Dear All:
Here be links to the National Curriculm website, outlining what children are expected to be learning in infant and juniour school.  These will prove useful as benchmarks for analysing examples of reading and writing practice, as well as an example of theory/research.  Enjoy (if that's the right word)!
Key Stage 1 Reading
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=5875&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=5875
Key Stage 1 Writing
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=5924&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=5924
Key Stage 2 Reading
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=6048&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=6048
Key Stage 2 Writing
http://www.nc.uk.net/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6001&Session/@id=D_F8vQvwadvKn8gWyU512m&POS[@stateId_eq_main]/@id=6111&POS[@stateId_eq_note]/@id=6111
