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5. Glossary of terms in Year 4

Each lesson in the Scheme of Work includes a Learning Outline with guidance for delivering a lesson. Teachers may find useful the following
explanations of important terms used in Learning Outlines.
Term in Year 3
Scheme of Work Meaning

brainstorm (vb) This is when pupils work with one or more other pupils to put all their ideas together. They should be able to give all their ideas without
worrying about accuracy. It may be listing, categorising etc.

coordinating These are words which connect sentences or parts of sentences together, such as but, so. They are also known as cohesive devices.
conjunction

differentiation (n) Differentiation is the variety of teaching techniques and lesson adaptations that teachers use to teach a class with diverse learning needs.

discourse skills (n) Discourse is any speech or writing that is longer than a sentence, e.g. a conversation. At this level, pupils are beginning to use more
language at this level, so teachers will support pupils in developing these skills in Year 4.

drill (vb) Drilling is where the pupils hear a word, phrase or sentence and repeat it. Often the teacher says the words and pupils repeat it a few times,
but the word may be recorded and pupils may repeat more/fewer times, individually/in pairs/groups. This gives practice in pronunciation and
helps pupils remember. It can be done in different fun ways.

elicit (vb) This technique is where the teacher gets the information, answer, language from pupils, rather than telling them. It will help the teacher see
what pupils know and makes pupils more active in their learning and language use.

fast finishers (n) Pupils who are able to work at a faster pace on a specific task than the majority of pupils in a class. They are therefore ready to move on to
the next task sooner than the majority of pupils because they finish earlier than the others.

feedback (n) / feed This is the response given to something a pupil does. It can be in writing or it can be spoken, and it can be given by the teacher or peers.
back (vb) Feedback should always be motivating, formative and constructive (i.e. it should show the pupils what they did well and how they can
improve in a child-friendly way).
gapped text (adj) This is a text which has missing words or phrases. Pupils should read and decide which words or phrases to complete the text. This is also
known as ‘fill in the blanks’ activity.

gist(n) Listening or reading for global/general understanding.

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