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| Focus: Enjoyment of reading. | ||||||
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%
responses
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y4
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y8
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| 1. Can you remember the name or title of the book? | ||||||
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specifies
title clearly
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83
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84
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identifies series — no specific title
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10
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7
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unclear/unsure
of title
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4
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5
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no
response
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3
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4
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| 2. Do you remember who wrote it? | ||||||
| Prompt: Who wrote it? |
named
fully
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27
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52
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surname
only
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1
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2
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unclear/
unsure
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4
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25
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no
response
|
68
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21
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| 3.
Now think about the book and what made it really good for you to read.
Explain to me why you enjoyed the book. |
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What
made it good
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genre/type
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20
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43
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topic/content
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64
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77
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pictures
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17
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6
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characters
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36
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40
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reading
level
|
10
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11
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learned
a lot from it
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7
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8
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writing
style
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23
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30
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How
strongly did student communicate enjoyment?
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extremely
strongly
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2
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3
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strongly
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18
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35
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moderately
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42
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44
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a
little 35 14
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not
at all 3 4
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| 4. Did someone give you the book to read, or did you find it on your own? | ||||||
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home
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11
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10
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friend
|
4
|
7
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school
library
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32
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36
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classroom
|
17
|
9
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community
library
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6
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8
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gift
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19
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15
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school
book club
|
1
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1
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personal
purchase
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5
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8
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Duffy's
Books
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4
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3
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don't
read at all
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1
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3
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| Commentary:
This task gives an interesting picture of students' use of and response to books. Students are not very conscious of authors, particularly at year 4 level. They say they choose books mainly because of the topic/content, but also because of the characters, genre and writing style. By far the most important source is the school library, suggesting the importance of students having access to quality school library resources. |
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