Vocabulary VIPER Progression of Skills
Year 1
To talk about new words and what they mean and linking them to words they already know.

Year 2
To talk about new words and what they mean and linking them to words they already know.


Year 3
To identify language, structural and presentational features of texts and discuss how they contribute to the meaning. To discuss words and phrases that engage the reader. To give extended explanations of the impact of language choices on meaning.

Year 4
To identify language, structural and presentational features of texts and discuss how they contribute to the meaning. To discuss words and phrases that engage the reader. To give extended explanations of the impact of language choices on meaning.

Year 5
To discuss how the structural and presentational choices impact on meaning, theme and purpose. To discuss and evaluate texts, commenting on writers’ use of words, phrases and language features including figurative language.

Year 6
To discuss how the structural and presentational choices impact on meaning, theme and purpose. To discuss and evaluate texts, commenting on writers’ use of words, phrases and language features including figurative language.


