Reading Skills Summary

The Reading Skills Summary for Years 3 and 4 outlines a structured approach to developing essential reading competencies in line with the National Curriculum objectives. The first skill focuses on the ability to identify and discuss themes and conventions within texts. This foundational skill encourages young readers to recognise recurring ideas and elements that underpin various genres.

Subsequent skills build on this foundation, with the second skill centring on the discussion of words and phrases that engage the reader's interest and imagination, enhancing their appreciation for language. The third skill ensures that pupils check for comprehension, discussing their understanding and delving into the meanings of words within their context. The fourth skill involves drawing inferences about characters' feelings, thoughts, and motives based on their actions, and supporting these inferences with textual evidence. The fifth skill encourages prediction based on explicit and implicit details, while the sixth skill requires students to identify and summarise main ideas from multiple paragraphs. The seventh skill focuses on understanding how language, structure, and presentation contribute to the meaning of a text. Finally, the eighth skill teaches students to efficiently retrieve and record information from non-fiction sources, fostering research and information management abilities.