A genre is a category used to group different types of literature.

Form is the way that a text can be presented.

Reader identity is a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read.

Your perspective is your way of thinking about and understanding something.

Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through personal reflection

English

In this unit, pupils will develop reading for pleasure through exploration of a range of different text types, focusing on genre and form, and introduction to a range of authors and illustrators. In 'Reading for pleasure in Year 4', pupils will build on this knowledge through the introduction to new range of texts suitable for Year 4

In 'The Planet in a Pickle Jar’, pupils developed personal responses to a text. In this unit, pupils will develop reading for pleasure through exploration of a range of different text types, focusing on genre and form, and introduction to a range of authors and illustrators’

Developing reading preferences in year 3

a category used to group different types of reading

the feeling a reader might get from reading a text

Which of the following can be forms of reading?

a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read

a way of thinking about and understanding something

A change in perspective tells a reader what the book will contain.

A change in perspective supports a reader to decode and read text.

A change in perspective can help the reader see the world differently.

What does it mean when a text changes our perspective?

a list of texts that the reader wants to read

All readers have  __________ reader identities.

creating the pictures, drawings, or images that make up a text

printing the book and marketing it to reach new readers

An author in a text is responsible for...

to find out more about a holiday location

Match the text to a possible purpose for reading.

True or False? A title gives readers an idea of what might be included within a text.

Select the correct definition of a character in a fiction text.

Select the correct definition of an illustration.

Starter Quiz