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Year 4

Year 4 Reading Progression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snap Reading

Outcomes

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Understands when it would be helpful to use a dictionary to support reading

 

Understands and explains the main points from what they have read, with direct reference to the text

 

Identify explicit details from the text, showing the section of the text they found the information

 

Can make inferences about characters' actions in a story based on evidence from the text

 

Is able to choose books that they enjoy and will challenge them

 

Is able to skim short passages to answer recall questions

 

Is able to scan short passages to answer recall questions

 

Can make predictions based on knowledge of the text or similar reading experiences, giving clear reasons for their ideas

 

Identifies the main purpose of a text

 

 

Summative reading assessment

Is familiar with different types of poetry

 

Recognises similarities and differences between texts structured in different ways

 

Is able to describe the actions of characters in a text and begin to explain them, in the context of the narrative

 

Can identify language used to create atmosphere and discuss why this language has been chosen

Discusses ideas from throughout a text e.g. how a conclusion may be linked to an opening

 

Is able to explain how paragraphs have been used to organise a text

 

Can summarise the main points from a section of text

 

Can discuss how the use of different sentence types changes the meaning of a passage

 

Is able to identify intended impact of a text and explain whether they feel the text has had the desired effect

Summative reading assessment

Is able to explain how the format and presentation of a text impacts on the reader

 

Can empathise with a character's motives and behaviours

 

Can discuss word meanings, based on their existing vocabulary knowledge

 

Discusses viewpoints in a text, where appropriate of more than one character

 

Uses a range of punctuation to add meaning to what they are reading

 

Can identify descriptive devices within a text i.e. expanded noun phrases, adverbial phrases, similes etc

 

Can evaluate the overall quality of a text, as well as the inclusion of specific features

 

Begins to recognise the importance of cultural or historical settings on how a text is composed

Reciprocal Reading

Outcomes

Confidently discusses a range of reading experiences with peers and adults

 

Responds orally to texts read to them and those that they have read themselves, showing increasing maturity in the way they engage with the discussion

 

Chooses skilful questions to improve their understanding of the text

 

Confidently reads a range of texts aloud, considering intonation, tone, volume and actions

 

Demonstrates an ability to interpret how a character is feeling or behaving, when reading dialogue aloud

 

Cyclical Reading Skills

Can discuss a range of books and texts that they have read, explaining key information and giving their opinion about it

 

Uses reading as a tool to support other aspects of learning

 

Can read age appropriate texts with a good level of fluency and stamina

 

Can use a range of strategies to decode unfamiliar words

 

Can read and understand the meaning of words with prefixes from the Year 3/4 curriculum

 

Can read and understand the meaning of words with suffixes from the Year 3/4 curriculum

 

Gives meaning to new language using the context in which it appears

Can talk about key differences between text types, including texts of the same type but written by different authors

 

Can explain how vocabulary choices affect meaning in a range of text types

 

Uses new language from their own reading experiences in their written and spoken work

 

Uses their broad reading experiences to compare books by the same author or on a similar theme

 

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