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British Curriculum · Year 4
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Year 4 is broadly equivalent to Grade 3 American · Class 3 CBSE · PYP IB
English — Year 4
British Curriculum · Ages 8-9
Year 4 extends reading stamina to longer texts and introduces fronted adverbials ("Later that day, she...") as a tool for varying sentence structure. Paragraphing becomes more consistent and purposeful, and expanded noun phrases ("the old, creaking door") add descriptive detail to writing.
Students also begin reading and performing plays and poems aloud with appropriate expression, and start developing an awareness of Standard English compared to informal or dialect speech.
Key topics covered
- Fronted AdverbialsVarying sentence openings for effect.
- ParagraphingMore consistent, purposeful organisation of writing.
- Expanded Noun PhrasesAdding descriptive detail to writing.
- Reading AloudPerforming plays and poems with appropriate expression.
- Standard English AwarenessRecognising Standard English versus informal speech.
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