Year 4 English

Reading

Autumn Term

In the autumn term Year 4 children will:

have a reading age of 9 years
read new words by looking for root words, prefixes and suffixes
use a dictionary to check the meaning of words we meeting in our reading
retrieve and record information from fiction texts
summarise the main ideas from more than one paragraph
ask and answer questions about the text we are reading

Spring Term

In the spring term Year 4 children will:

have a reading age of 9 years and 5 months
use spelling knowledge to help decode new words
explain the meaning of words in context
retrieve and record information from non-fiction texts
discuss what we know about a character's thoughts and feelings from their actions
make predictions about what might happen next based on the evidence in the text
identify and discuss words which make the reader interested

Summer Term

In the summer term Year 4 children will:

have a reading age of 9 years and 10 months
retrieve and record information from poetry
use evidence from the texts to support our opinions about a character's thoughts and feelings
Identify and discuss phrases which make the reader interested
Discuss how the organisation of texts contributes to meaning

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Suggested Reading

Expected Standard of Work

Writing

Autumn Term

In the Autumn Term Year 4 children learn:

write using a legible and joined style
create a plan which supports the structure of an independent piece of writing
create direct speech which is correctly punctuated internally
embellish simple sentences to describe settings
create a sentence of three for action
create a more complex sentence through the use of 'ing' staters
create compound sentences and complex sentences using basic subordinating conjunctions within a text
develop writing through use of a viewpoint
use comparative and superlative adjectives to create noun phrases

create a more complex sentence through the use of 'ed' starters
extend noun phrases with the use of prepositions
organise paragraph through the use of correctly punctuated simple adverbials
include devices which draw the reader in
proof read writing for spelling and punctuation errors linked to the Autumn Term curriculum
evaluate and edit work by assessing the effectiveness of own writing

Spring Term

In the Spring Term Year 4 children learn:

use a range of present tense forms to develop shades of meaning
choose vocabulary which consideration for the audience
use direct speech to show character
choose vocabulary which signals fact or opinion
choose modal verbs - should, would, could, to develop shades of meaning
follow topic sentences by including the appropriate choice of pronoun or noun to aid cohesion in subsequent sentences
evaluate and edit effectiveness of own and others writing and suggests improvements

use a range of past tense forms to develop shade of meaning
use a range of prepositional phrases to express time. cause and place
use direct speech to move the action forward
choose short or long sentences to create an effect
create a range of adverb and adverbial starters for time and manner and punctuates them correctly
use brackets for parenthesis in non-fiction writing
proof read writing for spelling and punctuation errors linked to the Spring Term curriculum
evaluate and edit work by making changes to vocabulary and grammar linked to the Spring Curriculum

Summer Term

In the Summer Term Year 4 children learn:

drop 'ing' clauses into sentences
describe character, setting or action by creating simile starters which are punctuated correctly
make paragraph changes due to person, time, place and topic
repeat vocabulary to create effect

embellish simple sentences with adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases
use wide range of tense forms to develop shades of meaning
use a variety of adverbial starters to link between paragraphs
proof read writing for spelling and punctuation errors linked to the Year 4 curriculum
evaluate and edit work by making changes to grammar and vocabulary linked to Year 4 curriculum

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

Autumn Term

In the Autumn Term Year 4 children will:

to write from memory simple sentences, dictated by teacher, which include the spelling and punctuation taught so far
to use the first 3/4 letters of a word to check its spellings in a dictionary
to spell words ending in -'sure' or -'ture'; to recognise where sound is made by a root word which ends in a 'ch' with an 'er' ending
to spell words which end in a 'g' spelt -'gue' and 'k' spelt -'que'
to choose the correct spelling for given homophones depending on context
to identify a proper noun in a sentence and to select words which should be proper nouns
to identify a noun phrase in a sentence; to use modifying adjectives, nouns and prepositional phrase to create non phrases
to understand what pronouns are; to identify pronouns in a sentence
to identify prepositions and adverbs and their purpose

to spell words where the 'long a' sound is made using -'ey' -'ei' and -'eigh' and to recognise which is the most likely for an unfamiliar word
to understand the meaning of the prefixes -'il', -'im', -'in', -'ir' nd to select the correct prefix according to the initial letter of the root word
to add suffixes beginning with vowel to words of more than one syllable
to spell the Autumn Term list of 'Words We Need To Know'
to identify and write the four sentence types and to punctuate them correctly
to identify where commas are used to make fronted adverbials; to add a comma to mark a fronted adverbial into a give sentence
to punctuate direct speech correctly
to identify verbs in the past tense and to recognise how different past tense forms are formed
to understand what makes a clause; to identify subordinating conjunctions and to identify a subordinate clause in a sentence

Spring Term

to write from memory simple sentences, dictated by teacher, which include the spelling and punctuation taught so far
to add the suffix -'ation' to verbs to form nouns, changing the spelling of the root word if necessary
to spell words which contain a 'g' followed by a silent 'u'
to place the apostrophe correctly after both regular and irregular plural forms (distinct from plural 's')
to understand what a possessive apostrophe is; to add apostrophe to mark both singular and plural possession
to identify where an apostrophe is used for contraction and can expand the contraction out; to write contractions from given words
to identify determiners and their purpose
to understand what modal verbs are and identify them in a sentence

to understand the meaning of the prefixes 'sub-' 'inter-' 'super-' 'anti-' and 'auto-'; to spell words which use these prefixes
to spell word which sound like 'shun' with endings '-tion', '-sion' '-ssion', '-cian; to recognise which is the most appropriate ending for unfamiliar words
to spell the Spring Term list of Words We Need To Know
to identify imperative verb form; to use a imperative verb to change a statement into a command
to use commas accurately to mark clauses at the beginning of a sentence

Summer Term

to write from memory simple sentences, dictated by teacher, which include the spelling and punctuation taught so far
to spell words with a 's' sound spelt 'sc'
to choose the correct spelling for given homophones depending on context
to identify where nouns are singular or plural; to recognise irregular plural forms
to identify where pronouns have used to avoid repetition or ambiguity
to identify where Standard english is used for verb inflictions
to use Standard English for verb inflictions
to identify synonyms for simple adjectives

to spell words using the suffix '-ous' and understand how it changes the function of a word
to spell words which contain the prefixes: '-'un' 'dis-' 're-' and understands how they change the meaning of the word
to change nouns to adverbs by adding the '-ly' suffix and to understand that the spelling of the root word might change
to spell the entire list of Year 4 'Words We Need To Know'
to identify simple, progressive and perfect present/ past tense in sentences
to punctuate direct speech accurately
to identify relative pronouns and the relative clause in a sentence

Statutory Words

Spellings

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