Year 4 Non-Negotiables

Reading
Decoding /Phonics	apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (morphology and etymology), both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words that they meet
Comprehension and Understanding	Give a personal point of view on a text. Can re-explain a text with confidence. Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader Summarising the main ideas drawn from more than 1 paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas
Prediction, Inference and deduction Intonation and expression	Justify inferences with evidence, predicting what might happen from details stated or implied.
Intonation and Expression	Use appropriate voices for characters within a story.
Grammatical Features	Identify how sentence type can be changed by altering word order, tenses, adding/deleting words or amending punctuation.
Research	Skims and scans to locate information and/or answer a question.

Writing
Sentence and text structure	Vary sentence structure, using different openers. Use adjectival phrases (e.g. biting cold wind). Appropriate choice of noun or pronoun.
Spelling	proofread for spelling and punctuation errors
Punctuation	Apostrophe for singular and plural possession. Comma after fronted adverbial (e.g. Later that day, I heard bad news). Use commas to mark clauses.
Paragraphing	Use connectives to link paragraphs.
Handwriting	Legible, joined handwriting of consistent quality.

Maths
Counting and ordering	Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers Compare and order numbers beyond 1000 Compare and order numbers with 2 decimal places Read Roman Numerals to 100
Numbers and more/less	Find 1000 more/less from a given number
Tables and multiples	Count in multiples of 7,9, 25 and 1000 Recall and use multiplication and division facts for all tables to 12×12.
Bonds and facts
Place value and rounding	Recognise place value of any 4 digit number Round any number to the nearest 10, 100, 1000 Round decimals with 1 decimal point to the nearest whole number
Calculations (addition/ subtraction)	Add and subtract: Numbers with up to 4 digits using efficient written method (column), numbers with up to 1 decimal point
Calculations (division/ multiplication)	Multiply: 2 digit by 1 digit, 3 digit by 1 digit Divide: 3 digit by 1 digit
Fractions and Percentages	Count up/down in hundredths Write equivalent fractions Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
Time	Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12 and 24 hour clocks.