At Cavendish View we have developed three learning pathways for English. For children who are on the pre-formal pathway are given the opportunity to experience learning through sensory stories and early literacy skills. This includes developing a love of stories, singing songs and rhymes and exploring mark making. The semi-formal and formal curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and focuses on the skills of blending for reading and segmenting for spelling and developing the understanding of sentences so that children can develop writing longer pieces of text.