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Year 5

Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through text recommendations

I can make recommendations to other readers.

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Year 5

Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through text recommendations

I can make recommendations to other readers.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Texts can be recommended in a variety of ways, including online via Book Award websites or blogs.
  2. Reflecting on likes, dislikes, puzzles and connections in relation to texts, can influence others to read.

Keywords

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

  • Reading preference - can include what we read and where we read

  • Puzzle - a question that you have about a text. It does not always have to be answered or solved

  • Connection - how a text relates to a reader, another text or the wider world can be called a connection

Common misconception

Pupils may just think a recommendation comes from a peer or teacher.

Recommendations can come from a wide range of people and places.

Have QR codes for the book award websites for pupils to scan.
Teacher tip

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
True or False? Authors and illustrators can be the same person.
Correct Answer: True, true
Q2.
What genre best fits a text which asks lots of questions and contains factual information?
folklore
poetry
Correct answer: non-fiction
fantasy
adventure
Q3.
When giving a text recommendation, you should consider the person's...
Correct answer: age.
daily routines.
Correct answer: likes and interests.
eating preferences.
Correct answer: texts they have previously enjoyed.
Q4.
True or False? All poets' poetry collections must contain similar themes.
Correct Answer: false, False
Q5.
True or False? Non-fiction is a form of text.
Correct Answer: False, false
Q6.
A reading recommendation is a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader’s and .
ability and comprehension skill
likes and dislikes
Correct answer: age and interests

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to their definitions.
Correct Answer:reading preference,can include what we read and where we read

can include what we read and where we read

Correct Answer:puzzle ,a question that you have about a text

a question that you have about a text

Correct Answer:connection,how a text relates to the reader, another text or the world

how a text relates to the reader, another text or the world

Correct Answer:like,positive things a reader thought about a text

positive things a reader thought about a text

Correct Answer:dislike,negative things a reader thought about a text

negative things a reader thought about a text

Q2.
Approximately how many children's texts are published each year in the United Kingdom?
10
1000
Correct answer: 10,000
1,000,000
Q3.
Which book award did the text 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' by Maisie Chan, win?
Correct answer: The Bradford Boase Award
Carnegie Medal
Amnesty CILIP honour
Little Rebels Book Award
Correct answer: Jhalak Prize
Q4.
Which of the following can you go to for a text recommendations?
Correct answer: library (school or local)
Correct answer: school staff
computer games
Correct answer: book award website
comics
Q5.
Order the way you could recommend a text to a friend.
1 - title of text
2 - likes and dislikes
3 - puzzles
4 - connections
5 - Do you want to read?
Q6.
Which connections can a text make with a reader?
text-to-speech
Correct answer: text-to-self
Correct answer: text-to-world
text-to-code
Correct answer: text-to-text