Grandfather and Thomas is a fictional text designed to be suitable for young readers in the first cycle of primary school. In the assessment below, this text will be broken down in relation to the four reader roles and demonstrate how the text can support students as developing readers. Code Breaker: This text is a fictional short story that uses a range of familiar, easy-to-decode terms. words that students would use daily. Grandfather and Thomas is a simple but descriptive book that constantly repeats certain words throughout the text, which helps young readers understand their meaning when they see the same words used for different purposes. The sentences used throughout the book are short and displayed in medium-sized writing that makes reading clear. Participant Text: The book Grandfather and Thomas provides many opportunities for students to make sense of this text. Textual connections can be made by students remembering times when they once went to the beach or took a special outing with their grandfather. Link this text to others Pamela Allan te...