sentences with known vocabulary.
● Begin to put some words together to create meaning e.g. Hola Leo , ¿qué tal?
● Take part in a check-in with memory of up to 5 different emotions relevant to their gender
● Start to speak in Spanish around school , using greetings and inquiring how people are feeling with confidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | phonics | Nursery-Hear and repeat Spanish vowel sounds
a , e , i , o , u ,
Reception-recognise in Spanish words
a ,o | ● Recognise vowels in Spanish words a , e , i , o , u
● Start to hear and see other vowel sounds ha , he , hi , ho , hu
● Start to

FAQs

What listening skills are expected in EYFS and Year 1 for Spanish?

EYFS focuses on awareness of another language, listening to stories/songs or a Spanish speaker, and responding to familiar words and phrases. Year 1 emphasizes attentive listening, picking out familiar words, and listening/copying sounds and phrases.

How does the guide structure speaking practice across the years?

It requires children to join in with songs and stories using actions, attempt some words, repeat with accurate pronunciation, and communicate using simple greetings and phrases. Progression includes increased confidence speaking around school and creating simple meaning through word combinations.

What phonics and reading milestones are highlighted for KS1 learners?

Phonics targets include correct vowel use in familiar Spanish words, recognizing remaining vowel sounds, and being aware of specific sound differences (e.g., letter combinations and sound mappings to English). Reading milestones include noticing inverted punctuation, recognizing familiar written words, and using sound-spelling awareness to read new phonic sounds and identify missing vowels.

Sep 28, 2026

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