Progression achieved:

Reception - Year 2/P1-3

• Years 1-2/P2-3 Story Street provides gradual progression appropriate for 5-7 year-olds
• By the end of Step 3 (end of Year 1/P2), children have been introduced to 104 NLS Sight Recognition Words
• By the end of Step 6 (end of Year 2/P3), children have been introduced to 165 NLS Sight Recognition Words

Years 3-4/P4-5

• Years 3-4/P4-5 Story Street provides gradual progression appropriate for 7-9 year-olds
• The characters are growing up and new characters are added
• The stories continue to use humour and strong storylines
• Stories also now cover many childhood issues which link to Citizenship and PSHE topics

Story Street progression is precisely structured through colour coded Steps, which gradually increase in difficulty. Click on the relevant step below for more detail and sample spreads.

Rec - Year 1 / P1-2 BEGINNER STAGE

Year 2/ P3 EMERGENT STAGE

Year 3/ P4 COMPETENT STAGE

Year 4/ P5 FLUENT

For Years 5-6 / P6-7 see Streetwise section.