Connect students with a range of suggested reading material
In this section, teachers are provided with suggestions/tools to give students access to more reading recommendations, depending on their context and readiness
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What is a Book Recommender?
What is a Book Recommender?
Platforms that recommend books based on students' interests and readiness
Why use Book Recommenders?
Why use Book Recommenders?
Book recommenders support students in finding books that they enjoy and/ or are able to access at their readiness level. This sets students up for success and motivates them to read more extensively.
When should Book Recommenders be used?
When should Book Recommenders be used?
Book recommenders may be used at checkpoints when students need guidance on what to read. This might be at the start of the year or term, or before a term break. For example, book recommenders could be used by teachers or students after a student interest survey to bridge students’ interests to relevant reading.
Book recommenders may also be useful for students when selecting books for reading assignments or for teachers and/ or students when selecting books for a reading circle.
How should Book Recommenders be used?
How should Book Recommenders be used?
Where possible, book recommenders should recommend books that are available in the school or local libraries.
Depending on student readiness, teachers could:
demonstrate how to use a particular book recommender for students to access in their own time;
use a book recommender to find books based on students’ interests and readiness; or
use a book recommender to find book recommendations for reading circles.
Some Book Recommenders
Some Book Recommenders
Book Finder by Reading Rockets - search for books based on selected age groups, reading levels, genres, formats, topics, and locations
School eResource Repository by Civica - search for electronic reading material based on subject areas
Book Recommendations by National Library Board of Singapore (NLB) - book titles for teenagers sorted by categories
Reading Interest Profile for Lower Secondary by NLB - a story-based questionnaire that leads to book recommendations based on reading interest
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