Check that children can already:

• Plan, tell and write complete stories with a clear sequence of events and showing how one event leads to another; use detailed description and powerful verbs to evoke setting and portray characters.
• Participate in group discussion by offering reasons for their opinions supported by evidence, summarising ideas, reaching agreement and presenting ideas to an audience.
• Talk about books by a favourite author, explaining why they enjoy them and how and why the books were written.