Book Band: White is 2A

National Curriculum Level

2A

Book Band: White


Band 10 – White – Level 2 (A)

Learning opportunities

Read silently most of the time
Sustain interest in longer text, returning to it easily after a break
Use text more fully as a reference and as a model
Search for and find information in texts more flexibly
Notice the spelling of unfamiliar words and relate to known words
Show increased awareness of vocabulary and precise meaning
Express reasoned opinions about what is read
Offer and discuss interpretations of text

Text characteristics

Widening range of genre and writing style
Story line or theme may be sustained over a longer period of time with chapters or sub-sections of text
Sentences structures may be longer with more subordinate phrases or clauses
Characters may be more fully developed
More than one point of view expressed within the text
Information or action may be implied rather than spelled out
Texts may contain more metaphorical or technical language
Non-fiction texts placed in a broader context and include more detailed information




School Reference

To discriminate and blend common vowel phonemes as an aid to decoding unfamiliar words. (Yr2, Tm1, W6)
to infer the meaning of unknown words from context (Yr3, Tm1, W14)
to identify synonyms in texts and generate related words (Yr3, Tm1, W17)
to identify and discuss new words in texts (Yr2 Tm 2, W10)
To read aloud with intonation and expression appropriate to the grammar and punctuation. (Yr1, Tm2, S2)
To recognise and take account of speech marks when reading. (Yr2, Tm2 S6)
to discuss and investigate text layout (Yr2 Tm2 S7)
To discuss and predict story themes. (Yr2, Tm2, T5)
To discuss story settings; to compare differences; to consider how different settings influence events and behaviour. (Yr2, Tm2, T5)
To identify and describe characters, expressing own views and using words and phrases from the text. (Yr2, Tm2, T6)
To evaluate the usefulness of a text for its purpose and give reasons. (Yr2, Tm3, T18)
to pose questions prior to reading non-fiction texts and to find answers in the text (Yr2 Tm3 T14)
To scan a text to find specific sections, e.g. key words, phrases, subheadings. (NF, YR2, Tm3, T16)
To identify the main points in a non-fiction text.(Yr2 Tm3 T18)