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England National Curriculum · Year 5 · English · Reading

2 curriculum codes

English

Reading

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Pupils should be taught to:
maintain positive attitudes to reading and an understanding of what they read by:
continuing to read and discuss an increasingly wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions
recommending books that they have read to their peers, giving reasons for their choices
identifying and discussing themes and conventions in and across a wide range of writing
making comparisons within and across books
learning a wider range of poetry by heart
preparing poems and plays to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone and volume so that the meaning is clear to an audience
understand what they read by:
checking that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context
asking questions to improve their understanding
drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
summarising the main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas
identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning
discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader
distinguish between statements of fact and opinion
retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction
participate in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, building on their own and others’ ideas and challenging views courteously
explain and discuss their understanding of what they have read, including through formal presentations and debates, maintaining a focus on the topic and using notes where necessary
provide reasoned justifications for their views

88 resources

Affixes, Morphemes & Word Origins Years 2–6 Bundle

An Event Becomes History - Year 4

Bare Assertions Year 5 Unit

Belonging in Places and Times - Year 4

Blueback Book Study – Years 3–6

Book Week Primary Celebration Bundle | Foundation–Year 6

Book Week Unit – Foundation to Year 6

Character, Setting and Plot – Year 4

Characters and Settings That Shape Stories - Year 5

Characters Make Us Care — Year 4 English Unit

Comprehension Strategy - Visualising Year 4

Conjunctions Year 4 Unit Plan

Connecting Year 4 Unit of Work

Decode, Check, Reread - Year 4

Digital Sequences Guide Attention | Year 5 English

Dreaming Soldiers Book Study English Unit - Years 3-4

Etymological Word Origins – Year 4

Fables Unit – Year 4

Film Meaning Between Shots — Year 5 English Unit

Flexible Readers Monitor Meaning — Year 4 Unit of Work

Follow the Clues Online - Year 4

Friendship Stories, Different Worlds - Year 4

From Opinions to Findings - Year 4

Genre: How Stories Work - Years 3-6

History Inside an Australian Story: Storm Boy Context Unit – Year 5

Ideas We Build Together - Year 4

Just Tricking Years 3–6 English Unit

Justify and Build Ideas in Group Discussions - Year 5

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

Listen, Note and Get It Done - Year 4

Making Connections — Year 5

Multimodal Texts — Year 5 Unit

Narrative Point of View Year 5 Unit

Narrative Writing Unit - Year 4

Objective and Subjective Language – Year 4

Online Texts Year 4 Unit

Paraphrasing to Clarify Meaning

Peeling Paragraphs - Year 4 English Unit

Perspective & Context English Unit

Persuasive Texts Year 4 Unit

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

Phrasing Carries Meaning - Year 4

Picture Order Changes the Story - Year 5

Plot Tension: Questions and Payoffs - Year 4 English

Precise Words for Clear Descriptions - Year 5

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Predicting Reading Strategy – Year 5

Questioning Comprehension - Year 5

Questions That Clarify and Connect - Year 5

Reading Country and Community in Bindi - Year 5 Unit Plan

Settings Build Expectation — Year 4 English Unit

Similes & Metaphors - Year 5

Skim, Scan and Confirm — Year 5

Sneetches Year 4 English Unit

Sport, Memory and the Missing Moment — Year 4 English Unit

Summarising Unit - Year 5

Synonyms and Antonyms Year 4 Unit

Text Purpose, Structure and Features - Year 5

Two Anniversaries, Different Emphasis - Year 4

Visualising Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 5

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

Wonder Theme Unit | Years 3–6

Word Etymology Unit – Year 5

World Stories, Contextual Lenses — Year 5 English

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

Year 4 Cohesive Language & Text Connectives Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 4 English Monitoring Comprehension Unit | Reading Strategy Worksheets, Games, Assessment

Year 4 English Questioning Comprehension Unit | Reading Strategy Worksheets, Games, Assessment

Year 4 Literary Devices Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 4 Making Inferences Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 4 Oral Presentations Unit

Year 4 Poetry Unit

Year 4 Predicting Comprehension Unit

Year 4 Procedural Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games, Quiz and Assessment

Year 4 Summarising Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 4 Text Purpose, Structure and Features Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 5 Idioms Unit

Year 5 Monitoring Comprehension Unit

Year 5 Narrative Texts Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 5 Poetry Unit of Work

Year 5 Reading Comprehension Strategies Unit Bundle

Years 4–5 Data, Chance & Paragraph Writing | 7 Unit Bundle

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Pupils should be taught to:
apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (morphology and etymology), as listed in English appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words that they meet

43 resources

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Affixes, Morphemes & Word Origins Years 2–6 Bundle

Build, Read and Spell Words - Year 4

Choose, Check and Edit Words - Year 4

Decode, Check, Reread - Year 4

Dreaming Soldiers Book Study English Unit - Years 3-4

Etymological Word Origins – Year 4

Flexible Readers Monitor Meaning — Year 4 Unit of Work

Informative Texts — Year 5

Irregular Plurals — Year 5 Unit

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

Less Familiar Words — Year 5

Meaning Clues for Tricky Words - Year 4

Multimodal Texts — Year 5 Unit

Multisyllabic Words Year 4

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

Phrasing Carries Meaning - Year 4

Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Predicting Reading Strategy – Year 5

Proofreading Year 5 Unit

Skim, Scan and Confirm — Year 5

Synonyms and Antonyms Year 4 Unit

Visualising Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

Visualising Reading Unit – Year 5

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

Wonder Theme Unit | Years 3–6

Word Etymology Unit – Year 5

Word Families and Context Clues for Pronunciation - Year 5

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

Year 4 Homophones Unit

Year 4 Homophones Unit

Year 4 Spelling Rules Unit

Year 5 Monitoring Comprehension Unit

Year 5 Narrative Texts Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 5 Poetry Unit of Work

Year 5 Reading Comprehension Strategies Unit Bundle

Year 5 Strategic Spelling Unit

Years 4–5 Grammar, Punctuation and Editing Bundle | 10 Units