End of Year Reading Expectations 2014 National Curriculum

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

End of Year Reading Expectations 2014 National Curriculum

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

End of Year 1 Reading Expectations- to meet these expectations your child must be able to: Word Reading Match all 40+ graphemes to their phonemes (Phase 3)

•Blend sounds in unfamiliar words

•Divide words into syllables, for example, pocket, rabbit, carrot, thunder, sunset

•Read compound words, for example, football, playground, farmyard ,bedroom

•Read words with contractions, e.g. I’m, I’ll, we’ll, and understand that the apostrophe represents the omitted letter(s)

•Read phonically decodable texts with confidence

•Read words containing ‘s, es, ing, ed, er , est’ endings

•Read words which have the prefix –un added

•Add the endings –ing, –ed and –er to verbs where no change is needed to the root word •Read words of more than one syllable that contain taught GPCs (grapheme, phoneme correspondence)

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

Reading Comprehension Say what they like or dislike about a text

•Link what they read or hear read to their own experiences

•Retell key stories orally using narrative language

•Understand and talk about the main characteristics within a known key story

•Learn some poems and rhymes by heart

•Use prior knowledge, context and vocabulary provided to understand texts

•Check that the text makes sense to them as they read and correct miscues

•Begin to draw inferences from the text and/or the illustrations

•Make predictions based on the events in the text

•Explain what they understand about a text

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

Year 1 Exceeding Expectations: Reading •Read accurately and confidently words of 2 or more syllables

•Talk about favourite authors or genre of books

•Can predict what happens next in familiar stories

•Happy to read aloud in front of others

•Tell someone about likes and dislikes related to story they have read or a story they have had read to them

•Read a number of signs and labels in the environment drawing from phonic knowledge when doing so

•Aware of mistakes made because reading does not make sense

•Re-read a passage if unhappy with own comprehension

•Growing awareness of how non fiction texts are organised •Use illustrations as an important feature in aiding reading

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

End of Year 2 Reading Expectations- to meet these expectations your child must be able to: Word Reading Decode automatically and fluently •Read accurately by blending the sounds in words that contain the graphemes taught •Recognise and read alternative sounds for graphemes •Read accurately words of two or more syllables that contain the same GPCs •Read words containing common suffixes •Read further common exception words •Read and notice unusual correspondence between grapheme and phoneme •Read most words quickly and accurately when they have been frequently encountered without overt sounding and blending •Read aloud books closely matched to their improving phonic knowledge, sounding out unfamiliar words accurately, automatically and without undue hesitation •Read books fluently and confidently Comprehension •Talk about and give an opinion on a range of texts •Discuss the sequence of events in books and how they are related to each other •Use prior knowledge and context and vocabulary explored to understand texts

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

•Retell orally some stories, including fairy stories and traditional tales •Read for meaning, checking that the text makes sense and correcting inaccurate reading •Know and recognise simple recurring literary language in stories and poetry •Talk about favourite words and phrases.

•Increase repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear •Answer and ask appropriate questions and make predictions on the basis of what has been read so far •Draw simple inferences from illustrations, events and characters’ actions and speech.

Year 2 Exceeding Expectations: Reading •Enhance meaning through expression and intonation •Identify and comment on main characters in stories and the way they relate to one another •Self-correct, look backwards and forwards in the text and search for meaning •Comment on the way characters relate to one another •Show understanding of the main points of the text and re-tell the story •Make sensible predictions about what is likely to happen in the story and to different characters •Know how suspense and humour is built up in a story, including the development of the plot •Recognise similarities in the plot or characters within different stories •Extract information from non-fiction texts, appropriately using contents, index, chapters, headings and glossary •Read poetry, using intonation and expression, and handle humour appropriately when needed

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

End of Year 3 Reading Expectations- to meet these expectations your child must be able to: Word Reading Apply knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words •Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word •Attempt pronunciation of unfamiliar words drawing on prior knowledge of similar looking words Reading Comprehension •Draw inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions •Use dictionaries to check the meaning of unfamiliar words •Identify main idea of a text •Identify how structure, and presentation contribute to the meaning of texts •Retrieve and record information from non-fiction •Discuss books, poems and other works that are read aloud and independently, taking turns and listening to others’ opinions •Explain and discuss understanding of books, poems and other material, both those read aloud and those read independently •Prepare poems to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action Year 3 Expectations: •Experience and discuss a range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks •Know that non-fiction books are structured in different ways and be able to use them effectively •Begin to understand that narrative books are structured in different ways, for example, quest stories and stories with dilemmas

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

•Ask questions to improve understanding of a text •Predict what might happen from details stated Assessing Reading: Exceeding Year 3 Expectations Year 3 Reading Exceeding Expectations: •Skim materials and note down different views and arguments •Pause appropriately in response to punctuation and/or meaning •Justify predictions by referring to the story •Begin to find meaning beyond the literal, e.g. the way impressions of people are conveyed through choice of detail and language •Read ahead to determine direction and meaning in a story •Investigate what is known about the historical setting and events and their importance to the story •Deduce from the evidence in the text what characters are like •Explore figurative language and the way it conveys meaning succinctly •identify the way a writer sets out to persuade •Explore the relationship between a poet and the subject of a poem

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

End of Year 4 Reading Expectations- to meet these expectations your child must be able to: Word Reading •Apply knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words •Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word •Attempt pronunciation of unfamiliar words drawing on prior knowledge of similar looking words Reading Comprehension •Know which books to select for specific purposes, especially in relation to science, history and geography learning •Use dictionaries to check the meaning of unfamiliar words •Discuss and record words and phrases that writers use to engageand impact on the reader •Know and recognise some of the literary conventions in text types covered •Begin to understand simple themes in books Prepare poems to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action •Explain the meaning of words in context •Ask questions to improve understanding of a text •Infer meanings and begin to justify them with evidence from the text •Predict what might happen from details stated and deduced information •Identify how the writer has used precise word choices for effect to impact on the reader •Identify some text type organisational features, for example, narrative, explanation, persuasion

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

•Retrieve and record information from non-fiction •Make connections with prior knowledge and experience •Begin to build on others’ ideas and opinions about a text in discussion •Explain why text types are organised in a certain way Year 4 Exceeding Expectations: •Locate and use information from a range of sources, both fiction and non-fiction •Compare fictional accounts in historical novels with the factual account •Appreciate the bias in persuasive writing, including articles and advertisements •Talk widely about different authors, giving some information about their backgrounds and the type of literature they produce •Use inference and deduction to work out the characteristics of different people from a story •Compare the language in older texts with modern Standard English (spelling, punctuation and vocabulary); •Skim, scan and organise non-fiction information under different headings •Refer to the text to support predictions and opinions •Recognise complex sentences •Show awareness of the listener through the use of pauses, giving emphasis and keeping an appropriate pace so as to entertain and maintain interest

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

End of Year 5 Reading Expectations- to meet these expectations your child must be able to: Word Reading •Apply knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

•Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word.

•Attempt pronunciation of unfamiliar words drawing on prior knowledge of similar looking words.

•Re-read and read ahead to check for meaning.

Comprehension •Become familiar with and talk about a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories and books from other cultures and traditions and know their features.

•Read non-fiction texts and identify purpose and structures and grammatical features and evaluate how effective they are.

•Identify significant ideas, events and characters and discuss their significance.

•Learn poems by heart. for example, narrative verse, haiku.

•Prepare poems and plays to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action.

•Use meaning-seeking strategies to explore the meaning of words in context.

•Use meaning –seeking strategies to explore the meaning of idiomatic and figurative language.

•Identify and comment on writer’s use of language for effect. for example, precisely chosen adjectives, similes and personification.

•Identify grammatical features used by writer –rhetorical questions, varied sentence lengths, varied sentence starters, empty words –to impact on the reader.

•Draw inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions.

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

•Justify inferences with evidence from the text.

•Make predictions from what has been read.

•Summarise the main ideas drawn from a text.

•Identify the effect of the context on a text. for example, historical or other cultures.

•Identify how language, structure and presentation contribute to the meaning of a text.

•Express a personal point of view about a text, giving rea sons.

•Make connections between other similar texts, prior knowledge and experience.

•Compare different versions of texts and talk about their differences and similarities.

•Listen to and build on others’ ideas and opinions about a text.

•Present an oral overview or summary of a text.

•Present the author’s viewpoint of a text.

•Present a personal point of view based on what has been read.

•Listen to others’ personal point of view.

•Explain a personal point of view and give reasons.

•Know the difference between fact and opinion.

•Use knowledge of structure of text type to find key information.

•Use text marking to identify key information in a text.

•Make notes from text marking.

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

Year 5 Exceeding Expectations: •Express opinions about a text, using evidence from the text, giving reasons and explanations. Point, evidence, explanation. (PEE) •Adapt own opinion in the light of further reading or others’ ideas.

•Identify formal and informal language .

•Know the features of different narrative text types, for example, adventure, fantasy, myths.

•Compare texts by the same writer.

•Compare texts by different writers on the same topic.

•Summarise key information from different texts.

•Empathise with different character’s points of view.

•Infer meaning using evidence from the text and wider reading and personal experience.

•Explain how a writer’s use of language and grammatical features have been used to create effects and impact on the reader.

•Explain how punctuation marks the grammatical boundaries of sentences and gives meaning.

•Know how the way a text is organised supports the purpose of the writing.

•Use scanning and text marking to find and identify key information.

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

End of Year 6 Reading Expectations- to meet these expectations your child must be able to: Word Reading •Apply knowledge of root words to read aloud and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

•Apply knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

•Use combined knowledge of phonemes and word derivations to pronounce words correctly. for example: arachnophobia, audience •Attempt pronunciation of unfamiliar words drawing on prior knowledge of similar looking words.

•Read fluently, using punctuation to inform meaning.

Comprehension •Read and become familiar with a wide range of books, including modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions.

•Read books that are structured in different ways.

•Recognise texts that contain features from more than one text type.

•Consider and evaluate how effectively texts are structured and laid out.

•Read non-fiction texts to support other curriculum areas.

•Read closely to ensure understanding.

•Recommend books that they have read to their peers, giving reasons for their choices.

•Identify and discuss themes in a range of writing and across longer texts.

•Identify and discuss the conventions of different text types.

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

•Identify key points in an appropriate text.

•Learn a range of poetry by heart for example, narrative verse, sonnet.

•Prepare poems and plays to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action.

•Identify and comment on writer’s choice of vocabulary, giving examples and explanation.

•Identify and explain how writers use grammatical features for effect for example, the use of short sentences to build tension.

•Show awareness of the writers’ craft by commenting on use of language, grammatical features and structure of texts.

•Express a personal point of view about a text, giving reasons linked to evidence from texts.

•Raise queries about texts.

•Make connections between other similar texts, prior knowledge and experience and explain the links.

•Compare different versions of texts and explain the differences and similarities.

•Listen to others’ ideas and opinions about a text.

•Build on others’ ideas and opinions about a text in discussion •Explain and comment on explicit and implicit points of view.

•Summarise key information from different parts of a text.

•Recognise the writer’s point of view and discuss it.

•Present a personal point of view based on what has been read.

•Present a counter-argument in response to others’ points of view.

•Provide reasoned justifications for their views.

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

•Refer to the text to support opinion.

•Distinguish between statements of fact and opinion.

•Find information using skimming to establish main idea.

•Use scanning to find specific information.

•Text mark to make research efficient and fast.

•Organise information or evidence appropriately.

Year 6 Exceeding Expectations: Comprehension •Explain the structural devices used to organise a text.

•Comment on the structural devices used to organise the text.

•Read several texts on the same topic to find and compare information.

•Explain the main purpose of a text and summarise it succinctly.

•Draw inferences from subtle clues across a complete text •Recognise the impact of the social, historical, cultural on the themes in a text.

•Comment on the development of themes in longer novels.

•Compare and contrast the styles of different writers with evidence and explanation.

•Evaluate the styles of different writers with evidence and explanation.

•Prepare poems and plays to read aloud and to perform, using body language, tone, pitch and volume to engage the audience.

•Compare and contrast the language used in two different texts.

St Anne’s RC Primary 2014 National Curriculum End of Year Expectations.

•Identify the grammatical features/techniques used to create mood, atmosphere, key messages, attitudes.

•Evaluate the impact of the grammatical features/techniques used to create mood, atmosphere, key messages, attitudes.

•Identify how writers manipulate grammatical features for effect.

•Analyse why writers make specific vocabulary choices.

•Give a personal response to a range of literature and non-fiction texts, stating preferences and justifying them.

•Explain how and why a text has impact on a reader.

•Identify how characters change during the events of a longer novel.

•Explain the key features, themes and characters across a text.

•Compare and contrast characters, themes and structure in texts by the same and different writers.

•Explain the author’s viewpoint in a text and present an alternative point of view.

•Explain an opinion, referring to the text to justify it; Point, Evidence and Explanation (PEE).

•Present a counter-argument in response to others’ points of view using evidence from the text and explanation (PEE).

•Use a combination of skimming, scanning and text marking to find and collate information.

•Re-present collated information.