Key Stage 2 Framework for languages

Learning objectives: Literacy - Year 6

L 6.2 Identify different text types and read short, authentic texts for enjoyment or information   View this objective over 4 years >> Learning opportunities Read for enjoyment an email message, short story or simple text from the internet Read and understand the gist of a familiar news story or simple magazine article   Knowledge about language Use knowledge of the language features, style and layout of different texts to support understanding   Language learning strategies Use the context of what they see/read to determine some of the meaning Compare techniques for memorising Practise with a friend   Teaching activities Browse through magazines, newspapers and Internet texts and recognise text components, e.g. title, contents page, headline and the features of different text genres, e.g. a weather forecast, a recipe, a letter, an advertisement, a news story. Read aloud certain phrases from a story using punctuation to help develop appropriate intonation and expression. Read aloud a story using a variety of voices and expression. Work in groups to record the story onto audiotape for others to hear. Identify word classes, e.g. verb, pronoun, preposition, noun, adjective, verb. Cross-curricular links View all Year 6 Literacy cross-curricular links >> NLS Y4 T1 T16: To identify different types of text NC English KS2 Reading 5e: Understand the structural and organisational features of different types of text NC English KS2 Reading 9: Range of texts