Year 3 and 4 Guided Reading Assessment Sheet
Date Started: ______Date Completed: ______Text: ______
KS2 Reading Content Domains2a- Give / explain the meaning of words in context / 2b-Retrieve and record information / identify key details from fiction and non-fiction / 2c-Summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph / 2d- Make inferences from the text / explain and justify inferences with evidence from the text / 2e-Predict what might happen from details stated and implied / 2f-Identify / explain how information / narrative content is related and contributes to meaning as a whole / 2g-Identify / explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases / 2h-Make comparisons within the text
Year 3 and 4 National Curriculum Programme of Study
Use dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read. / Retrieve and record information from non-fiction. / Identify main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarise these / Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence / Predict what might happen from details stated and implied. / identify how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning / Discussing words and phrases that capture the readers interest and imagination / Read books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
Check that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context. / Increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally. / Ask questions to improve their understanding of a text. / Participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say.
Read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word. / Recognise some different forms of poetry (e.g. free verse, narrative poetry) / Next Steps/Consolidation / Preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone volume and action.
Apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet. / identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books / Listen to and discuss a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks.
Guided Reading Evidence Sheet
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