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English // Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar Terms: Clauses and ConjunctionsUse and understand Year 3 grammatical terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: preposition, conjunction, word family, prefix, clause…
Ages 7 to 9LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Choosing A or AnUse the correct form of the indefinite article — 'a' before words beginning with a consonant sound and 'an' before words beginning with a vowel sound (e.g., a…
Ages 7 to 8LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar Terms: Pronouns and DeterminersKnow and use Year 4 grammar terminology including determiner, pronoun, possessive pronoun, and adverbial
Ages 8 to 9LanguageEnglish // Grammar & Punctuation
Grammar Terms: Modal Verbs and ClausesKnow and use Year 5 grammar terminology accurately when discussing reading and writing: modal verb, relative pronoun, relative clause, parenthesis, bracket…
Ages 9 to 10LanguageEnglish // Reading Comprehension
Structural terminologyUse structural terminology (chapter, scene, stanza) to refer to parts of literary texts and describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections
Ages 8 to 9LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Discussing and Questioning New WordsAsk and answer questions about unknown words in texts; discuss word meanings and link new vocabulary to words already known
Ages 5 to 11LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Shades of MeaningDistinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing similar actions and among adjectives differing in intensity; make real-life connections between words and…
Ages 5 to 9LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Using New VocabularyUse words and phrases acquired through conversations, being read to, and responding to texts in own speech and writing
Ages 5 to 9LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Formal and Informal EnglishRecognise and compare formal and informal uses of English, understanding that language choices vary based on audience, purpose and context
Ages 7 to 10LanguageEnglish // Vocabulary
Domain Vocabulary Across Subject AreasAcquire and use accurately academic and domain-specific vocabulary relevant to grade-level topics, including words that signal precise meaning in informational…
Ages 9 to 11LanguageEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing Process VocabularyKnow and use the vocabulary of the writing process — compose, plan, draft, revise, edit, proofread, genre, audience, purpose, narrative, recount, instruction…
Ages 5 to 8LanguageEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing Craft VocabularyKnow and use the vocabulary of writing craft and effect — form, structure, register, tone, voice, coherence, cohesion, argument, evidence, perspective…
Ages 8 to 11Language