{"id":6066,"date":"2022-01-17T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dunlopprimaryschool\/?p=6066"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:02:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T16:02:33","slug":"p4-learning-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dunlopprimaryschool\/2022\/01\/17\/p4-learning-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"P4 – Learning Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Literacy<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n

P4 will continue to develop their comprehension skills through using the Active Literacy strategies (prior knowledge, metalinguistics, visualisation, inference, main idea and summary). We will be moving on to the novel \u2018The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog\u2019 by Jeremy Strong with pupils taking on more independence using these strategies<\/p>\n

Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n

This term pupils will be focusing on persuasive writing and explanation as well as covering other genres through I.D.L topics.<\/p>\n

Grammar and Punctuation <\/strong><\/p>\n

We will be learning about pronouns, prepositions, adverbs and \u2018confusing words\u2019 as well as continue to develop our knowledge of punctuation, including using commas for lists, speech marks and apostrophes to show possession.<\/p>\n

Phonics into Spelling Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be 2 weeks focus on spelling then 2 weeks on phonics in rotation (same as last term).<\/p>\n

Listening and Talking <\/strong><\/p>\n

Children will be performing a Scottish poem in front of their peers this term as part of Dunlop\u2019s annual Scottish Poetry Competition.<\/p>\n

Numeracy <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Numeracy will continue to involve a mixture of concrete, pictorial and written methods to reinforce learning and deepen understanding. We will continually revise and consolidate areas of prior learning as well as focusing on the following new areas of learning:<\/p>\n