Dictation Sentences Audio Presentations Worksheets KS1 and EFL

Dictation sentences and longer passages.

This resource is in line with the National Curriculum objectives on the value of dictation to children.

Aimed at: Foundation/Keystage 1/2 and suitable for ESL/EFL students.

The resource comprises:-

• PowerPoint Presentation (1) - contains 10 sentences for dictation.
• PowerPoint Presentation (2) - contains 20 texts for dictation - passages are longer.
• Ready-made worksheets (x3)
• Handwriting sheets
• Audio recording of all the dictation - on the last slide of each Presentation.
• Clear and comprehensive Teacher’s Notes on suggested use of this resource.

The learning objectives are outlined - in short the children to write from memory simple sentences dictated by the teacher that include GPCs and common exception words.

This activity gives the student the opportunity to practise their spelling.

You can use this resource in focus groups or whole class teaching.

The texts are numbered but you do not have to follow the number order. You can pick and choose any text to suit the level of your class or group.

As suggested in the teacher’s notes, you print of the text to read aloud or play the audio. After the dictation, the children can correct each other’s work by referring to the text on the PowerPoint Slide, and then copy the corrected piece of writing into their literacy books in their best handwriting.

Punctuations dictated are: full stops, commas in a list, question marks and exclamation marks. Speech marks/inverted commas are also used in two of the texts for the higher Keystage students.

Sample free dictation resource

Thank you for visiting my shop!:)