How is English different from Reading on WonderPath?

English covers writing, grammar, spelling and speaking. Reading is its own subject, focused on fluency and understanding what is read. Many families use both.

Does WonderPath mark my child's writing?

WonderPath gives feedback on short writing tasks and suggests one thing to try next. It does not grade children, and a parent can always see the original work.

Which ages is it for?

Reception to Year 6, ages 4 to 11, mapped to the National Curriculum for England.

Subjects · Ages 4 to 11

WonderPath English

WonderPath English builds the confidence to say something and write it down: speaking and listening, handwriting, spelling, grammar and composition, from first marks in Reception to structured writing in Year 6.

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What WonderPath English covers

Speaking and listening
Handwriting and spelling
Grammar and punctuation
Vocabulary
Composition and editing

English by year group

Each page lists what children learn that year and how WonderPath teaches it.

EYFS · Ages 4-5

English for Reception

· Mark-making and early writing of letters and familiar words
· Listening to and joining in with stories and rhymes
· Speaking in sentences and describing events

Open Reception

KS1 · Ages 5-6

English for Year 1

· Writing sentences with capital letters, full stops, and finger spaces
· Using 'and' to join ideas in sentences
· Forming lower-case and capital letters correctly

Open Year 1

KS1 · Ages 6-7

English for Year 2

· Using subordination (when, if, that, because) and coordination (or, and, but)
· Using expanded noun phrases for description (e.g. the blue butterfly)
· Correct use of past and present tense

Open Year 2

KS2 · Ages 7-8

English for Year 3

· Organising writing into paragraphs around a theme
· Using conjunctions, adverbs, and prepositions to express time and cause
· Understanding the present perfect tense (e.g. 'She has gone')

Open Year 3

KS2 · Ages 8-9

English for Year 4

· Using fronted adverbials for sentence variety (e.g. 'Later that day, ...')
· Choosing nouns and pronouns for clarity and cohesion
· Using commas after fronted adverbials

Open Year 4

KS2 · Ages 9-10

English for Year 5

· Using relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that
· Indicating degrees of possibility using adverbs (perhaps, surely) and modal verbs (might, should, will)
· Using brackets, dashes, and commas for parenthesis

Open Year 5

KS2 · Ages 10-11

English for Year 6

· Using the passive voice for formal writing (e.g. 'The window was broken')
· Using the subjunctive form in formal writing (e.g. 'If I were you')
· Distinguishing between formal and informal registers

Open Year 6

Questions parents ask about WonderPath English

How is English different from Reading on WonderPath?: English covers writing, grammar, spelling and speaking. Reading is its own subject, focused on fluency and understanding what is read. Many families use both.
Does WonderPath mark my child's writing?: WonderPath gives feedback on short writing tasks and suggests one thing to try next. It does not grade children, and a parent can always see the original work.
Which ages is it for?: Reception to Year 6, ages 4 to 11, mapped to the National Curriculum for England.

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