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INTRODUCTION This reading journal has been put together to help you to become a better and more active reader. We want you to enjoy reading... It should be FUN! During the year, you need to try a range of fiction and non-fiction texts, including stories, poems, plays and information books. As well as reading EVERY day, you are expected to complete one reading activity after you finish each book, in order to understand what you have read. The reading skills you will be using will include: Reading with understanding Finding evidence in the text Reading ‘in between the lines’ Thinking about layout and organisation Thinking about why the writer used certain words and sentences Thinking about the type of writing you are reading
Parents will be expected to sign the log on a daily basis, each time you see or hear your child read. Every week that your child has five signatures in their log they will recieve a gold star, a raffle ticket for the weekly school draw and a chance to win a BRAND NEW BOOK!
Reading Activities: AF1 Make a list of polysyllabic words. Sort them by the number of syllables.
AF2 Draw a picture of the main characters and write about them.
AF1 Make a list of compound words found in your text.
AF3/AF6 Write your own blurb for the back of the book.
AF1 Make a list of little words hiding inside bigger words in your reading book.
AF4 Jot down some of the features that you have found in your book.
AF2 Answer some questions about the book.
AF5 Find 10 interesting words in your book. Write down what each one means then use each word in a sentence of your own.
AF2 Draw or write a story board for the book
(a story board tells you the most important parts of the story).
AF7 Compare your book to another on the same topic, which do you prefer and why?
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Books I have Read.... Date
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Created for Dale Community Primary School