Year 4 English

Reading

Build comprehension, fluency, vocabulary and confidence with different text types.

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Fact

Students learn to notice whether a sentence is giving evidence, sharing a viewpoint or showing emotion.

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Text Types

Students learn that different texts are built in different ways, such as procedures, reports, narratives and explanations.

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Digital Texts

Students learn how websites and digital texts use layout and navigation tools to help readers find information.

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Visual Literacy

Students learn how images, sound and layout guide attention and add meaning in visual texts.

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Literature Comparison

Students compare stories from different authors and cultures, noticing shared ideas while respecting context.

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Literary Response

Students explain how story structure and language choices affect their response to a text.

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Plot Tension

Students explore how tension, character and setting keep readers interested.

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Literary Devices

Students learn how writers use devices such as repetition, rhyme, simile, alliteration and playful grammar to create meaning.

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Discussion

Students practise listening, responding and extending discussion respectfully.

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Fluency

Students combine sound knowledge, meaning and grammar to read accurately and fix mistakes.

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Comparison

Students compare texts from different times and notice how ideas or events are represented.

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Text Features

Students identify features that match text type, purpose and audience.

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Comprehension

Students use active reading strategies to understand stated and implied meaning.

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