Reading 

Outcomes 

Autumn 1 

Autumn 2 

Spring 1 

Spring 2 

Summer 1 

Summer 2 

Retrieves key details and some quotations from the text to demonstrate understanding of key details/information in a text 

Identify explicit details from the text, showing exactly where in the text they found the information 

Can prove or disprove simple statements about a character by finding evidence in a text 

Explains different reasons for reading, including for enjoyment 

Perseveres with challenging texts 

c. Is able to skim whole texts to answer recall questions 

Is able to scan whole texts to answer recall questions 

Gives feasible, reasoned predictions based on evidence 

Begins to use evidence from description, dialogue and action to support their ideas 

Summative reading assessment 

Can read and discuss the construction and meaning of different types of poetry 

Can compare and evaluate different texts against their intended purpose 

Explains isolated events from a text, in the context of the whole narrative 

Confidently uses new language from their own reading experiences in their written and spoken work 

Selects information from across a text to explain or illustrate their ideas 

Can identify the text type according to key features 

Can summarise the main points from a whole text 

Summative reading assessment 

Comments on the impact of organisational and presentational features of a text 

Can empathise with a character's motives and behaviours 

Explains clearly how vocabulary choices affect meaning in a range of text types 

Explains how punctuation and sentence construction is used to enhance meaning 

Uses knowledge of vocabulary and context to give meaning to new language 

Recognises a range of descriptive devices including figurative language 

Compares the behaviour and feelings of different characters in a text 

Can explain the importance of cultural or historical settings on how a text is composed 

Reading 

Outcomes 

• Makes links between own reading experiences and that of others 
• Constructs detailed responses about what they have read, demonstrating deep understanding and maturity as a reader 
• Probes texts deeply through their own questioning and evaluation 
• Confidently presents texts aloud to a range of audiences 
• Uses information from the text to direct their presentation of it to others 

Cyclical Reading Skills 

• Can read aloud with intonation that shows understanding 
• Can construct visual images 
• Can use appropriate decoding strategies fluently and accurately  
• Can show an understanding of the meaning of vocabulary in different contexts 
• Can find and copy one word/groups of words with a particular meaning 
• Can find words in a text that most closely match the meaning of a given word  
• Can explain what words suggest about a given subject 
• Can talk about a growing repertoire of vocabulary and know how to independently find out what unknown words in text mean 
• Can identify and comment on the grammatical features of text