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**__READING AND WRITING DIFFERENT TEXT TYPES__**
Books, film and the television interest and amaze many young children everyday, and so do the text types that are shown in them.

**Language Features of Information Texts and Narratives** Identifying genres and text types are crucial when reading books as a child or adult. The purpose of information texts is so the reader can express meaning about the social and natural world. The purposes of the verbs or nouns are highlighted along with the fiction or narrative texts which are used to entertain or to express and deliver experiences. Information text is crucial when placing it in a picture due to the fact that if it is not done well, the children will not notice and be engaged in it at all.

Hill, Susan 2006, p. 308

**What text types are useful for young children** There are many different text types that children will learn to distinguish between, these are included and described within the table below:

Hill, Susan 2006, p.309**econstructing and Constructing different text types** There are various text types which guide the children when they are writing their own stories, however a major key is being able to understand and recognize the different texts and how they work in both reading and writing.

In everyday texts such as on a chip packet or on a milk carton, teachers can involve and test the children;’s knowledge by asking them to read the ingredients or describing any of the features shown on them.

When the children begin to not only describe features, but engage in critical literacy such as exploring the different graphical symbols on a business card and use critical framing, this enables them to understand how texts positioning can give or take power just in the use of texts.

Teaching genres is made easier with this table shown below, as all the genres along examples and hints are included in it.
 * Features of common text genres**
 * recount** means to retell past experience
 * narrative** entertains, teaches and extends the reader’s imagination
 * procedure** describes instructions on how to do things
 * report** organize and store information about a class of things
 * explanation** explain how something may work
 * argument** take position on an issue and back it up with evidence