Developing reading preferences in Year 4 through personal reflection | English

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Which of the following forms are released weekly, with a story spread across a number of weeks?
- illustrated chapter book
- comic ✓
- science fiction novel
- picturebook
A __________ is a person who writes poems.
- 'poet' ✓
True or False? A poetry collection must contain poems by the same poet.
- True
- False ✓
Match the following terms to their definitions.
- author
  
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  the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text ✓
- illustrator
  
  ⇔
  
  the person responsible for creating the pictures that make up a text ✓
- publisher
  
  ⇔
  
  an organisation which edits, designs and prints the book ✓
- title
  
  ⇔
  
  the name given to a piece of writing, such as a book, story or poem ✓
Match the following terms to their definitions.
- reader identity
  
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  a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read ✓
- perspective
  
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  a way of thinking about and understanding something ✓
- reading community
  
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  a group of readers who read, share and discuss their reading ✓
Match the following terms to their definitions.
- reading for pleasure
  
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  reading that we enjoy and do of our own free will ✓
- reading for purpose
  
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  reading to gain information or verify knowledge ✓
- reading for purpose & pleasure
  
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  reading to gain information that we enjoy doing ✓

Match the keywords to their definitions.
- reading preference
  
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  what we read and where we read ✓
- form
  
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  the way that a text can be presented ✓
- treasure hunt
  
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  an activity where you search for hidden items ✓
Select examples below of when a reader might read.
- in the morning ✓
- in a supermarket
- at the park
- in the evening ✓
- at lunchtime ✓
Select examples below of where a reader might read.
- during school time
- at night
- laying in bed ✓
- sitting on the sofa ✓
- relaxing on a beanbag ✓
What type of reading is required to read the image below?
- dates and times
- symbols and icons
- codes (computing)
- numbers (graphs, charts, formulae, coordinates) ✓
What type of reading is required to read the image below?
- dates and times
- symbols and icons ✓
- codes (computing)
- numbers (graphs, charts, formulae, coordinates)
Sequence the steps required for doing a reading treasure hunt.
- 1
  
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  nominate a person to be the leader
- 2
  
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  the leader calls out one of the categories
- 3
  
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  hunters go in search of a text that represents the category
- 4
  
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  leaders can hand out a point for texts that are brought back
- 5
  
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  texts are shared

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Reader identity is the process of reflecting on what you enjoy or do not enjoy reading
Reading can take many forms; it does not have to be restricted to a book
Reading is a skill that you use every single day
A reading preference can include what we read and where we read.

Pupils may think reading is restricted to a book.

By completing a reading treasure hunt, pupils can explore reading in a range of forms.

Reading preference - A reading preference can include what we read and where we read.
Form - Form is the way that a text can be presented.
Treasure hunt - A treasure hunt is an activity where you search for hidden items or clues.