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During Key Stage 2 pupils learn to change the way they speak and write to suit different purposes and audiences. Work in speaking and listening, reading and writing is integrated. Year 4 follows the National Curriculum and National Literacy Strategy for Year 4. The Nelson Spelling Scheme is used and words arising from the children's own work are also addressed using a variety of strategies. A variety of dictionaries and thesauruses is used. Reading is supported by class libraries and the School Library.
Pupils will:
- Read a range of texts and respond to different layers of meaning in them.
- Explore the use of language in literary texts and learn how language works.
The range covered includes:
- Historical stories
- Playscripts and poems based on common themes
- Stories and novels about imagined worlds
- Stories in series
- Classic and modern poetry, including poems from different cultures and times
- Stories that raise issues
- Stories by the same author
- Stories from other cultures
- A range of poetry in different forms
- Reports and articles in newspapers and magazines
- Instructions
- Information texts on same or similar themes and explanations
- Persuasive writing such as adverts, circulars, flyers, discussion texts
- Debates
- Editorials
- Information texts linked to other curricular area
YEAR 4 English Programme of Work
Speaking
- Offer reasons and evidence for their views, considering differing opinions
- Respond appropriately to the contributions of others in light of differing viewpoints
- Tell stories effectively and convey detailed information coherently for listeners
- Use and reflect on some ground rules for sustaining talk and interactions
Listening and Responding
- Listen to a speaker, make notes on the talk and use notes to develop a role-play
- Compare the different contributions of music, words and images in short extracts from TV programmes
- Identify how talk varies with age, familiarity, gender and purpose
Group discussion and interaction
- Take different roles in groups and use the language appropriate to them, including roles of leader, reporter, scribe and mentor
- Use time, resources and group members efficiently by distributing tasks, checking progress, making back-up plans
- Identify the main points of each speaker, compare their arguments and how they are presented
Drama
- Create roles showing how behaviour can be interpreted from different viewpoints
- Develop scripts based on improvisation
- Comment constructively on plays and performances, discussing effects and how they are achieved
Word Recognition (decoding and encoding)
Word recognition objectives should be covered by the end of Year 2
Word structure and spelling
- Use knowledge of phonics, morphology and etymology to spell new and unfamiliar words
- Distinguish the spelling and meaning of common homophones
- Know and apply common spelling rules
- Develop a range of personal strategies for learning new and irregular words
Understanding and interpreting text
- Identify and summarise evidence from a text to support a hypothesis
- Deduce characters' reasons for behaviour from their actions and explain how ideas are developed in non-fiction texts
- Use knowledge of different organisational features of texts to find information effectively
- Use knowledge of word structures and origins to develop their understanding of word meanings
Engage with and respond to text
- Read extensively favourite authors/genres and experiment with other types of text
- Interrogate texts to deepen and clarify understanding and response
- Explore why and how writers write, including through face-to-face and online contact with authors
Create and shape text
- Develop and refine ideas in writing using planning and problem-solving strategies
- Use settings and characterisation to engage readers' interest
- Summarise and shape material and ideas from different sources to write convincing and informative non-narrative texts
Show imagination through language used to create emphasis, humour, atmosphere or suspense
- Choose and combine words, images and other features for particular effects
Text structure and organisation
- Organise texts into paragraphs to distinguish between different information, events or processes
- Use adverbs and conjunctions to establish cohesion within paragraphs
Sentence structure and punctuation
- Clarify meaning and point of view by using varied sentence structure (phrases, clauses and adverbials)
- Use commas to mark clauses and the apostrophe for possession
Presentation
- Write consistently with neat, legible and joined handwriting
- Use word processing packages to present written work and continue to increase speed and accuracy in typing
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