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Group Book band: LIME NC level: 3C Date Term: TEXT TYPE: Non-Fiction
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TARGETS LEVEL 3C NON-FICTION: Strategies used: Lesson Sequence:
Sustain silent reading to include longer, more complex texts. A=phonic knowledge: sound out phonemes and words 1.Book introduction
Read aloud with intonation and expression taking account of punctuation e.g. commas to mark & blend them together. 2. Strategy checks
pauses and grammatical boundaries. B=Graphic knowledge: look at the shape of the word 3. ‘Walk through’ the text
Understand the features of page layout in non-fiction texts, e.g. titles, subheadings, labels, C=Grammatical knowledge: which type of word would 4. Independent Reading
diagrams and charts. fit into this sentence? 5. Returning to text for teaching points
Recognise the function of the apostrophe in omissions and pronounce contracted forms correctly. D= Context: What would make sense in the story? 6.Responding to the text & follow up
Identify the main point and summarise orally the content of a passage of text. E= Pictorial clues : use the pictures in the book
Uses indexes to locate information.
Decoding strategies (AF1) I can read on my own and use different ways to work out the meaning.
I can understand the job of different punctuation marks and use them to help with tone and expression.
I can read all of the consonant digraphs in words. e.g. know, write, photo
Understand, describe, select or I can understand and refer to the main points in a text.
retrieve.(AF2) I can tell the main differences between fiction and non-fiction texts.
I can find information in a text and make notes and quotations.
Deduce, infer or interpret….. (AF3) I can explore the themes and ideas in texts and find references to support my support my views.
I can make sensible predictions based on knowledge of the text.
I can discuss the actions of the main characters and justify my views by referring to the text.
I can summarise the main points from a text.
Identify and comment on structure... I can understand the function of a paragraph.
(AF4)
Group Target: Highlight one of the
targets specified above.
Names Strategies Target achieved Key questions: Answers
used
A B C D E Why has the writer written this text?

A B C D E Have you found any of the illustrations, diagrams or

pictures useful? Why/why not? Try to explain fully
A B C D E Why did the writer choose to present the
information in the way they did?
A B C D E How could the information be presented better?
Are there any features that it hasn’t got? Why do
you think it doesn’t have them?
A B C D E What makes this text successful?

A B C D E Can you think of another text that is similar to this

one? What are the similarities and differences
between them?