Year 4
Reading Progression - Year 4
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
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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 |