Motivation and choice < Back to Reading Motivation and choice Stage 1 Junior & Senior Infants Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 2 1st & 2nd Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 3 3rd & 4th Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 4 Fifth and Sixth class Through appropriately engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Choose, read and communicate about text in a range of genres and languages for pleasure and interest. Téacs a roghnú ar mhaithe le pléisiúr nó spéis. (TF2, C1) Choose, read and communicate about text in a range of genres and languages for pleasure, interest and specific purposes. Téacs gearr simplí a roghnú ar mhaithe le pléisiúr nó spéis agus é a phlé ina bhfocail féin, le tacaíocht. Téacs i réimse seánraí a roghnú, a léamh, agus a phlé ar mhaithe le pléisiúr, cuspóirí ar leith agus spéis. (TF2, C2 + 3) Choose, read and critically respond to texts in a range of genres and languages across the curriculum for pleasure, interest and specific purposes. Téacs i réimse seánraí a roghnú agus a phlé ar mhaithe le pléisiúr, spéis, agus cuspóirí ar leith. Machnamh a dhéanamh ar na téacsanna sin. (TF2, C4) Progression steps The child… shows a preference for particular reading material. The child… looks at books and chooses favourite ones. The child… independently and with others, chooses and engages with texts for enjoyment and interest. The child… chooses and enjoys favourite books from a range of genres expressing preferences. The child… explicitly shares reasons for their book choices. The child… can identify and select books of interest that are readable by them. The child… chooses books from a range of genres◊ identifying a favourite genre Genre Genres are types of multi-sentence oral or written text structures that have become conventionalised for particular purposes with expected organisational patterns, as well as language features related to register e.g., narrative, informational, persuasive, and multi-genre. Simply put, genre refers to a selection of writing forms in order to recount, explain, entertain, inform, give instructions, narrate, persuade and justify opinions. or type of book and shares reasons. The child… enjoys sharing experiences with texts on an area of interest, with others and uses key points from texts for a specific purpose. The child… chooses and engages with texts for specific purposes and evaluates texts with a purpose/ project in mind. The child… confidently selects texts based on own interests, reading ability, and for specific purposes. identifies texts which will extend reading skills and interests. The child… chooses and evaluates texts to facilitate learning across the curriculum. evaluates the choices made while selecting texts for own reading preference or for a specific purpose. Support materials for teachers Reading - Léitheoireacht Example of student work Reading - Léitheoireacht Relevant across all strands Example of student work Relevant across all strands Examples of children's language learning Linguistic Diversity-Young Interpreters Example of student work Book reviews Example of student work
