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Year 4

Developing reading preferences in Year 4 through text recommendations

I can make recommendations to other readers.

New
New
Year 4

Developing reading preferences in Year 4 through text recommendations

I can make recommendations to other readers.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Making a text recommendation includes a personal reason for why the text was relevant to you
  2. Making a text recommendation includes a reason that someone else might enjoy the text
  3. There are a variety of ways we can share our reading preferences with others
  4. Curating a space at home or at school to share your reading preferences can support others in reading for pleasure

Keywords

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

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

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

Common misconception

Text curation might focus solely on personal preference.

Identify a range of ways that pupils might curate, linking especially to any theme weeks or real-world events.

When setting up a bookshelf rota, pair less confident readers with more confident ones, to encourage book talk and inspire each other. Theme weeks could be celebrated as well as diversity of text type. If online, an app such as Jamboard can be used.
Teacher tip

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
True or False? A reading recommendation should be the same for every reader.
Correct Answer: False, false
Q2.
Which features are likely to be found in fantasy texts?
Correct answer: magic and supernatural elements
Correct answer: imaginary worlds
real historical events
Correct answer: conflict between good and evil
modern technology
Q3.
Match the following forms to their definitions.
Correct Answer:instruction manual,a text providing step-by-step guidance for using a product

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

Correct Answer:review,evaluation of a book's content, style, and quality

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

Correct Answer:website,a digital platform with web pages with information

a digital platform with web pages with information

Correct Answer:e-mail,electronic messages sent and received through the internet

electronic messages sent and received through the internet

Q4.
What does a humorous text usually contain?
Correct answer: relatable characters
a sad, depressing plot
Correct answer: wordplay, puns and funny language
Correct answer: a positive, affirming plot
formal language
Q5.
A community is a group of readers who read, share and discuss their reading experiences with one another.
Correct Answer: reading, book , read
Q6.
Readers can make text recommendations when ...
Correct answer: sharing personal favourites or recent text discoveries
Correct answer: looking for or offering reading suggestions for specific genres or topics
their audience has no interest in reading at the moment
they insist on someone reading the text

6 Questions

Q1.
A text recommendation is ...
Correct answer: 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
Q2.
True or False? A picturebook can be recommended to readers of all ages.
Correct Answer: True, true
Q3.
Match the type of text recommendation to its example.
Correct Answer:written recommendation,on paper

on paper

Correct Answer:online recommendation,on a blog or class message board

on a blog or class message board

Correct Answer:visual recommendation,on a poster

on a poster

Correct Answer:verbal recommendation,in a face-to-face conversation

in a face-to-face conversation

Q4.
Text curation means __________ and __________ texts for a specific purpose or audience.
mixing and matching
reading and writing
Correct answer: selecting and organising
Q5.
Texts can be curated in __________ different ways.
two
Correct answer: many
three
Q6.
Order the following steps for curating a book shelf.
1 - choose a selection of texts
2 - write a recommendation to celebrate the text
3 - ‘publish’ your curated bookshelf