Year 4 – English

Year 4 is a year of consolidation and lift. Students strengthen the building blocks of language while learning to explain how meaning is created in both written and visual texts. At NexGen Tutoring, our Year 4 English program is aligned with the Australian Curriculum and focuses on the three key strands of Language, Literature and Literacy.

Across the year, students engage with richer fiction and non-fiction texts, including narratives, poetry and information reports. They develop stronger reading fluency, expand vocabulary, and learn to write with clearer structure and greater control. Lessons combine explicit teaching, guided practice and independent work, supported by structured worksheets and regular feedback so students can improve steadily.

What Your Child Will Learn

Reading and Viewing
Students will:

• • • Read more fluently, using decoding strategies and word knowledge for unfamiliar vocabulary
    • Identify main ideas and supporting details, and summarise key sections of a text
    • Answer literal and inferential questions using evidence from the text
    • Explain how language features and literary devices shape meaning and mood
    • Use headings, diagrams, captions and images to understand information texts

Writing
Students will learn to:

• • • Writeimaginative, informative and persuasive texts for different purposes and audiences
    • Organise ideas into well-structured paragraphs with clear sequencing
    • Strengthen sentence structure by expanding ideas and joining clauses effectively
    • Use punctuation accurately, including commas, apostrophes and speech punctuation where appropriate
    • Plan, draft, edit and improve writing for clarity, detail and correctness

Spelling, Grammar, & Vocabulary
Students will:

• • • Apply spelling patterns, rules and strategies to spell more complex words
    • Use prefixes, suffixes and word families to build meaning and spelling accuracy
    • Use grammar features such as pronouns, conjunctions and adverbs to improve cohesion
    • Build a broader vocabulary to strengthen comprehension and writing quality

Speaking & Listening
Students will practise:

• • • Participating in discussions by listening actively and responding clearly
    • Sharing ideas and opinions with reasons and examples
    • Presenting information in short, organised oral presentations

How NexGen Supports Your Child

• • • Qualified teachers who provide explicit instruction and personalised feedback
    • A robust set of worksheets and structured lessons aligned with school learning
    • Small-group tutoring that allows both support and extension
    • Ongoing review of reading, comprehension, spelling and writing progress

By the end of Year 4 English at NexGen Tutoring, students read with stronger understanding, write clearer and more organised paragraphs, and communicate ideas confidently as they prepare for the demands of upper primary.