Literacy Yearly Plan – Junior & Senior Infants Autism Class
This resource provides a full year of structured literacy planning tailored for an infant-level autism class. The plan is organised month-by-month with clear links to phonics, vocabulary, books, rhymes, and oral language activities, making literacy learning consistent and engaging.
The plan is designed to:
Support Junior & Senior Infant pupils working at a range of literacy levels.
Provide theme-based literacy activities that connect with wider classroom topics.
Include phonics, sight words, vocabulary, stories, rhymes, and pre-writing/writing activities.
Offer differentiated approaches and sensory-friendly strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
Plan for children who need curriculum access support, including minimally speaking children and AAC users, with communication opportunities built into each theme.
Save teachers time with a ready-to-use framework aligned to the Irish Primary Language Curriculum, while leaving room for flexibility and child-led learning.
This yearly literacy plan ensures that learning is accessible, meaningful, and developmentally appropriate, giving children the tools to build their communication, reading, and writing skills at their own pace.