Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through text recommendations
I can make recommendations to other readers.
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
- Texts can be recommended in a variety of ways, including online via Book Award websites or blogs.
- 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.
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To help you plan your year 5 english lesson on: Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through text recommendations, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
can include what we read and where we read
a question that you have about a text
how a text relates to the reader, another text or the world
positive things a reader thought about a text
negative things a reader thought about a text