a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader’s age and their interests.

a group of readers who read, share and discuss their reading experiences with one another.

refers to selecting and organising literature for a specific purpose or audience.

Developing reading preferences in Year 4 through text recommendations

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 5', pupils will build on this knowledge through the introduction to new range of texts suitable for Year 5.

In 'Reading for pleasure in Year 3', pupils developed 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 this unit, pupils build on this knowledge through the introduction to a range of texts suitable for Year 4.

Developing reading preferences in Year 4

recommending a text that is well-suited to a reader’s age and interests

recommending a text that is suitable for a different age group

recommending a text without providing any context or reasons for the suggestion

recommending a text without having read it or knowing anything about it

True or False? A picturebook can be recommended to readers of all ages.

Match the type of text recommendation to its example.

Text curation means  __________ and __________ texts for a specific purpose or audience.

Texts can be curated in __________ different ways.

write a recommendation to celebrate the text

Order the following steps for curating a book shelf.

True or False? A reading recommendation should be the same for every reader.

Which features are likely to be found in fantasy texts?

a text providing step-by-step guidance for using a product

evaluation of a book's content, style, and quality

a digital platform with web pages with information

electronic messages sent and received through the internet

Match the following forms to their definitions.

What does a humorous text usually contain?

A {{}} community is a group of readers who read, share and discuss their reading experiences with one another.

sharing personal favourites or recent text discoveries

looking for or offering reading suggestions for specific genres or topics

their audience has no interest in reading at the moment

Readers can make text recommendations when ...

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Developing reading preferences in Year 4 through text recommendations

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.