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Year 3

Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through personal reflection

I can understand my reader identity by reflecting on my reading experiences.

New
New
Year 3

Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through personal reflection

I can understand my reader identity by reflecting on my reading experiences.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Reader identity is a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read.
  2. Reading is a very personal experience; it is unique to every reader.
  3. Reading can take many forms; it does not have to be restricted to a book.
  4. A 'Reading River' is a reflection of significant texts in someone's personal experience.

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.

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.

Adapt the reading river to demonstrate your own reader identity. Set a clear time frame for pupils to refer to, for example, across a year.
Teacher tip

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
An author in a text is responsible for...
Correct answer: crafting the words that make up a text
creating the pictures, drawings, or images that make up a text
printing the book and marketing it to reach new readers
Q2.
Match the text to a possible purpose for reading.
Correct Answer:travel guide,to find out more about a holiday location

to find out more about a holiday location

Correct Answer:cookery book,to learn how to cook a recipe

to learn how to cook a recipe

Correct Answer:coding for beginners book,to learn how to code

to learn how to code

Correct Answer:LEGO instructions manual,to know how to build a new LEGO set

to know how to build a new LEGO set

Q3.
True or False? A title gives readers an idea of what might be included within a text.
Correct Answer: True, true
Q4.
Select the correct definition of a character in a fiction text.
Correct answer: a person or animal in a story
a picture in a book
where a story takes place
Q5.
Select the correct definition of an illustration.
the person who wrote the book
a photo in a book
Correct answer: a picture in a book
Q6.
Match the term to its definition.
Correct Answer:plot,what happens in a story

what happens in a story

Correct Answer:setting,where the story takes place

where the story takes place

Correct Answer:opening, the first section of a story

the first section of a story

6 Questions

Q1.
What is genre?
the front cover of a book
Correct answer: a category used to group different types of reading
the feeling a reader might get from reading a text
Q2.
Which of the following can be forms of reading?
mystery
Correct answer: blogs
science fiction
Correct answer: song lyrics
Correct answer: chapter books
Q3.
Match the terms to their definitions.
Correct Answer:reader identity,a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read

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

Correct Answer:perspective,a way of thinking about and understanding something

a way of thinking about and understanding something

Correct Answer:reading for pleasure,reading that we do of our own free will

reading that we do of our own free will

Q4.
What does it mean when a text changes our perspective?
A change in perspective tells a reader what the book will contain.
A change in perspective supports a reader to decode and read text.
Correct answer: A change in perspective can help the reader see the world differently.
Q5.
What does a reading river demonstrate?
Correct answer: a reader's unique reading experiences
a list of texts that the reader wants to read
the flow of words along a page
Q6.
All readers have __________ reader identities.
good
bad
Correct answer: unique