I am working on...

• Reading fluently and attempting to decode unfamiliar words with increasing speed and skill
• Applying my knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud.
• Prefixes include in-, im-, il-, ir, dis-, mis-, il-, ir-, dis-, mis-, un-, re-, sub-, inter-, super-, anti- and auto-
• Suffixes/word endings, include -ation, -ly, -ous, -ture, -sure, -sion, -tion, -ssion and -cian
• Understanding new words through contextual clues
• Are there any clues in the sentence? Let’s read ahead to see if there are any clues further on. Is there a root word within the word that might help us to understand what it means?
• Using techniques such as intonation, tone and volume
• Making predictions about what might happen from details I have read - Tell me what you think might happen next? Why do you think this?
• Summarising what I have read
• Tell me the main things that have happened on the page you’ve just read.
• Explaining a character’s feelings, thoughts and motives using evidence from the text
• Why do you think the character behaved like this? How do you think they were feeling? How do you know?