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Year 6 - Understanding and interpreting texts

Blue emphasised text signifies end-of-year (EOY) objectives within Mathematics and Early Learning Goals (ELG) within Foundation Stage. In Years 1 to 6, Literacy does not have end-of-year (EOY) objectives.

  • Appraise a text quickly, deciding on its value, quality or usefulness
  • Understand underlying themes, causes and points of view
  • Understand how writers use different structures to create coherence and impact
  • Explore how word meanings change when used in different contexts
  • Recognise rhetorical devices used to argue, persuade, mislead and sway the reader