Our Lady of the Way Primary School

2014 English Program

READING
Stage: 2 Grade: 4 Term: 2 Week: 8
OUTCOMES
EN2-1A communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and
community contexts.
EN2-2A plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
EN2-5A uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of lettersound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar
and some unfamiliar words
EN2-6B identifies the effect of purpose and audience on spoken texts, distinguishes between different forms of English and identifies
organisational patterns and features
EN2-8B identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience
and subject matter
EN2-10C thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts

SHARED
READING
Postcards from the Planets by David Drew
The Magic School Bus Lost in The Solar System
by Joanna Cole

Text Details
Non fiction
text
(informative
narratives)
Grammar Focus
o Tense
o Adjectives, verbs and
nouns
Punctuation Focus
o Simple and compound
sentences
o Commas
Word Focus
o Spelling
o Relative vocabulary to
science/ space
LESSON FOCUS DETAILS
Review structure &
punctuation
Learning Intent: To
identify what is already
known about the structure
and features of a
postcard.
Within a collaborative group discussion, ask the Ss what is already
known about the text.
Continue reading the text with the Ss. Ask Ss to volunteer to read
the text aloud to their peers. Aim to select a student who has not
yet had a turn at doing this)
Whilst reading each postcard check for Ss comprehension. Ask Ss
what they have learned from the text and what they have noticed
about the text.
Ask Ss to highlight features that have been discussed providing
examples (simple and compound sentences, facts and fiction,
adjectives etc)
Ensure Ss also take note of the structure of the text.

Text Summary (reciprocal
reading)
Learning Intent: To
collaboratively summarise
the text and what
knowledge was gained from
it.
Continue reading the book postcards from the planets aiming to
finish the entire book.
Encourage Ss to summarise the text highlighting the important parts
of the text
Ss should also highlight what was learned about postcards from the
text including both knowledge of the planets and knowledge of the
way in which a postcard is to be written.
Inform Ss that sumarising a text is an important part of being a good
reader and that summarizing helps us to self assess our learning and
what knowledge we have gained from reading the text.
Our Lady of the Way Primary School
2014 English Program
Visual to text
relationships
Learning Intent: To match
the visual image to the
correct postcard
Discuss with the Ss the importance of the image on the front of the
postcard.
Inform Ss that this image gives us more factual information about
what the writer is talking about in a visual way. Explain to Ss that the
image is a way of showing the reader what you might be seeing on
your holiday or journey.
Split the Ss into four groups and provide them with a range of
postcards with short messages. On a separate card provide images
that match these postcards. Ask the Ss to collaboratively match the
postcards with the images. (This task will demonstrate Ss
understanding)
Join together as a whole class and ask the Ss to share their findings
comparing amongst all groups. Collaboratively discuss.
Predicting
Learning Intent: To make
accurate predictions about
the text.
Introduce a new book to the Ss titled The Magic School Bus
Ask Ss to have a look at the front cover (title and images) and the
back cover and discuss their predictions about the text.
Ask Ss what the text might be about, what the text type is and what
might happen.
Read the blurb with the Ss and compare it with their predictions.
Ask the Ss if the blurb effected their predictions.
Begin reading the text with the Ss.
INDEPENDENT READING READ ALOUD RECIPROCAL READING
Students read books chosen
during library or brought from
home using 5 finger test.
Halfway Across the Galaxy and
Turn Left Robin Klein
See Literacy Groups Timetable.
Reciprocal Reading ,
classm8(reading response), literacy
activities,
ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATION EVALUATION
Reciprocal Reading/ Guided
reading see teachers
folder/evernote


C- Third wave intervention daily
Level 5. C will also use IPad and
headphones in silent reading time
to listen and read along to text.
N- individual program (Lorraine)
Level 14/15
Marvellous Moons 4x reading
rotations, including guided and
reciprocal on level 25