English ARBs and key reading focus

These reading assessment resources from the ARBs have been mapped to the key foci from the Literacy Learning Progressions.
 
Focus Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Locate 4 17 12 24 9 
Infer 7 30 26 37 20
Analyse 1 5 5 8 1
Evaluate 1 12 11 11 6
Synthesise 0 7 5 6 3
Think critically 0 7 7 10 9
Purpose 0 1 1 4 2
Text Features/Text structure 2 9 14 17 8
Language feature 0 2 7 9 9
Vocabulary 0 6 14 17 10
Component: 
Locate Year 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Locate Year 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Locate Year 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Infer Year 2 - 3 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Infer Year 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).

Resources

Analyse Year 1 - 2 (Level 1)
Analyse Year 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Analyse Year 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Analyse Year 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Evaluate Year 1 - 2 (Level 1)
Evaluate Year 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Evaluate Year 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Evaluate Years 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Synthesise Years 1 - 2 (Level 1)
Synthesise Years 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Synthesise Years 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Synthesise Years 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Vocabulary Years 1 - 2 (Level 1)
Vocabulary Years 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Vocabulary Years 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Vocabulary Years 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Text structure/features Years 1 - 2 (Level 1)
Text structure/features Years 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Text structure/features Years 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Text structure/features Years 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Language features Years 1 - 2 (Level 1)
Language features Years 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Language features Years 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Language features Years 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Purpose Years 1 - 2 (Level 1)

Resources

Purpose Years 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).

Resources

Purpose Years 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Purpose Years 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.
Thinking critically Years 1 - 2 (Level 1)
Thinking critically Years 3 - 4 (Level 2)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

After Three Years at School

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts they:

  • Integrate and use a variety of comprehension strategies, including:

    • Evaluating information and ideas within a text in terms of their purposes for reading.
By the End of Year 4

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • meet their purposes for reading by employing specific comprehension strategies, such as:

    • identifying and summarising main ideas (using their knowledge of text structure).
Thinking critically Years 5 - 6 (Level 3)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 6

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts, they:

  • understand how to select from and use their repertoire of comprehension strategies, which include:

    • locating and summarising ideas (e.g., by skimming and scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings).
Thinking critically Years 7 - 8 (Level 4)

Relevant Literacy Learning Progression/s

By the End of Year 8

When students at this level read, respond to, and think critically about texts:

They draw on knowledge and skills that include:

  • recognising and understanding the features and structures of a wide variety of continuous and non-continuous text types and text forms.

Resources

Analyse Year 9 - 10 (Level 5)
Evaluate Year 9 - 10 (Level 5)
Synthesise Year 9 - 10 (Level 5)
Purpose Year 9 - 10 (Level 5)