Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through text recommendations
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make recommendations to other readers.
Key learning points
- Texts can be recommended in a variety of ways, including online via Book Award websites or blogs.
- Reflecting on likes, dislikes, puzzles and connections in relation to texts, can influence others to read.
Keywords
Recommendation - a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader’s age and their interests
Reading preference - can include what we read and where we read
Puzzle - a question that you have about a text. It does not always have to be answered or solved
Connection - how a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world can be called a connection
Common misconception
Pupils may just think a recommendation comes from a peer or teacher.
Recommendations can come from a wide range of people and places.
Teacher tip
Have QR codes for the book award websites for pupils to scan.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or False? Authors and illustrators can be the same person.
Q2.What genre best fits a text which asks lots of questions and contains factual information?
Q3.When giving a text recommendation, you should consider the person's...
Q4.True or False? All poets' poetry collections must contain similar themes.
Q5.True or False? Non-fiction is a form of text.
Q6.A reading recommendation is a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader’s and .
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
can include what we read and where we read
a question that you have about a text
how a text relates to the reader, another text or the world
positive things a reader thought about a text
negative things a reader thought about a text
Q2.Approximately how many children's texts are published each year in the United Kingdom?
Q3.Which book award did the text 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' by Maisie Chan, win?
Q4.Which of the following can you go to for a text recommendations?
Q5.Order the way you could recommend a text to a friend.
Q6.Which connections can a text make with a reader?
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