English in Year 3
Reading
• Use knowledge to read ‘exception’ words
• Read range of fiction & non-fiction
• Use dictionaries to check meaning
• Prepare poems & plays to perform
• Check own understanding of reading
• Draw inferences & make predictions
• Retrieve & record information from non-fiction books
• Discuss reading with others
Speaking & Listening
• Give structured descriptions
• Participate actively in conversation
• Consider & evaluate different viewpoints
Writing
• Use prefixes & suffixes in spelling
• Use dictionary to confirm spellings
• Write simple dictated sentences
• Use handwriting joins appropriately
• Plan to write based on familiar forms
• Rehearse sentences orally for writing
• Use varied rich vocabulary
• Create simple settings & plot
• Assess effectiveness of own and others’ writing
Grammar
• Use a range of conjunctions
• Use perfect tense
• Use a range of nouns & pronouns
• Use time connectives
• Introduce speech punctuation
• Know language of clauses