The National Curriculum influences how pupils are educated in schools. The school curriculum draws on the national curriculum to develop its curriculum to meet the individual learning needs of all pupils. “The four main aims of the British National Curriculum seek to: establish law, establish standards, promote continuity and coherence, and finally promote public understanding” Looking at the teaching of English in Key Stage 1, speaking and listening, reading and writing go hand in hand. “Most children experiment with ideas by talking long before they can write them down. Reading aloud helps children become familiar with the cadences and uses of the English language. For many children, expressing ideas orally is easier than in writing, where it is more complicated to orchestrate all the necessary skills. The discipline of writing, which involves precision and clear articulation of meaning for a distant reader, also aids clarity in oral communication. Reading provides children with models of language, and discussing texts helps them incorporate that language into their repertoire. So speaking and listening, reading and writing are not only interdependent, but also mutually reinforcing." Focusing on reading and writing, the National Curriculum provides guidance on the teaching of reading in terms of knowledge, skills and understanding. Reading strategies are one of them, for example, pupils must be taught to read with fluency, accuracy, comprehension and enjoyment. A teacher aims to foster in every child a love of reading for pleasure by providing opportunities to read and by surrounding children with a range of reading materials appropriate to age, ability and interests. A way of teaching fluency, accuracy and understanding, a progressive structure. ..... half of the sheet ......, paying attention to the sequence. Handwriting features prominently in writing especially in Key Stage 1 as it is still developing. It is significant to teach children how to form letters, join letters, how to hold a pencil, both uppercase and lowercase formation, finally every teacher wants a clear and tidy presentation. Works Cited http://curriculum.qcda.gov .uk/key-stages-1-and-2/aims-values-and-scopo/scopi/index.aspxLast accessed 13 September 2011(http://www.standards. dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/literacy /818497/pns_speaklisten062403hbk.pdf) Last accessed 13 September 2011 http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/key-stages-1-and-2/subjects/english/keystage1 /index.aspx Last accessed 13 September 2011 http://curriculum .qcda.gov.uk/key-stages-1-and-2/subjects/english/keystage1/index.aspxLast accessed 13 September 2011