Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through personal reflection
I can understand my reader identity by reflecting on my reading experiences.
Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through personal reflection
I can understand my reader identity by reflecting on my reading experiences.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reader identity is a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read.
- Reading is a very personal experience; it is unique to every reader.
- Reading can take many forms; it does not have to be restricted to a book.
- A 'Reading River' is a reflection of significant texts in someone's personal experience.
Keywords
Genre - A genre is a category used to group different types of literature.
Form - Form is the way that a text can be presented.
Reader identity - Reader identity is a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read.
Perspective - Your perspective is your way of thinking about and understanding something.
Common misconception
Pupils often think that only certain types of literature are valid such as novels.
Help pupils to celebrate a wide range of text types.
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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what happens in a story
where the story takes place
the first section of a story
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read
a way of thinking about and understanding something
reading that we do of our own free will