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