Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills

Book SynopsisFully revised to reflect the latest advancements in the field, the third edition of Sound Linkage provides a guide to phonological techniques for improving the reading comprehension skills of students with reading delays and dyslexia.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements x Foreword xi About the companion website xii Introduction 1 Test of phonological awareness 3 Programme administration 10 Phonological training activities 10 Phonological linkage activities 12 Section 1: Identification of words as units within sentences 15 Activity 1: Introduction to the concepts of 'beginning', 'middle' and 'end' 16 Activity 2: Comprehension of the concepts of 'beginning', 'middle' and 'end' in sentences 16 Activity 3: Transferring the concepts of 'beginning', 'middle' and 'end' to an aural activity 17 Activity 4: Production of initial, final and medial words in sentences of two to four words 18 Activity 5: Matching counters to words in sentences of two to five words 19 Section 2: Identification and manipulation of syllables 21 Activity 1: Introduction to syllabic rhythm in poems (A) 22 Activity 2: Introduction to syllabic rhythm in poems (B) 23 Activity 3: Syllable blending (two to four syllables) 24 Activity 4: Introduction to syllable segmentation 25 Activity 5: Segmentation of words into syllables (two to four) 26 Activity 6: Syllable counting in words of two to four syllables 27 Activity 7: Syllable deletion 28 Section 3: Identification and supply of rhyming words 29 Activity 1: Introduction to rhyme 30 Activity 2: Discrimination of pairs of rhyming and non-rhyming words 31 Activity 3: Supplying rhymes (A) 31 Activity 4: Supplying rhymes (B) 32 Activity 5: Supplying rhymes (C) 33 Activity 6: Rhyme supply (riddles) 35 Activity 7: Discrimination of one of three words that rhymes with a target word 36 Section 4: Identification and discrimination of phonemes 37 Activity 1: Introduction to 'saying a word slowly' 38 Activity 2: Picture sound association (initial sounds of words) 38 Activity 3: Word pair discrimination 39 Activity 4: Identification of initial sounds in words 40 Activity 5: Identification of final sounds in words 42 Activity 6: Identification of medial sounds in words 44 Activity 7: Discrimination of two of three words with the same initial sound 46 Activity 8: Introduction to the concept of 'same end' sound 47 Activity 9: Discrimination of two of three words with the same final sound 48 Activity 10: Discrimination of two of three words with the same medial sound 48 Activity 11: Discrimination of word pairs with the same initial sound 49 Activity 12: Discrimination of word pairs with the same final sound 50 Activity 13: Discrimination of word pairs with the same medial sound 51 Activity 14: Discrimination of one of three words with the same initial sound as a target word 51 Activity 15: Discrimination of one of four words with a different initial sound 52 Activity 16: Discrimination of one of three words with the same final sound as a target word 54 Activity 17: Discrimination of one of four words with a different final sound 55 Section 5: Phoneme blending 57 Activity 1: Production of words from two to four sounds 58 Activity 2: Production of words from two sounds 59 Activity 3: Production of words from three sounds 59 Activity 4: Production of words from four sounds 60 Activity 5: Production of words from five sounds 61 Activity 6: Sound linkage: Blending of two sounds 62 Activity 7: Sound linkage: Blending of three sounds 63 Activity 8: Sound linkage: Blending of four sounds (initial blends) 64 Activity 9: Sound linkage: Blending of four sounds (final blends) 66 Section 6: Phoneme segmentation 69 Activity 1: Production of the initial sound of target words 70 Activity 2: Production of the final sound of target words 70 Activity 3: Production of the medial sound of target words 71 Activity 4: Introduction to the concept of breaking up a word into sounds 72 Activity 5: Introduction to segmenting a word while pushing counters into boxes 73 Activity 6: Phoneme counting with two to four counters (A) 74 Activity 7: Phoneme counting with two to four counters (B) 75 Activity 8: Segmenting words into sounds 75 Activity 9: Sound linkage: Discrimination of two of three words with the same initial 'sound' 76 Activity 10: Sound linkage: Discrimination of two of three words with the same final 'sound' 77 Activity 11: Sound linkage: Discrimination of two of three words with the same medial 'sound' 79 Section 7: Phoneme deletion 81 Activity 1: Introduction to the concepts of 'missing from' and 'without' 82 Activity 2: Introduction to the concepts of 'taken away' and 'left' in relation to sounds in words 83 Activity 3: Specification of the initial sound deleted from a word 85 Activity 4: Specification of the final sound deleted from a word 85 Activity 5: Specification of a medial sound that has been deleted from a word 86 Activity 6: Deletion of the initial sound of a word to produce another word (A) 87 Activity 7: Deletion of the initial sound of a word to produce another word (B) 88 Activity 8: Deletion of the final sound of a word to produce another word 89 Activity 9: Deletion of the medial sound of a word to produce another word 89 Activity 10: Sound linkage: Discrimination of a word produced by deleting the initial sound from a stimulus word 90 Activity 11: Sound linkage: Discrimination of a word produced by deleting the final sound from a stimulus word 92 Section 8: Phoneme substitution 95 Activity 1: Introduction to the concept of changing the beginning item of a sequence 96 Activity 2: Revision of the concept of 'first sound in a word' 96 Activity 3: Changing the initial sound of a word 97 Activity 4: Phoneme substitution (initial sound) 98 Activity 5: Phoneme substitution (final sound) 98 Activity 6: Phoneme substitution (medial sound) 99 Activity 7: Sound linkage: Substitution of initial letters/phonemes in words 100 Activity 8: Sound linkage: Substitution of final letters/phonemes in words 102 Activity 9: Sound linkage: Substitution of medial letters/phonemes in words 103 Section 9: Phoneme transposition 105 Activity 1: Defining the concept of backwards (using pictures) 106 Activity 2: Defining the concept of backwards (in relation to words) 106 Activity 3: Defining the concept of backwards (in relation to sounds in words) 107 Activity 4: Reversing the sequence of sounds in a word 108 Activity 5: Introduction to spoonerisms 109 Activity 6: Spoonerisms 110 Activity 7: Sound linkage: Reversing the sequence of sounds in a word 111 Activity 8: Sound linkage: Spoonerisms 112 Section 10: Phonological linkage activities 115 Instructions 116 Establishing a link between sounds and the written form of words 116 Using letters as clues in text reading 117 Multisyllabic words and words with suffixes and prefixes 118 Playing with words 118 Sound Linkage: Theoretical background to the programme 120 Phonological awareness and learning to read 120 The Hatcher, Hulme and Ellis study 121 Evidence from subsequent studies for the effectiveness of 'reading with phonology' programmes 126 Using sound linkage as one component of an integrated approach to teaching reading 128 Grading children's early reading books 132 Summary 132 Test development and standardisation 133 Appendix 1: Additional activities 142 Section 2: Identification and manipulation of syllables 142 Section 3: Identification and supply of rhyming words 142 Section 4: Identification and discrimination of phonemes 143 Section 5: Phoneme blending 144 Section 6: Phoneme segmentation 145 Section 7: Phoneme deletion 146 Section 8: Phoneme substitution 146 Section 9: Phoneme transposition 146 Appendix 2: Table of percentages (observed score / possible score) × 100 148 Appendix 3: Grading children's early reading books 149 Sound linkage training programme: Record Sheets 156 Record Sheet A: Test of phonological awareness 156 Record Sheet B: Identification of words as units within sentences 158 Record Sheet C: Identification and manipulation of syllables 160 Record Sheet D: Identification and supply of rhyming words 162 Record Sheet E: Identification and discrimination of phonemes 164 Record Sheet F: Phoneme blending 171 Record Sheet G: Phoneme segmentation 174 Record Sheet H: Phoneme deletion 177 Record Sheet I: Phoneme substitution 180 Record Sheet J: Phoneme transposition 183 References and Bibliography 185

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Book SynopsisThis essential guide offers a fresh approach to integrating grammar effectively into the classroom as a vital strand of English that both enlivens and enriches students' understanding of literature. It aims to demystify grammar and empower teachers with the knowledge, inspiration and practical ideas to confidently teach grammar to students at any stage of their secondary education. The authors demonstrate that routinely weaving grammar into lessons and the study of literature, rather than teaching it as an abstract set of rules, enables students to see grammar in a more flexible, enjoyable and exciting way. Each chapter clearly defines complex terminology and provides an essential overview of relevant subject knowledge. With multiple examples of textual analysis and a variety of adaptable lesson plans for popular Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 texts, the book shows how grammatical requirements can be taught in a lively, literature-based manner, developing studentTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Sentences and sentence clauses Chapter 2. Nouns Chapter 3. Verbs Chapter 4. Determiners Chapter 5. Punctuation Chapter 6. Extension vocabulary Chapter 7. Activity A-Z Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDescriptosaurus: Myths & Legends builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and, within the context of myths and legends, develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level, combine their descriptions of setting and character and show how the two interact. Children can then experiment with heroes, gods and supernatural beings to create a legendary story.This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to grammar textbooks and will assist children in acquiring, understanding and applying the grammar they will need to improve their writing, both creative and technical.Trade Review"This is an excellent series which really has the potential to revolutionise the teaching of descriptive writing - an area with which many pupils struggle." - Sarah Brew, Parents in TouchTable of ContentsIntroduction Key Elements Part A - Setting 1. Hooks to Build Suspense 2. Objects 3. Journey 4. Mountains 5. Forests 6. Caves 7. Ruined Cities 8. Castles Part B - Atmosphere and Suspense 9. Storms Part C - Creatures - (SC-I-R) 10. Parts, Size and Shape 11. Head 12. Eyes 13. Arms and Legs 14. Wings and Tails 15. Smell and Sound 16. Habitat 17. Movement 18. Weapons/Attack 19. Interaction with and Reaction to Creature 20. Defeating the Creature Appendix

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Book SynopsisGet It Right: Boost Your Vocabulary is a series of practical, write-in workbooks that are designed to expand students'' vocabulary and address the word gap. The series includes carefully selected, aspirational words drawn from the Oxford Children''s Corpus, focusing on vocabulary that will help students to access more challenging texts, as well as higher-level words that will empower them to use more sophisticated vocabulary in their own writing. Informed by findings from the Oxford Language Report, Get It Right: Boost Your Vocabulary Workbook 2 builds students'' tier 2 vocabulary through a range of levelled comprehension and contextual activities, alongside a selection of engaging fiction and non-fiction extracts. Answers to all activities are provided on the Oxford University Press website.

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Book SynopsisGet It Right: Boost Your Vocabulary is a series of practical, write-in workbooks that are designed to expand students'' vocabulary and address the word gap. The series includes carefully selected, aspirational words drawn from the Oxford Children''s Corpus, focusing on vocabulary that will help students to access more challenging texts, as well as higher-level words that will empower them to use more sophisticated vocabulary in their own writing. Informed by findings from the Oxford Language Report, Get It Right: Boost Your Vocabulary Workbook 2 builds students'' tier 2 vocabulary through a range of levelled comprehension and contextual activities, alongside a selection of engaging fiction and non-fiction extracts. Answers to all activities are provided on the Oxford University Press website.

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Book SynopsisThe ants in the garden sip, tap and pat! Take a look through the magnifying glass to see what else ants can do. (Letter-sounds featured: s a t i p n)Ants! is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5.

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Book SynopsisPat is helping his Nan in the kitchen, and they have to watch the pan! Will they stop it from boiling over? (Letter-sounds featured: s a t i p n)The Pan is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 4-5

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Book SynopsisFaith is fishing at the dock with her mum and dad. Will they be able to catch lots of fish for lunch? Or will they have to make other plans? (Letter-sounds featured: ch sh th ng ai)Fish Lunch is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 4-5.

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Book SynopsisThe children are setting up a book nook ? a cosy space where they can read lots of books! In the book nook, they can go on lots of exciting adventures, such as visiting the zoo, flying to the moon, or sailing on a boat. (Letter-sounds featured: ee igh oa oo)In the Book Nook is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 4-5.

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Book SynopsisPooja wonders what will float in her paddling pool: A boot? A garden ornament? Her toast? Find out in this humorous story! (Letter-sounds featured: ee igh oa oo)Pooja''s Pool is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 4-5.

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Book SynopsisJade is still learning how to play ping-pong, but she may need to save the day at the big tournament! Find out what happens in this entertaining comic-strip story. (Letter-sounds featured: /air/ are ear ere /or/ al our ore oor augh). Jade''s Tournament is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 5-6.

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Book SynopsisReading is a complex activity that involves a range of skills in order to access meaning via the printed word. Reading Development and Difficulties demonstrates that there are two aspects to a child becoming a skilled reader: the development of good word reading skills and the ability to extract the overall meaning of a text.Trade Review"Intended for undergraduates studying literacy acquisition and for professionals with no previous background in reading development or difficulties, Cain provides a balanced, comprehensive, accessible introduction to the development of the two core aspects of reading - good word-reading skills and the ability to extract the overall meaning of a text." (Higher Times Education, November 2010) Table of ContentsPreface xi 1 Introduction to the study of reading 1 What is reading? 2 The relationship between written and spoken language 4 How to study reading development and reading difficulties 14 Overview of the rest of this book 20 Key point summary 20 Further reading 21 Definitions 22 2 Skilled word reading 25 Word reading: Assessment and sources of variation 26 Models of skilled word recognition 36 Key point summary 42 Further reading 43 Definitions 44 3 The skilled comprehender 47 What do we forget and what do we remember? 48 Local and global coherence 52 Models of text representation 59 Key point summary 63 Futher reading 64 Definitions 64 4 Learning to read words 67 Ways to read words 68 Skills and knowledge that aid word reading development 74 Phases of word reading development 81 What drives word reading development? 85 Key point summary 91 Further reading 93 Definitions 93 5 The development of reading comprehension 95 The relations between word reading, listening comprehension and reading comprehension 96 Skills and knowledge that support reading comprehension 99 Reading comprehension development 112 Key point summary 117 Further reading 118 Definitions 118 6 Developmental dyslexia 121 Developmental dyslexia: Definitions and characteristics 122 Theories of dyslexia 126 A look at subtypes: Are all dyslexic children the same or do different types of dyslexic exist? 134 Dyslexia across the lifespan: Precursors, compensation and consequences 140 Key point summary 144 Further reading 145 Definitions 146 7 Reading comprehension difficulties 147 What is poor reading comprehension? 148 Sources of discourse comprehension failure 153 Causes of discourse comprehension failure 164 The consequences of poor discourse comprehension 166 Key point summary 168 Further Reading 169 Definitions 170 8 Instruction and intervention 171 Instruction and interventions for word reading 172 Instruction and interventions for reading comprehension 179 Support and instruction for reading development 185 Key point summary 188 Further reading 189 Definitions 190 9 The assessment of reading 191 Assessment matters 192 Word reading assessment: What, when and how? 196 The assessment of reading comprehension: What, when and how? 201 Key point summary 209 Further reading 210 Definitions 210 10 The Simple View of Reading: A framework for the study of reading development and reading difficulties 213 The Simple View of Reading: A brief overview 214 The Simple View of Reading and reading development 215 The Simple View of Reading and reading difficulties 218 The Simple View of Reading: An evaluation 219 Reading development and reading difficulties: Implications 220 Conclusions 221 Further reading 222 Definition 222 Bibliography 223 Glossary 247 Index 253

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Book SynopsisThis workbook helps to break down the skills children need to masterto meet their curriculum objectives in a clear and fuss-freeway. It supports children to develop their their handwriting skillsthrough fun and engaging activities. From simple first joiningand support for left-handers, to introducing individual lettersand joined writing.

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Book SynopsisThis workbook helps to break down the skills children need to masterto meet their curriculum objectives in a clear and fuss-freeway. It supports children to develop their their comprehension skillsusing a mix of fiction and non-fiction texts through fun andengaging activities.

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Book SynopsisJust like the real thing - only shorter! Help your child preparefor the SATS with these bite-sized National test papers. This bookoffers ten complete mini-reading tests which include fiction, non-fictionand poetry texts. Question types and mark schemes matchthe format of the National tests.

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Book SynopsisJust like the real thing - only shorter! Help your child preparefor the SATS with these bite-sized National test papers. This bookoffers ten complete mini-reading tests which include fiction, non-fictionand poetry texts. Question types and mark schemes matchthe format of the National tests.

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Book SynopsisPrepare with confidence for SATs tests with Scholastic National CurriculumTests. Now sold in a book format. [Content previouslypublished as separate test papers in packs of the same name]

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Book SynopsisAre your children ready to face the SATs Challenge?A complete solution to identify and challenge children working atmastery level. Skills Test Papers will help to identify childrenworking at greater depth. A Pupil Workbook is also available.

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Book SynopsisHow to Get a Grip on Grammar is packed full of amazing activities to get your grammar skills up to speed! Have fun with terrific tenses, awesome adverbs and super sentence structure!For useful tips and inspiring ideas, How to Get a Grip on Grammar is jam packed full of outrageous activities that will have you mastering the world of grammar in no time!

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Book SynopsisKey Words with Peter and Jane uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully and confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched and world renowned.Book 3c encourages writing skills and introduces 36 new words such as ''rabbit'', ''flowers'' and ''train''. Once this book has been completed, the child moves on to book 4a.The Key Words with Peter and Jane books work because each of the key words is introduced gradually and repeated frequently. This builds confidence in children when they recognise these key words on sight (also known as the ''look and say'' method of learning). Examples of key words are: the, one, two, he.There are 12 levels, each with 3 books: a, b, and c.Series a:Gradually introduces new words.Series b:Provides further practise of words featured in the ''a'' series. Series c:Links reading with writing and phonics.

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Book SynopsisThese workbooks are designed to help students express themselves through written language, both inside and outside the classroom. By studying writing samples and practicing different styles, young writers will build the ability to complete any writing projects with confidence.Harcourt Family Learning Workbooks are a comprehensive line of workbook developed through a partnership with Harcourt, a leading educational publisher. Based on national teaching standards, these workbooks provide complete practice in math, reading, and other key subject areas.

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Book SynopsisWell established as a definitive text--and now revised and updated with eight new chapters--this book translates cutting-edge research into effective guidelines for teaching writing in grades K-12. Illustrated with vivid classroom examples, the book identifies the components of a complete, high-quality writing program. Leading experts provide strategies for teaching narrative and argumentative writing; using digital tools; helping students improve specific skills, from handwriting and spelling to sentence construction; teaching evaluation and revision; connecting reading and writing instruction; teaching vulnerable populations; using assessment to inform instruction; and more. New to This Edition *Chapters on new topics: setting up the writing classroom and writing from informational source material. *New chapters on core topics: narrative writing, handwriting and spelling, planning, assessment, special-needs learners, and English learners. *Increased atteTrade Review"This book thoughtfully answers the 'whys,' 'whats,' and 'how-tos' of effective writing instruction. Graduate students, general and special education teachers, and educational specialists will find the third edition packed with information to design and deliver a comprehensive writing curriculum. The book highlights evidence-based practices in the most important areas of writing instruction and assessment. New chapters on setting up the writing classroom and writing from sources fill in gaps from the second edition. Use this book in graduate literacy classes, school study groups, or individually to boost K-12 writing performance."--Natalie G. Olinghouse, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut "This is the best book available on how to teach writing effectively. It draws on current research to provide a comprehensive framework and set of tools for teaching writing. Every chapter in the third edition is filled with up-to-date, useful instructional practices. This text will be invaluable to both the research and practice communities."--Joanna P. Williams, PhD, Professor Emerita of Psychology and Education, Teachers College of Columbia University "Like its predecessors, the third edition is edited and written by scholar-practitioners who bring their vast research knowledge and rich experience working with students and schools to elevate the teaching of writing. Classroom teachers and teacher educators will appreciate the informative, readily applicable descriptions and recommendations offered in each chapter. The chapters on writing from source texts, writing to learn, digital writing tools, and assessment offer practical insights into some of the most complex aspects of K-12 writing instruction.”--Gary A. Troia, PhD, CCC-SLP, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University "Proficient writing is a competence that nowadays cannot be underestimated! Unfortunately, the teaching of writing still remains challenging for a majority of teachers throughout the world. This third edition provides necessary guidance and inspiration, and could not be more timely. Expert contributors report on the newest and most strongly supported instructional approaches for teaching writing from kindergarten through the secondary grades. The chapters are substantive, thorough, and research based, but at the same time accessible and practical. This volume is very well worth reading and translating into classroom practice."--Hilde Van Keer, PhD, Department of Educational Studies, Ghent University, Belgium "The third edition of Best Practices in Writing Instruction takes the guesswork out of writing instruction by providing a blueprint of proven strategies that can be used immediately. For instance, the authors include suggestions for teaching students to master each writing genre, which is essential in today’s classrooms. This book gives educators the knowledge to meet the needs of all students, including those who receive special education services. I recommend this book for undergraduate- and graduate-level teacher preparation courses, or as a resource for teachers who are interested in taking their instruction to the next level."--Stephen Ciullo, PhD, Special Education Program, Texas State University -This volume rises above many of its peers as it is not simply a repository, but it acts as a guide for making necessary improvements to the writing instruction U.S. students are receiving. This text represents exhaustive research and practice of writing instruction that improves student performance. Both teachers and researchers alike will find use in this volume. (on the second edition)--Journal of Writing Research, 10/3/2014ƒƒThis edited volume makes a sound argument, based in empirical research, for adopting process approaches to writing instruction and involving learners in such an approach from early on. Furthermore, the contributing authors provide sound rationales and practical advice for focusing student attention and instruction on global concerns of audience, purpose, and communication. (on the first edition)--Reading and Writing, 3/2/2009Table of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Evidence-Based Practices in Writing, Steve Graham & Karen R. Harris II. Creating a Supportive Writing Environment 2. Setting Up the Writing Classroom, Linda Friedrich 3. Motivating Writers, Pietro Boscolo & Carmen Gelati III. Writing for Different Purposes 4. Narrative Writing, Carol Booth Olson & Lauren Godfrey 5. Writing from Source Material, Michael Hebert 6. Argumentative Writing, Ralph P. Ferretti & William E. Lewis 7. Writing to Learn, Perry D. Klein, Katrina N. Haug, & Ashley Bildfell 8. Writing with Digital Tools, Rachel Karchmer-Klein IV. Teaching Writing 9. Handwriting and Spelling, Rui Alexandre Alves, Teresa Limpo, Naymé Salas, & R. Malatesha Joshi 10. Sentence Construction, Bruce Saddler 11. Planning, Debra McKeown & Erin FitzPatrick 12. Evaluation and Revision, Charles A. MacArthur 13. Reading–Writing Connections, Timothy Shanahan 14. Assessing Writing, Joshua Wilson 15. Instruction for Students with Special Needs, Amy Gillespie Rouse 16. Instruction for English Learners, Adrian Pasquarella Index

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Book SynopsisFrom trusted primary education expert Andrew Brodie, the Let's Do series is the ideal home learning resource for children. Expertly designed to meet all the demands of the National Curriculum, the workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability.Practice reading comprehension with this activity sticker book, perfect for learning at home!Let's Do Comprehension 6-7 supports the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and is ideal for boosting English literacy skills at home. The workbook contains a variety of stimulating fiction and non-fiction texts, accompanied by comprehension questions of varying difficulty and over 100 colourful stickers to encourage and reward children.This comprehension practice book includes:- Tips and clues from Alice the Alligator to support children- Extra challenges in Brodie's Brain Boosters to stretch and challenge- Answers at the back of the book- Exciting, colourful illustrations an

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Book SynopsisFrom trusted primary education expert Andrew Brodie, the Let's Do series is the ideal home learning resource for children. Expertly designed to meet all the demands of the National Curriculum, the workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability.Practice reading comprehension with this activity sticker book, perfect for learning at home!Let's Do Comprehension 8-9 supports the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 and is ideal for boosting English literacy skills at home. The workbook contains a variety of stimulating fiction and non-fiction texts, accompanied by comprehension questions of varying difficulty and over 100 colourful stickers to encourage and reward children.This comprehension practice book includes:- Tips and clues from Alice the Alligator to support children- Extra challenges in Brodie's Brain Boosters to stretch and challenge- Answers at the back of the book- Exciting, colourful illustrations and stick

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Book SynopsisWhat if you could have an owner’s manual on reading ownership? What if there really were a framework for building students’ agency and independence? There’s no "what if?" about it. When it comes to teaching reading, Gravity Goldberg declares there is a structure, one that works with your current curriculum, to help readers take charge. The way forward Gravity says lies in admiring, studying, and really getting to know your students. Consider Mindsets & Moves your guide. Here, Gravity describes how to let go of our default roles of assigner, monitor, and manager and instead shift to a growth mindset. Easily replicable in any setting, any time, her 4 Ms framework ultimately lightens your load because they allow students to monitor and direct their reading lives. Miner: Uncovering Students’ Reading Processes (Focus: Assessment) Mirror: Giving Feedback That Reinforces a Growth Mindset (Focus: Feedback) Model: Showing Readers What We Do (Focus: Demonstration] Mentor: Guiding Students to Try New Ways of Reading (Focus: Guided Practice and Coaching) Get started on the 4Ms tomorrow! Gravity has loaded the book with practical examples, lessons, reading process and strategy lists, and a 35-page photo tour of exemplary reading classrooms with captions that distill best practices. All figures, student work and photographs are provided in vibrant, full color. We are in the midst of an ownership crisis, and readers of every ability and in every grade are more often compliant than fully engaged. Use Mindsets & Moves as that rare resource that makes something highly complex suddenly clear and inspiring for you. GRAVITY GOLDBERG is coauthor of Conferring with Readers: Supporting Each Students’ Growth and Independence (Heinemann, 2007) and author of many articles about reading, writing, and professional development. She holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a former staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and an assistant professor at Iona College’s graduate education program. She leads a team of literacy consultants in the New York/New Jersey region. "Mindsets and Moves addresses, in a very engaging way, the most important aspects of classroom literacy instruction. It shows how to think about and interact with children around literacy. Thoroughly grounded in current theories, which are clearly explained and illustrated with stories and examples, the book is absolutely practical with excellent examples of lessons, anchor charts and all of the necessary details." — Peter Johnston, Author of Choice Words and Opening Minds Trade Review"Gravity Goldberg shows readers how to re-imagine their role as reading teachers in order to help students become readers who are engaged and independent. This warm and very practical book will be a treasured guide for teachers in the challenging work of growing readers who truly have ownership of their reading." -- CARL ANDERSONThought provoking, practical, and inspiring all at once—it is one of those books that is so chock-full of wise ideas that I will delight in dog earring and marking up its pages with a highlighter. -- GEORGIA HEARD"Gravity Goldberg brings to the field wisdom and how-to′s that are at once ancient and brand new, and her 4Ms process has the power to create the paradigm shift we need." -- SHARON TABERSKI"This is that rare kind of book that will be useful to teachers in any setting, whether they are classroom teachers or literacy specialists, whether they work with children who struggle in some way or those who exceed expectations in any way. Gravity includes practical examples and helpful resources that show teachers how to truly see and know their students, first, so that they can tailor instruction that fits their humanity, lifts their work, and engages their intentions as readers and learners." -- KATHY COLLINS"Top 3 things I admire about Mindsets and Moves by Gravity Goldberg: 1. She helps us move young readers to new heights by naming the brilliance in what they are already doing; 2. She provides models and tools for teaching reading that feel fun and humane; and 3., her clear and engaging language will inspire ambitious conversations in teacher study groups and college reading classes, making us all happier and more powerful reading teachers." -- KATHERINE BOMER"The premise that we as teachers must consider students′ strengths is a timeless one. What’s rare is that Gravity goes well beyond this premise to offer clear suggestions and classroom examples… This is where the power of Gravity′s book lies: in the credo that all students are indeed engaging and working hard at reading, and that we need to see and nurture those efforts." -- GRACE ENRIQUEZ"This is a valuable book not just for reading teachers, but for anyone who teaches anything. Gravity Goldberg shows us how to begin by observing and admiring what our students already do and how they do it. She shows us, further, how to give feedback, model new strategies, and mentor students without undermining their ownership and enjoyment of the activity and their improvement." -- PETER GRAY"When you read this book, you feel like Gravity is right there with you, shoulder-to-shoulder, seeing your students as they deserve to be seen—with wonder and curiosity." -- KATIE EGAN CUNNINGHAM"I am impressed by Goldberg’s shifts in her own thinking and teaching that placed the focus always on the students’ behaviors rather than on the teachers’. I also like the way she forged ideas based not only on ideas from the literacy community but from other areas of research such as business leadership and psychology as well. Additionally, Goldberg’s charts and other graphics make her ideas extremely clear and provide quick access to the key points when I want revisit them. And her specific classroom examples clarified the points extremely well and make her a very credible expert because she has obviously walked the talk!" -- Nancy Allison"Unlike most approaches, Gravity Goldberg shows how to shift the educator′s typical role from that of a manager to encouraging kids to take charge of their own reading processes. The idea is to evolve and encourage a ′growth mindset′ that offers a model for new ways of reading." -- Midwest Book Review, April 2016Table of ContentsChapter One. Reading on One’s Own: What We Really Mean by Take-Charge Independence What Does It Really Mean to Read on One’s Own? Examining Teacher Roles Taking the Spotlight Off the Teacher The Facets of Ownership How Rigor Fits In The Pitfalls of Turning Play Into Work: Motivation Challenges Chapter Two. Shifting Roles: Be a Miner, a Mirror, a Model, a Mentor The Gift of Problems: Creating a Willingness to Struggle Shifting Roles Toward Reader Ownership What Shifted? Taking on New Teacher Roles: The 4 Ms How Ownership Sits Within the Gradual Release Model Chapter Three. Being an Admirer: Looking at Readers With Curiosity Admiring Allows Us to See What Is There Admiring Gives Us Glimpses Into Our Students’ Minds Admiring Lets Us See Potential Admiring Helps Us Recognize Individuality Admiring Pushes Us to Be Precise Admiring Gives Us the Small and Big Picture Admiring Supports a Growth Mindset Admiring Creates Growth Mindset Expectations Language Impacts Mindset Admiring Impacts Our Guiding Questions Start Admiring! Chapter Four. Creating Space for Ownership: A Photo Tour of Reading Classrooms Reading Process Spiral Reading Workshop Space Class Meeting Area Reading Notebooks Tracking Reading Volume Class Goals Chart Book Club Tools and Spaces Student Intentions Small Group Instruction Reading Nooks Student Reflections Chapter Five. Be a Miner: Uncovering Students’ Reading Processes Using a Five-Step Process Uncovering One Student’s Reading Process Uncovering a Class’s Reading Processes Choosing When to Be a Miner Admiring Trouble Chapter Six. Be a Mirror: Giving Feedback That Reinforces a Growth Mindset Feedback Teaches Preparing to Give Feedback Being a Mirror to a Small Group Being a Mirror to the Whole Class Admiring Trouble Chapter Seven. Be a Model: Showing Readers What We Do Being a Model Being a Model to One Student Are We Really Modeling? Planning to Model for the Whole Class Preparing to Be a Model Modeling, Not Assigning Admiring Trouble Chapter Eight. Be a Mentor: Guiding Students to Try New Ways of Reading Being a Mentor Break Down Strategies Into Steps Mentoring a Small Group of Readers Mentoring the Whole Class During a Read Aloud Admiring Trouble Chapter Nine. Teaching Students Strategies for How to Be Admirers How to Talk About Your Reading Process How to Set Goals for Yourself as a Reader How to Reflect on Your Mindset How to Give Each Other Feedback How to Ask for Support Chapter Ten. Embracing Curiosity: Entry Points for Getting Started Entry Point 1: Shift Roles Entry Point 2: Shift Lenses From Deficit to Admiring Entry Point 3: Shift Your Focus From the Teacher to Students Entry Point 4: Shift Classroom Spaces Entry Point 5: Shift Toward Feedback From Students Entry Point 6: Shift Toward Feedback From Trusted Colleagues Entry Point 7: Admire Yourself Appendices Appendix A. Student-Focused Reading Checklist Appendix B. Continuum: How We Might Shift Our Instruction Toward Ownership Appendix C. Chart of Balanced Literacy Reading Components Reproducible Classroom Charts Be a Miner Be a Mirror Be a Model Be a Mentor References Index

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Book SynopsisAchieve. Fun and focused SATs revision.Achieve the Expected Standard in Reading, with the only fully updated revision series. Written in the style of the most recent Year 6 National Tests, this indispensable workbook will help children gain familiarity with the style of questions which will appear in the 2020 tests and covers everything that could be tested while ensuring children have some fun while they learn.Our unique approach has been helping children and schools perform above national average for over 15 years. This full colour write-in workbook:- Focuses practice on the areas of the curriculum needed to reach the expected standard- Builds exam confidence with questions and terminology that mirror the SATs- Provides clear explanations, top tips and digestible content -making it perfect for use in school or at home- Draws on expert analysis to ensure our content is just right Perfect for use alongside Achieve Reading SATs Revision The Expected Standard Year 6 and Achieve Reading SATs Practice Papers Year 6

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Book SynopsisBring out daring readers with dynamic small groups! Like many educators in intermediate classrooms across the country, you may be using guided reading principles to teach reading. Whether you’re following targeted reading levels or sticking with your school’s established routines, chances are that guided reading has become synonymous with small group reading for you and your students. But . . . are your students getting the most out of small groups? Are readers of all ability levels experiencing the dynamic learning that can occur in small groups? Do you feel confident that the way you’re grouping kids is based on their wants and needs? Intermediate grade readers don’t need to be guided as much as they need to be engaged—and authors Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan have solutions for doing just that using small groups. What Are You Grouping For? offers the practical tools, classroom examples, and actionable steps essential for starting, sustaining, and mastering the management of small groups. This book explains the five teacher moves that work together to support students’ reading independence through small group learning—kidwatching, pivoting, assessing, curating, and planning—and provides examples to guide you and your students toward success. From must-have beginning-of-the-year strategies to step-by-step advice for implementation, this guide breaks down the processes that support small groups and help create effective instructional reading programs. Based on more than 45 years of combined experience in the classroom, this resource will empower you with tools to ensure that your readers are doing the reading, thinking, and doing—not you. Trade Review"A few years back, after visiting Barry Hoonan’s classroom and experiencing his teaching and his students’ learning, I looked squarely into his reflective eyes and said, ‘Please write a book about what I just saw.’ Educators, welcome to Barry and Julie’s classrooms. Their most important thinking and learning has been poured into this book for us, the virtual visitors to their rooms. They invite us into their joy-filled classrooms, engaging us as their colleagues. We learn alongside them by listening in to their conversations with their students, and kidwatch by joining in their thinking and discovering students’ next steps. We lean into their questions and inquiry as the authors share their reverence for teaching, respect of all students, and above all, how we are doing this together because ‘exquisite things that happen when we are inquisitive together.’" -- Gail Boushey" This book is a fresh reminder that the best teaching is responsive—that kids are much more likely to flourish when they have a teacher whose primary focus is on teaching students rather than on teaching stuff. Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan effectively argue that the one of the best ways to be responsive to your students is through small-group learning experiences, and the five teacher moves they outline in this book—kidwatching, pivoting, assessing, curating, and planning—are moves that should be woven through all K–12 classrooms. I highly recommend this book." -- Kelly Gallagher" In this nimble and invigorating profile of small group settings, Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan offer practical tools and actionable steps that lift small group instruction from a static focus on reading levels to one of setting learning in motion. They outline five critical teacher moves—kidwatching, pivoting, assessing, curating, and planning—that work together to help teachers take a flexible stance while elevating learner responsibility." -- Linda Hoyt" The authors reframe, redefine, and refresh the notion of small group reading instruction. In doing so, they remind us that small group instruction is not only for our ‘struggling’ students, but rather that it’s about leaning in and meeting all students where they are so that we can move them forward. This gem of a book includes strategies for engaging students as readers, encouraging voluminous reading, and finding joy in our reading instruction. It’s a must-read for any elementary teacher of reading." -- Diane Sweeney" Wherever I go, teachers ask me about small group instruction and how to do it. At last, there is book with systems and structures that make small group instruction manageable and meaningful. Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan provide lots of examples to show how to honor and meet the individual needs of students." -- Cris Tovani" These teaching moves are just what I needed to refine my flexibility and problem-solving sophistication in small group instruction. The strategies and examples read as the encouraging voices of the authors over my shoulder, grounded in powerful beliefs, inspiring me to open up my classroom practices in the quest for empowering and joyful student-centered learning. With specific, easily implementable steps to bridge the gap between the formula of best practices in differentiation and the heart and soul of giving each student what they need today for powerful learning, this book is an essential handbook for new and experienced teachers." -- Shelley Hays" For anyone who is looking to lift small group instruction to make it more meaningful, efficient, and joyful, this book is for you. Whether you are someone who is just embarking on utilizing small groups or are looking to breathe new life into this structure, the authors hold your hand and walk you through innovative, practical, and student-centered approaches to reading instruction. Because of this book, there is no longer just one way to hold a guided reading group or a coach book club. The roles a teacher can assume are now dynamic and flexible within small groups and the authors show us how to customize instruction with confidence and insight, adjusting for the readers in front of us. This book is the next generation of small group instruction." -- Patty McGee" Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan’s insistence on JOY at the heart of every instructional decision ensures that a teacher’s focus is not on the structure, but on each child—what they know, what they can do, and what they need next to grow—which is as it should be. One of my favorite lines is, ‘Students’ curiosity and interests are more trustworthy and energizing drivers of grouping decisions than anything else.’ What Are You Grouping For? will energize YOU as you plan worthy work for your students and focus on compelling reasons for them to read, write, and talk. Trust Julie and Barry when they say in the first pages, ‘Together, we’ll figure it out.’ Thanks, Julie and Barry, for being our wing-people. Kids need us to work together and model courageous risk taking in our classrooms. Together is the best way forward." -- Samantha Bennett" It’s pretty rare these days to find a book that fills both our minds and our pockets. But Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan’s What Are You Grouping For? does just that. It meets us exactly where we are as teachers, with all our questions and concerns, about time and organization and materials and strategies, and helps us not only understand what’s possible, but how to enact it too. This is the book to keep in our laps as we teach. Thank you, Barry and Julie!" -- Donna Santman" Barry and Julie have produced a must-read book for teachers of reading. This work is a practical guide to the use of small group instruction as a means of improving reading skills. These two master teachers provide clear, focused techniques from their own practice while making a case for ‘less is more’ relative to taking on too many initiatives in schools. This is thoughtful and provocative." -- Allan Bredy" Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan have hit the ‘sweet spot’ of helping each student become exquisite readers. Through authentic classroom examples, they demonstrate how small groups are the fulcrum between one-to-one instruction and whole group instruction. This book is a gift to educators desiring to create voluminous readers!" -- Michael Nelson" Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan take us on an adventure, redefining small group instruction and broadening our vision of what it can look like when we carefully plan and then step aside and take note of student interactions. With ‘five teacher moves,’ Julie and Barry talk us through meaningful strategies for employing a variety of fluid and flexible small group instruction and work where students ‘think about and appreciate texts.’ Julie and Barry share ideas for getting started, as well as specific examples of small groups that will inspire students all year. This book is for every teacher who strives to create meaningful small group instruction and work in their classrooms." -- Megan Sloan" What Are You Grouping For? is a must-have resource. Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan give practical strategies followed with examples from the classroom for supporting students’ reading independence through small groups. This book incorporates the importance of building relationships and knowing your students to gain maximum impact in the classroom. The book leaves the reader motivated and inspired to get started tomorrow!" -- Amber ReedTable of ContentsForeword by Mary Howard Acknowledgments Preface CHAPTER 1. A New Way of Thinking About Small Group Learning Experiences (because being up close to students is what drives discovery) Small Group Instruction Redefined The Five Teacher Moves Combating the Challenges So You Can Do the Five Moves One Last Thing CHAPTER 2. The Launch (because who doesn’t need beginning-of-the-year strategies) Small Groups Defined Two Essential Questions This Chapter Helps You Answer Beliefs Ideas for the First Days of School Listening In and Joining In A Few Weeks Into the School Year One Last Thing CHAPTER 3. Scheduling (because schedules are key for the launch and beyond) Reading Workshop: Daily Plans for Groups Getting Started, Quick Groups Groups for First Days/Weeks of School Groups That Might Meet Across the Year Small Group Foundational Q&A One Last Thing CHAPTER 4. Kidwatching 2.0 (because it’s all about orient, notice, take stock, and inquire) Two Essential Questions This Chapter Helps You Answer Beliefs Our Kidwatching 2.0 Protocol Tips for Getting Started Using Your Notes to Form Small Groups Four-Step Process for Going From Kidwatching to Small Group Example of Small Group Work Based on Kidwatching Data One Last Thing CHAPTER 5. Pivoting Into Flexible Groups (because it’s the teacher moves that keep readers moving forward) Two Essential Questions This Chapter Helps You Answer Beliefs How This Chapter Is Organized The List of Reasons for Pivoting The Teacher’s Role Types of Groups to Pivot Into and Out Of Timing Is Everything: More About the Duration of Groups Language for Joining In Troubleshooting One Last Thing CHAPTER 6. Assessing Student Work (because looking at our readers’ work lifts their strategies, skills, and thinking) Two Essential Questions This Chapter Helps You Answer Beliefs Assessing With Learner-Centered Benchmarks What to Look At How to Sort Student Work Planning a Focus for Instruction and Putting It Into Action More Examples of How to Use Work to Inform Grouping Decisions One Last Thing CHAPTER 7. Curating (because selecting the right texts inspires readers to be connoisseurs) Two Essential Questions This Chapter Helps You Answer Beliefs Teachers and Students as Curators Teachers as Curators Steps for Curating Zooming In on Step 2: Curate and Select Zooming In on Step 3: Decide Steps 4–7: Spark, Read and Construct Meaning, and Reflect Students as Curators Exemplars of Students as Curators One Last Thing CHAPTER 8. Unit Planning (because small groups are best anchored in a harbor of big ideas) Two Essential Questions Chapters Eight and Nine Help You Answer Beliefs Planning: The Reality Show Six Surefire Steps One Last Thing CHAPTER 9. Weekly and Daily Planning (because weekly and daily plans chart the course for small group experiences) Creating a Calendar for Weekly and Daily Lesson Planning Zooming In on Step 5: Make Plans for Small Group Learning Opportunities Some Popular, Proven Models to Guide You Barry’s Planning Process for Hosting Two Groups Julie’s One-Week Plan of Lessons for Launching a Unit Student-Driven Planning Putting It Into Practice: Examples From Our Classrooms One Last Thing Conclusion Appendix: Ready-to-Copy Teacher and Student Reflection/Planning Pages References and Further Reading Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisCan teens be taught to write scripts for the movies? Absolutely! This ''for teens only'' informative text demonstrates how any student can create a salable screen play, idea or script. After telling the reader how to sell their work in Hollywood this workbook gives nuts and bolts instruction in all basic writing principles for visual media. The activity assignments provided with every chapter may be used in a full cIassroom or for independent study. Inspirational interviews with successful Hollywood writers of all ages accompany most of the fourteen chapters. This book is helpful for adults as well.

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Book SynopsisThe Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts, using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary. Students in grades 1-2 will learn to comprehend and analyze any reading passage after completing the activities in Jacob's Ladder, Grades 1-2 (2nd ed.). Each set of student workbooks includes 5 student booklets, divided by grade level and area of emphasis (picture books and short stories, poetry). Corresponding to the first section of picture book and short story activities in Jacob's Ladder, Grades 1-2 (2nd ed.), students read high-interest passages, then complete skill ladders connected to the picture book and short story readings to move them from concrete thinking skills to higher order, critical thinking skills. The ladders include multiple skills necessary for academic success, covering language arts standards, such as sequencing, determining cause and effect, classifying, inferencing, and recognizing main ideas. Grades 1-2Table of ContentsOwl Moon Duck for Turkey Day Last Stop on Market Street The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Red Sings From Treetops: A Year in Colors Jumanji The Other Side The Princess and the Pea The Frog Prince The Woman and the Physician

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Book SynopsisThis series of six Phonics Activity Books introduce the alphabet shapes and sounds and and 40 further spelling patterns. Book 4 contains: e_e, ee, ea, y, i_e ie, igh, y, o_e, oa, ow. Letterland stories give child-friendly reasons why, when certain letters come together, they make a completely new sound. This really brings phonics to life making learning so much more memorable! Book 4 includes carefully sequenced word building and reading activities, reward stickers, fun activities and puzzles. There are stickers to engage children in the activities and ideas to extend learning.

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