Year 3 English end of year expectations
Reading, Speaking and Listening
- Comment on the way characters relate to one another.
- Know which words are essential in a sentence to retain meaning.
- Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions.
- Recognise how commas are used to give more meaning.
- Recognise inverted commas
- Recognise:
- plurals
- pronouns and how used
- collective nouns
- adverbs
- Explain the difference that the precise choice of adjectives and verbs make.
- Develop ideas and feelings through sustained talk.
- Show good awareness of the listener.
- Use a different style, tone and volume when speaking to a larger audience.
- Listen carefully and make relevant comments in response to what has been said.
- Suggest different ideas related to a specific problem.
- Summarise the main issues associated with a talk
Writing
- Use conjunctions (when, so, before, after, while, because).
- Use adverbs (e.g. then, next, soon).
- Use prepositions (e.g. before, after, during, in, because of).
- Experiment with adjectives to create impact.
- Correctly use verbs in 1st, 2nd and 3rd person.
- Use perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause.
- Use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech.
- Group ideas into basic paragraphs.
- Write under headings and sub-headings.
- Write with increasing legibility, consistency and fluency.