En3/1a listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers

Reading
(The objectives for Reading are common across Years 3 and 4)

En3/2.1a apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (etymology and morphology) as listed in Appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet

En3/2.2a develop positive attitudes to reading, and an understanding of what they read, by:

1. listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
2. listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
3. using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
4. increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally
5. identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books
6. preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action
7. discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination
8. recognising some different forms of poetry

1. checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context
2. asking questions to improve their understanding of a text
3. drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
4. predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
5. identifying main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph and summarising these
6. identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning

En3/3.1a use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them
(English Appendix 1)

En3/3.2a use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left un-joined

En3/3.3a Plan their writing by:

1. discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar
2. discussing and recording ideas

1. composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures
   (See English Appendix 2)
2. organising paragraphs around a theme
3. in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot
4. in non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices

1. assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements
2. proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, including the accurate use of pronouns in sentences

En3/3.4a develop their understanding of the concepts set out in Appendix 2 by:

1. extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although
2. using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense
3. choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition
4. using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
5. using fronted adverbials
6. learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in Appendix 2

1. using commas after fronted adverbials
2. indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with singular and plural nouns
3. using and punctuating direct speech