Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through text recommendations
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make recommendations to other readers.
Key learning points
- Text recommendations are an important part of developing reading for pleasure
- Making a text recommendation includes a personal reason for why the text was relevant to you
- Making a text recommendation includes a reason that someone else might enjoy the text
- There are a variety of ways we can share our reading preferences with others
Keywords
Recommendation - A recommendation is a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader’s age and their interests.
Reading community - A reading community is a group of readers who read, share and discuss their reading experiences with one another.
Author - An author is responsible for crafting the words that make up a text.
Illustrator - An illustrator is responsible for creating the pictures, drawings, or images that make up a text.
Common misconception
Text recommendations might be quite short in length, initially.
Develop pupils' awareness of reasons and possible responses they could include to develop recommendations further.
Teacher tip
When sharing recommendations, select a range of texts that you have read to engage and showcase to pupils the personal and affective responses possible when recommending texts.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the definition of a non-fiction text?
Q2.Match the following genres to their definition.
Q3.Which genre usually contains lots of details about a significant figure's life and their achievements?
Q4.Which form usually contains factual information, headlines and images with captions?
Q5.An __________ is the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text.
Q6.An __________ is the person responsible for creating the pictures, drawings, or images that make up a text.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definition.
Q2.In what ways can making text recommendations be enjoyable?
Q3.Who would you recommend a text titled 'Up Close: A Life-Size Look at the Animal Kingdom' to?
Q4.True or False? Poetry can be a good recommendation for readers who enjoy song lyrics.
Q5.Sequence this text recommendation, beginning with the name of the text, followed by the form or genre of the text, finishing with a personal response.
Q6.Sequence this text recommendation, beginning with the name of the text, followed by the form or genre of the text, finishing with a personal response.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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