Primary English 0058: Stage 4

Reading

Writing

Speaking and Listening

Word structure (phonics)

Vocabulary and language

Grammar and punctuation

Structure of texts

Interpretation of texts

Appreciation and reflection

Word structure (spelling)

Vocabulary and language

Grammar and punctuation

Structure of texts

Creation of texts

Presentation and reflection

Making yourself understood

Showing understanding

Group work and discussion

Performance

Reflection and evaluation

Use effective strategies to read unfamiliar words accurately and confidently, including using phonic, morphological and grammatical knowledge, segmenting and contextual information.

Identify stressed and unstressed syllables in multi-syllabic words.

Extend the range of common words recognised on sight, including homophones and near-homophones.

Use context to suggest synonyms for unfamiliar words.

Explore words with common roots and compare their meanings.

Identify and record interesting and significant words, and synonyms, from texts to inform own writing.

Use as many initial letters as necessary to organise words in alphabetical order, and to locate words in dictionaries and glossaries.

Explore and comment on how a writer's choice of words, including verbs, strengthens the impact on the reader, e.g. rushed instead of went.

Explore and comment on how a writer's choice of words, including adjectives and adverbs, enhances the meaning (shades of meaning).

Identify and recognise meaning of figurative language in texts, including alliteration and similes, e.g. as … as …

Comment on the impact of figurative language in texts, including alliteration and similes.

Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read unfamiliar texts with understanding.

Explore in texts, and understand, the use of commas and apostrophes.

Explore in texts, and understand, the standard layout and punctuation of direct speech.

Explore in texts the use of different connectives in multi-clause sentences.

Identify connectives in texts.

Explore in texts a range of examples of quantifiers, e.g. either, neither, both.

Explore in texts examples of adverbs and adverbial phrases, including their purposes.

Identify adverbs in texts.

Explore and understand how past, present and future verb forms are used in texts.

Explore in texts, and understand, subject-verb agreement.

Explore and describe the main stages in a text from introduction to conclusion.

Explore and recognise the key features of text structure in a range of different fiction and non-fiction texts, including poems and playscripts.

Explore and recognise how ideas are organised in paragraphs and sections.

Explore and recognise how points are sequenced and linked to develop ideas within and between paragraphs.

Understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts and locate books by classification.

Read and explore a range of fiction genres, poems and playscripts, including identifying the contribution of any visual elements or multimedia.

Identify, discuss and compare different fiction genres and their typical characteristics.

Read and explore a range of non-fiction text types.

Identify, discuss and compare the purposes and features of different non-fiction text types, including how texts persuade the reader.

Explore explicit meanings in a range of texts.

Identify key words and phrases that establish the main points in a text.

Explain how settings and characters are developed, identifying key words and phrases from the story.

Explore implicit meanings in a range of texts.

Predict what happens next in a story based on previous events in the story.

Make inferences from texts, including about story settings and characters.

Begin to distinguish between fact and opinion in texts.

Skim to gain an overall sense of a text.

Locate and use relevant information from a text to answer questions.

Answer questions with some reference to single points in a text.

Recognise, compare and contrast the themes and features of texts.

Identify the viewpoint from which a story is told.

Enjoy independent and shared reading of fiction genres, poems, playscripts and non-fiction texts.

Express personal responses to texts, including linking characters, settings and events to personal experience.

Develop preferences about favourite books and share recommendations with others.

Comment on how fiction reflects the time or context in which it is set.

Explore and use silent letters (e.g. knife, lamb) and different spellings of words with vowel phonemes (e.g. short vowel phonemes: umbrella, young and love ('o' before 'v'); long vowel phonemes after 'w': want, war, water, word).

Explore and use spelling patterns for pluralisation, including -s, -es, -y/-ies and -f/-ves.

Spell words with a range of common prefixes and suffixes, including trans-, pre-, -ion, -ation and -ous.

Explore and build words with related roots and meanings, e.g. medical, medicine; sign, signal, signature.

Spell common homophones correctly to match their grammatical purpose, including they’re, their, there.

Spell words with common letter strings but different pronunciations, e.g. tough, through, trough, plough.

Generate spelling rules from spelling patterns, and test them.

Use effective strategies, including segmenting, spelling rules, visual memory and mnemonics, to spell a range of unfamiliar regular and exception words correctly.

Use paper-based and on-screen tools to find the correct spelling of words; keep and use spelling logs of misspelt words, and identify words that need to be learned.

Use specialised vocabulary accurately to match a familiar topic.

Explore and use alternatives for overused words and phrases.

Explore shades of meaning in adjectives and adverbs (e.g. tepid, warm, hot), and use them appropriately in own writing.

Choose and use words (including verbs, e.g. rushed instead of went) to strengthen the impact of writing.

Use simple figurative language, including alliteration and similes.

Use own lists of interesting and significant words, dictionaries and thesauruses to extend the range of vocabulary used in written work.

Consistently use accurate end-of-sentence punctuation.

Begin to use commas to make the meaning of sentences clearer.

Use apostrophes for singular and plural possession.

Begin to use other punctuation alongside speech marks to punctuate direct speech.

Write multi-clause sentences using a range of connectives.

Use past, present and future verb forms accurately.

Experiment with varying verb forms in texts, including in direct speech.

Use the verb to be accurately, including subject-verb agreement for different verb forms.

Use a range of quantifiers appropriately for the context, e.g. either, neither, both.

Use adverbs and adverbial phrases appropriately.

Develop a logical sequence of ideas, making relationships between them clear.

Use paragraphs and sections consistently to organise ideas.

Use connectives to establish links between paragraphs, e.g. if, although.

Use organisational features appropriate to the text type, e.g. bulleted and numbered lists.

Develop creative writing in a range of different genres of fiction and types of poems.

Explore and use different ways of planning to inform writing for particular purposes.

Write character profiles to inform story writing.

Develop descriptions of settings and characters to capture the reader's imagination.

Write alternative beginnings and endings for stories.

Begin to express a viewpoint in fiction through a character's opinions about a setting or other characters.

Write a simple original playscript.

Develop writing for a purpose using language and features appropriate for a range of text types.

Develop writing of a range of text types for a specified audience, using appropriate content and language.

Adopt a viewpoint in non-fiction writing that is appropriate for the purpose and audience.

Write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed.

Make short notes to record information from a text and use them to inform writing.

Explore and use different ways of laying out and presenting texts to suit the purpose and audience (handwritten, printed and onscreen).

Evaluate own and others’ writing, suggesting improvements for sense, accuracy and content.

Proofread for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors, and make corrections, including using on-screen tools.

Speak with accuracy and sometimes at length in a range of familiar contexts.

Sequence relevant information to aid the listener's understanding.

Use vocabulary precisely to make the meaning clear.

Use non-verbal communication techniques for different purposes.

Show awareness of an audience, e.g. by adapting language and tone to engage them.

Listen and respond appropriately, including asking and answering questions to develop ideas.

Begin to take an assigned role within a group.

Respond politely to another point of view with a personal point of view.

Extend a discussion by contributing relevant comments and questions.

Take turns in a discussion, making links with what others have said.

Read aloud with expression, adapting the pace and volume appropriate to the content.

Read aloud with accuracy and fluency, showing awareness of punctuation.

Adapt speech, gesture and movement to portray a character in drama.

Plan and deliver a group presentation on a familiar subject, including to a wider audience.

and deliver a presentation independently on a familiar subject in a familiar context.

Begin to evaluate own and others' talk, including what went well and what could be improved next time.

Comment on the ways that meaning can be expressed verbally and non-verbally in different contexts.