Read a range of texts and make comparisons between books. Use a variety of reading strategies to solve unknown words: Decode, read on , re-read , crosscheck ...Look right? Sound right? Make sense? Create a personal response to the text and share with others. Give my opinions & predictions. Anticipate what may happen next. Use this information to discuss the story. Think critically and share ideas. Identify rhyming words in text (orally), rhythm & alliteration. Retell the story in sequence and with detail. Comment on specific aspects of plot, character and sequence of events. Make the story more interesting by noticing and using more print conventions and using voice inflections. Compare different styles of illustrations. Understand more challenging vocabulary and sentence structures. Ask and answer questions about the text. Use references such as dictionaries and atlases. Be able to summarise a range of texts. Know and explain such terms as: chapter, events, question, comment. Make inferences (conclusions / meaning) and accept other peoples point of view. Recognise many contractions, eg: we’ll, won’t, I’ll Identify the differences between different types of text. Targeted sounds: er ir ur or ar or au aw ow ou igh Long Vowel Sounds: ai ay ee ea ie oa ue Final substitution: pit pin pip pig pick Endings: -nt -ll -ck -nd -ly Recognise & explain Prefixes: pre- un- dis- be- in- im- ex- Build multi-syllabic words: any, anything, anyone Long Vowel Sounds Using Bossy e: a_e / ate e_e / eve i_e / hive o_e / hope u_e / ute Show and use capital letters, full stops, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, speech marks and Ellipses to make my reading sound more interesting