Year 5 - English
Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through text recommendations
Developing reading preferences in Year 5
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their reading preferences by exploring different authors and illustrators. Pupils learn how to engage in 'book talk' and about the benefits of recommending texts. Finally, they develop their awareness of different 'forms' of reading, focusing on poetry.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make recommendations to other readers.
Key Notes
- 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.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may just think a recommendation comes from a peer or teacher.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key 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.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'recommendation'
a suggestion for a text that is well-suited to a reader's age and their interests.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may just think a recommendation comes from a peer or teacher. Correction: Recommendations can come from a wide range of people and places.
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