Year 6 reading cards – adapted from “Taking an active interest in your child’s learning” For parents / carers with children in year 6.
I can say whether a writer has been successful in their purpose, e.g. to make me laugh, cry or think
Reading Fiction
TOP TIPS FOR READERS!
Writers reflect the purpose
in their writing by the words
they use and the way they
tell their story.
 After reading part of a book think
about how you feel. What did the
writer do to make you feel like that?
 Talk about a film with someone you have seen it with.
Which character does the director want you to like or
dislike? How have they done this? Have they succeeded?
I can say whether a writer has been successful in their purpose, e.g. to make me laugh, cry or think
Reading Fiction
TOP TIPS FOR READERS!
Writers reflect the purpose
in their writing by the words
they use and the way they
tell their story
 Find two books that are written for different purposes, e.g.
a humorous story and a spine-chiller. Compare the books
and make some notes about what the authors have done
differently to create particular effects.
Year 6 reading cards – adapted from “Taking an active interest in your child’s learning” For parents / carers with children in year 6.
I can identify the purpose, audience and organisation for different purposes
Reading non-fiction
TOP TIPS FOR READERS!
Non-fiction (information texts) cover
a range of types: they can retell
events, give instructions, provide
information, explain something,
persuade or put forwards an
argument.
 Find different types of non-fiction texts at home. This could
include web-based texts, cereal boxes, newspapers as well
as books. Identify what type of text they are (think about
the purpose) and who the intended audience is.
Non-fiction texts use tables, pictures and
diagrams to add extra information so it is
important to take notice of these when reading.
I can identify the purpose, audience and organisation for different purposes
Reading non-fiction
TOP TIPS FOR READERS!
Non-fiction (information texts) cover a
range of types: they can retell events,
give instructions, provide information,
explain something, explain
something or put forwards an
argument.
Non-fiction texts use tables, pictures and
diagrams to add extra information so it is
important to take notice of these when reading.
 Find a few of the same kind of texts e.g. instructions.
Compare them and carefully note the differences and
similarities.
 What are the different audiences that they are written for?
 How does the style differ?
 Which do you think are the best? Why do
you think this?
Year 6 reading cards – adapted from “Taking an active interest in your child’s learning” For parents / carers with children in year 6.
I can explain how a writer has created a mood or feeling using evidence from the text
Reading Fiction
TOP TIPS FOR READERS!
Writers choose carefully
what they write so that we
can picture in our head.
Often the writer leaves us to
try and guess what
characters feel or why they
have done something.
 Watch a film and talk about how the atmosphere is created
by the setting, the words that are spoken and the music or
background noises.
 Freeze-frame a scene from your favourite video or DVD.
Write down as many words as you can to describe the
setting and the mood.
 When you are reading, pause and try to
identify which words and phrases are
used to create the mood in a story.
I can compare texts in terms of their impact on the reader
Reading Fiction
TOP TIPS FOR READERS!
Writers choose vocabulary
carefully and organise their
texts so that the reader will
be interested and
understand the purpose of
the text.
 Read a text that uses different devices such as diagrams,
sub-headings, labels, etc. Think about how the
organisation helps the reader to understand the text. Which
words are particularly helpful or appropriate?
 Watch a few adverts and think about how the images,
sounds, music and voice are organised to
ensure that the ‘reader’ will be persuaded
to buy the product.
Year 6 reading cards – adapted from “Taking an active interest in your child’s learning” For parents / carers with children in year 6.