Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills

Book SynopsisCorresponding to the activities in Jacob's Ladder: Nonfiction, Grade 5, students read high-interest passages, then complete skill ladders connected to the fiction and nonfiction comparisons to move them from concrete thinking skills to higher order, critical thinking skills.The student workbooks feature ample room for student responses and notes, make reviewing and providing feedback on student work easier than ever, provide students with an easy-to-use reference to use during discussions, and save time, as there is no need to reproduce student handouts.Table of ContentsSummary of the Clean Air Act Flint’s Water Crisis Comparison Ladder for “Summary of the Clean Air Act” and “Flint’s Water Crisis” Four New Elements Added to the Periodic Table Astronomers Discover Signs of Milky Way’s Second Largest Black Hole Mindsets: How the Popular Psychological Theory Relates to Success Excerpt From “The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination” Comparison Ladder for “Mindsets: How the Popular Psychological Theory Relates to Success” and “Excerpt From ‘The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importanceof Imagination’” How Old Are You—in Seconds? What’s the Biggest Number? Comparison Ladder for “How Old Are You—in Seconds?” and “What’s the Biggest Number?” George Boole and the Wonderful World of 0s and 1s Focus on the Global Economy

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Book Synopsisisbn 9781842854556 Dr Susan Young Price £ 24.99 €29.99 A4 40pgs includes interactive board activities and sheets for printing This is the part of a new series from Lawler Education to support teachers of literacy. This important area of teaching and learning is one that often causes teachers, particularly less experienced teachers stress in organising positive learning experiences for students. That is why this set of books are an important contribution to supporting teachers. Made up of a set of lesson plans and worksheets that can be used with students, this book will develop understanding through word level and sentence level work. This book covers: regular plural noun suffixes, -s, or -es. suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is required to spell the root word eg helping, helper, helped. How the prefix un- changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives eg unkind. Sentence construction as a combination of words. Joining words and joining clauses like and will be explored. Sequencing sentences to form short narratives. Separation of words with spaces. The role of capital letters, full stops/periods, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences. Capital letters for names and personal pronouns. It will obviously be of interest to colleagues in primary schools but it will also be of interest to colleagues of adults with basic skills needs working at entry level and level 1. The material is presented in a mature manner that will not threaten their self esteem. Dr Young is a recognised expert in education and is a major author in the Lawler Education list.Table of ContentsThis book covers: regular plural noun suffixes, -s, or -es. suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is required to spell the root word eg helping, helper, helped. How the prefix un- changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives eg unkind. Sentence construction as a combination of words. Joining words and joining clauses like and will be explored. Sequencing sentences to form short narratives. Separation of words with spaces. The role of capital letters, full stops/periods, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences. Capital letters for names and personal pronouns.

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Book SynopsisThis book: • comes with lesson plans for teachers and powerpoint slide shows. • contains worksheets for students. • comes with interactive board software. This is the part of a new series of from Lawler Education to support teachers of literacy. This important area of teaching and learning is one that often causes teachers, particularly less experienced teachers stress in organising positive learning experiences for students. That is why this set of books are an important contribution to supporting teachers. Made up of a set of lesson plans and worksheets that can be used with students, this book will develop understanding through word level and sentence level work. This book covers: • using the correct tense (present/past) consistently throughout writing. • use the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress eg she was shouting. • use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks in punctuation. • the use of commas to separate items in a list. • the correct use of apostrophes. It will obviously be of interest to colleagues in primary schools but it will also be of interest to colleagues of adults with basic skills needs working at entry level and level 1. The material is presented in a mature manner that will not threaten their self esteem. Dr Young is a recognised expert in education and is a major author in the Lawler Education list. sbn 9781842854587 Dr Susan Young Price £ 24.99 €29.99Table of ContentsThis book covers: using the correct tense (present/past) consistently throughout writing. use the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress eg she was shouting. use of capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks in punctuation. the use of commas to separate items in a list. the correct use of apostrophes.

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Book SynopsisThis title features a comprehensive whole school photocopiable comprehension series. It is an excellent seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range. It offers comprehension activities that require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports. It includes three levels of questions, literal, deductive and evaluative, provided for each comprehension text. It covers opportunities to practise a selection of comprehension strategies, including prediction, summarising, comparing and determining importance. Each comprehension activity has accompanying teachers notes which include answers and extension activities involving texts written in the same genre. It offers detailed introductory notes that include information on question types, comprehension strategies, shared and guided reading, genre definitions and curriculum links.

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Book Synopsis`This is a clear, jargon-free analysis of current National Curriculum and National Literacy strategy documents, combined with sensible and creative suggestions for implementing them... The activities are imaginative, consistent and true to the author′s ideal of a full and empowering critical literacy for all children′ - Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine A Practical Guide to Teaching Reading in the Early Years meets the needs of student teachers on undergraduate and postgraduate teacher training courses. It addresses the English National Curriculum for Teacher Training as well as covering the curriculum requirements for young children. It will also be relevant to others who work in early years environments and who are concerned with developing reading in considered and knowledeagable ways.Trade Review`This is a clear, jargon-free analysis of current national curriculum and national literacy strategy documents, combined with sensible and creative suggestions for implementing them.... The activities are imaginative, consistent and true to The author′s ideal of a full and empowering critical literacy for all children′ - Times Educational Supplement, Friday MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction Understanding Reading The Key Skills of Reading Range and Response Organizing for Reading Routines and Activities for Developing Reading Wider Considerations Assessing Reading Planning for Reading

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Book SynopsisTeaching Writing Strategies is a series of six books using modelling, guided and independent practice to teach pupils strategies they can use to improve the clarity, correctness and richness of their writing. The focus is on sentences, their structure, punctuation and word choices and on developing editing and proofreading skills and their habitual use.Teaching Writing Strategies is a series of six books with the explicit, overarching aim of teaching the skills and strategies required to improve the clarity, correctness and richness of children’s writing. Within the series, children are taught to recognise, choose and use specific strategies. The focus is on the process, rather than on practising, in this instance, specific text types. To this end, priority is given to improving writing at the sentence level. There is a strong hands-on emphasis; that is, there is an expectation that the children will write to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. Unlike many other writing activity books, the desired outcome is to have the children structuring correct, enriched sentences to more clearly convey ideas and information. The ultimate goal is for them to produce clear, precise writing for a specific purpose and to understand that proofreading and editing is an integral part of the writing process. Each of the 16 units has a page of assessment activities and an assessment writing topic. These should be worked on independently and will: (a) give the teacher a record of individual understanding and achievement; and (b) highlight common points of weakness, which may require further assistance. Teacher recording sheets, a pupil proofreading checklist and a pupil self-evaluation sheet are provided.Table of ContentsTeachers Notes .................................................................................................. iv–v Class Recording Sheets Assessment Activities ................................................................................... vi–ix Assessment Writing ....................................................................................... x–xi Pupil Writing Checklist ......................................................................................... xii Pupil Self-Evaluation ........................................................................................... xiii Curriculum Links ............................................................................................. xiv–xv WORD CHOICES Unit 1 Nouns, Noun Groups and Adjectives ............................................. 2–7 Unit 2 Pronouns, Confusing Pronouns (Me, I), Which Pronoun? ............. 8–13 Unit 3 Verbs and Adverbials ................................................................... 14–19 Unit 4 Verbs: Tense, Matching Verbs ...................................................... 20–25 Assessment ................................................................................................ 26–29 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Unit 5 Sentences, Word Order, Questions ............................................. 30–35 Unit 6 Sentence Beginnings ................................................................... 36–41 Unit 7 Conjunctions ................................................................................ 42–47 Unit 8 Paragraphs ................................................................................... 48–53 Assessment ................................................................................................ 54–57 PUNCTUATION Unit 9 Using Punctuation, Short Sentences .......................................... 58–63 Unit 10 Full Stops, Capital Letters, Proper Nouns and Commands ........ 64–69 Unit 11 Apostrophes in Contractions ...................................................... 70–75 Unit 12 Apostrophes for Possession ........................................................ 76–81 Assessment ................................................................................................ 82–85 EDITING AND PROOFREADING Unit 13 Spelling (Vowel Sounds), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ........................................... 86–91 Unit 14 Spelling (More Vowel Sounds), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ........................................... 92–97 Unit 15 Spelling (Suffixes) Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ......................................... 98–103 Unit 16 Spelling (Homophones), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ....................................... 104–109 Assessment ............................................................................................ 110–113

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Book SynopsisTeaching Writing Strategies is a series of six books using modelling, guided and independent practice to teach pupils strategies they can use to improve the clarity, correctness and richness of their writing. The focus is on sentences, their structure, punctuation and word choices and on developing editing and proofreading skills and their habitual use. Teaching Writing Strategies is a series of six books with the explicit, overarching aim of teaching the skills and strategies required to improve the clarity, correctness and richness of children’s writing. Within the series, children are taught to recognise, choose and use specific strategies. The focus is on the process, rather than on practising, in this instance, specific text types. To this end, priority is given to improving writing at the sentence level. There is a strong hands-on emphasis; that is, there is an expectation that the children will write to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. Unlike many other writing activity books, the desired outcome is to have the children structuring correct, enriched sentences to more clearly convey ideas and information. The ultimate goal is for them to produce clear, precise writing for a specific purpose and to understand that proofreading and editing is an integral part of the writing process. Each of the 16 units has a page of assessment activities and an assessment writing topic. These should be worked on independently and will: (a) give the teacher a record of individual understanding and achievement; and (b) highlight common points of weakness, which may require further assistance. Teacher recording sheets, a pupil proofreading checklist and a pupil self-evaluation sheet are provided.Table of ContentsTeacher Notes ....................................................................................................................... iv–v Class Recording Sheets Assessment Activities ..................................................................................................... vi–ix Assessment Writing ......................................................................................................... x–xi Pupil Writing Checklist .......................................................................................................... xii Pupil Self-evaluation ............................................................................................................. xiii Curriculum Links ............................................................................................................... xiv–xv WORD CHOICES Unit 1 Nouns, Noun Groups and Adjectives .......................................................... 2–7 Unit 2 Pronouns, Confusing Pronouns (Me/I), Which Pronoun? ......................... 8–13 Unit 3 Verbs and Adverbials ............................................................................... 14–19 Unit 4 Verbs: Tense, Matching Verbs .................................................................. 20–25 Assessment................................................................................................................... 26–29 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Unit 5 Sentences, Word Order, Questions ......................................................... 30–35 Unit 6 Sentence Beginnings ............................................................................... 36–41 Unit 7 Conjunctions ............................................................................................ 42–47 Unit 8 Paragraphs ............................................................................................... 48–53 Assessment................................................................................................................... 54–57 PUNCTUATION Unit 9 Using Punctuation in Sentences ............................................................. 58–63 Unit 10 Full Stops, Capital Letters, Commas, Direct Speech ............................. 64–69 Unit 11 Apostrophes in Contractions .................................................................. 70–75 Unit 12 Apostrophes for Possession .................................................................... 76–81 Assessment................................................................................................................... 82–85 EDITING AND PROOFREADING Unit 13 Spelling (Vowel Sounds), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ....................................................... 86–91 Unit 14 Spelling (More Vowel Sounds), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ....................................................... 92–97 Unit 15 Spelling (Suffixes), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ..................................................... 98–103 Unit 16 Spelling (Homophones), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ................................................... 104–109 Assessment............................................................................................................... 110–113

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Book SynopsisTeaching Writing Strategies is a series of six books using modelling, guided and independent practice to teach pupils strategies they can use to improve the clarity, correctness and richness of their writing. The focus is on sentences, their structure, punctuation and word choices and on developing editing and proofreading skills and their habitual use. Teaching Writing Strategies is a series of six books with the explicit, overarching aim of teaching the skills and strategies required to improve the clarity, correctness and richness of children’s writing. Within the series, children are taught to recognise, choose and use specific strategies. The focus is on the process, rather than on practising, in this instance, specific text types. To this end, priority is given to improving writing at the sentence level. There is a strong hands-on emphasis; that is, there is an expectation that the children will write to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. Unlike many other writing activity books, the desired outcome is to have the children structuring correct, enriched sentences to more clearly convey ideas and information. The ultimate goal is for them to produce clear, precise writing for a specific purpose and to understand that proofreading and editing is an integral part of the writing process. Each of the 16 units has a page of assessment activities and an assessment writing topic. These should be worked on independently and will: (a) give the teacher a record of individual understanding and achievement; and (b) highlight common points of weakness, which may require further assistance. Teacher recording sheets, a pupil proofreading checklist and a pupil self-evaluation sheet are provided.Table of ContentsTeacher Notes ....................................................................................................................... iv–v Class Recording Sheets Assessment Activities ..................................................................................................... vi–ix Assessment Writing ......................................................................................................... x–xi Pupil Writing Checklist ........................................................................................................... xii Pupil Self-evaluation ............................................................................................................. xiii Curriculum Links .............................................................................................................. xiiv–xv WORD CHOICES Unit 1 Nouns, Noun Groups and Adjectives .......................................................... 2–7 Unit 2 Pronouns, Using Pronouns, Which Pronoun? ........................................... 8–13 Unit 3 Verbs and Adverbials ............................................................................... 14–19 Unit 4 Verbs: Tense, Matching Verbs .................................................................. 20–25 Assessment................................................................................................................... 26–29 SENTENCE STRUCTURE Unit 5 Sentences, Word Order, Questions ......................................................... 30–35 Unit 6 Sentence Beginnings ............................................................................... 36–41 Unit 7 Conjunctions ............................................................................................ 42–47 Unit 8 Paragraphs ............................................................................................... 48–53 Assessment................................................................................................................... 54–57 PUNCTUATION Unit 9 Using Punctuation in Sentences ............................................................. 58–63 Unit 10 Full Stops, Capital Letters, Commas, Direct Speech ............................. 64–69 Unit 11 Apostrophes in Contractions .................................................................. 70–75 Unit 12 Apostrophes for Possession .................................................................... 76–81 Assessment................................................................................................................... 82–85 EDITING AND PROOFREADING Unit 13 Spelling (Vowel Sounds), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ....................................................... 86–91 Unit 14 Spelling (More Vowel Sounds), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ....................................................... 92–97 Unit 15 Spelling (Suffixes), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ..................................................... 98–103 Unit 16 Spelling (Homophones), Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Word Choices, Editing ................................................... 104–109 Assessment............................................................................................................... 110–113

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Book SynopsisDesigned to be easily accessible and great to use both from home or in the classroom, these workbooks will help your child revise essential schoolwork and reinforce taught concepts. Great for independent learning, your pupil will be presented with English, mathematics and science activities that are curriculum aligned, ensuring a consistent practice across key learning areas. Each workbook contains enough work to cover a minimum of four weeks, with a subject area allocated for each week. Features: • Each workbook goes through all key English areas: reading comprehension, grammar, writing and editing to ensure that your pupil doesn’t experience any gaps in learning. • Mathematics section provides consistent practice that will reinforce and consolidate your child’s current mathematical knowledge. • Topics have been selected from different parts of the science curriculum, with some simple experiments included.Table of ContentsENGLISH Comprehension – The Magpie's Nest.......................................................3–5 Comprehension – Birds of a Feather........................................................6–8 Grammar – Nouns..................................................................................9–10 Writing – Narrative, Three Sad Elephants............................................. 11–13 Editing Skills – How the Hedgehog Got it's Spines....................................14 Editing Skills – In My Garden.....................................................................15 Editing Skills – How Plants Grow................................................................16 MATHEMATICS Number – Counting in Ones.......................................................................17 Number – Number Tracks...........................................................................18 Number – Addition Facts for 10..................................................................19 Measurement – Length Words....................................................................20 Measurement – Comparing Lengths..........................................................21 Geometry – Triangles.................................................................................22 Geometry – Name the Shapes...................................................................23 SCIENCE Myself – Body Parts....................................................................................24 Myself – Same and Different.......................................................................25 Myself – Our Needs....................................................................................26 Myself – Growing Up..................................................................................27ENGLISH Comprehension – The Cold Lad of Hilton.............................................29–31 Comprehension – What is a Plant?......................................................32–34 Grammar – Verbs.................................................................................35–36 Writing – Recount, Stephanie’s Diary...................................................37–39 Editing Skills – Floating Eggs.....................................................................40 Editing Skills – Amy's Dance Report..........................................................41 Editing Skills – Sarah's Puppy....................................................................42 MATHEMATICS Number – Counting in Twos........................................................................43 Number – Odd and Even Numbers............................................................44 Number – Addition Facts for 10..................................................................45 Number – Doubling.....................................................................................46 Measurement – Non-standard Units of Length...........................................47 Measurement – Estimating and Measuring Length....................................48 Geometry – Squares..................................................................................49 Geometry – Shape Patterns and Pictures..................................................50 SCIENCE Plants and Animals – Plants and Animals..................................................51 Plants and Animals – Naming Parts...........................................................52 Plants and Animals – Four Seasons...........................................................53ENGLISH Comprehension – Teeny-Tiny...............................................................55–57 Comprehension – The Child in the Loft................................................58–60 Grammar – Adjectives..........................................................................61–62 Writing – Recount, Going Fishing.........................................................63–65 Editing Skills – The Blue Whale..................................................................66 Editing Skills – Why Does Popcorn Pop?...................................................67 Editing Skills – Be SunSmart......................................................................68 MATHEMATICS Number – Counting in Fives.......................................................................69 Number – Counting in Tens........................................................................70 Number – Subtracting Using Pictures........................................................71 Measurement – Mass Words......................................................................72 Measurement – Comparing Mass..............................................................73 Geometry – Rectangles..............................................................................74 Geometry – Make a Picture........................................................................75 SCIENCE Light – Light and Dark................................................................................76 Light – Colour Spinner................................................................................77 Light – Day or Night?..................................................................................78 Light – Shadows.........................................................................................79ENGLISH Comprehension – Lizzy Lizard's Adventure..........................................81–83 Comprehension – Eton Mess...............................................................84–86 Grammar – Adverbs.............................................................................87–88 Writing – Report, Ladybirds..................................................................89–91 Editing Skills – The Koala...........................................................................92 Editing Skills – The Lost Toy.......................................................................93 Editing Skills – Birthday Party....................................................................94 MATHEMATICS Number – Ten More or Less Than..............................................................95 Number – Number Patterns........................................................................96 Number – Number Sentences....................................................................97 Measurement – Capacity Words.................................................................98 Measurement – Comparing Capacity.........................................................99 Geometry – Circles...................................................................................100 Geometry – Match the 2-D Shapes.......................................................... 101 SCIENCE Sound – Inside and Outside.....................................................................102 Sound – Sound Sort.................................................................................103 Heat – Hot and Cold.................................................................................104 Heat – Keeping Warm..............................................................................105

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Book SynopsisDesigned to be easily accessible and great to use both from home or in the classroom, these workbooks will help your child revise essential schoolwork and reinforce taught concepts. Great for independent learning, your pupil will be presented with English, mathematics and science activities that are curriculum aligned, ensuring a consistent practice across key learning areas. Each workbook contains enough work to cover a minimum of four weeks, with a subject area allocated for each week. Features: • Each workbook goes through all key English areas: reading comprehension, grammar, writing and editing to ensure that your pupil doesn’t experience any gaps in learning. • Mathematics section provides consistent practice that will reinforce and consolidate your child’s current mathematical knowledge. • Topics have been selected from different parts of the science curriculum, with some simple experiments included.Table of ContentsWEEK 1 ENGLISH Comprehension – The Myth of the Giant’s Causeway..............................3–5 Comprehension – Whuppity Stoorie.........................................................6–8 Grammar – Common and Proper Nouns......................................................9 Grammar – Collective and Abstract Nouns.................................................10 Writing – Narrative, Trefen.................................................................... 11–13 Editing Skills – The Beach..........................................................................14 Editing Skills – Elephants Can Fly!.............................................................15 Editing Skills – How a Thermometer Works................................................16 MATHEMATICS Number – Counting in Sixes, Sevens and Nines........................................17 Number – Multiples.....................................................................................18 Number – Expanded Column Addition.......................................................19 Measurement – Length and Decimals........................................................20 Measurement – Equivalent Lengths...........................................................21 Geometry – Tessellation.............................................................................22 Geometry – Tangrams................................................................................23 SCIENCE Magnetism and Electricity – Magnetic Attraction........................................24 Magnetism and Electricity – Magnetic Problems........................................25 Magnetism and Electricity – Static Electricity.............................................26 Magnetism and Electricity – Electricity.......................................................27 WEEK 2 ENGLISH Comprehension – The History of the Olympics....................................29–31 Comprehension – Make Toad-in-the-Hole............................................32–34 Grammar – Verbs.......................................................................................35 Grammar – Command Verbs......................................................................36 Writing – Recount, Whistlestop Tour.....................................................37–39 Editing Skills – Using a Washing Machine..................................................40 Editing Skills – My Siamese Cat.................................................................41 Editing Skills – Wonderwings......................................................................42 MATHEMATICS Number – More Multiples...........................................................................43 Number – 1000 More or Less.....................................................................44 Number – Adding with Trading....................................................................45 Number – Subtracting with Trading.............................................................46 Measurement – Length Problems...............................................................47 Measurement – Equivalent Masses and Capacities...................................48 Geometry – 2-D Shapes.............................................................................49 Geometry – Describing 2-D Shapes...........................................................50 SCIENCE Forces – Push or Pull?................................................................................51 Forces – Down the Ramp...........................................................................52 Forces – Float or Sink?..............................................................................53 WEEK 3 ENGLISH Comprehension – Mr Miacca................................................................55–57 Comprehension – The Legends of King Arthur’s Swords.....................58–60 Grammar – Adjectives..........................................................................61–62 Writing – Procedure, Banana and Choc Chip Muffins...........................63–65 Editing Skills – Swimming Gold..................................................................66 Editing Skills – Dinosaur Feast...................................................................67 Editing Skills – Volcanoes...........................................................................68 MATHEMATICS Number – Place Value................................................................................69 Number – Expanded Notation....................................................................70 Number – +/– Inverses...............................................................................71 Number – Checking Calculations...............................................................72 Measurement – Equivalent Units of Time...................................................73 Measurement – Perimeter - Formal Units...................................................74 Geometry – Angles.....................................................................................75 Geometry – Identifying Angles...................................................................76 SCIENCE Properties and Characteristics of Materials – Choosing Materials.............77 Properties and Characteristics of Materials – Materials to Make a Home..78 Materials and Change – Changing by Heating...........................................79 WEEK 4 ENGLISH Comprehension – World Climatic Zones..............................................81–83 Comprehension – Great British Artists.................................................84–86 Grammar – Comparing Things...................................................................87 Grammar – Adverbs...................................................................................88 Writing – Report, Fairview Hockey Club...............................................89–91 Editing Skills – The Trojan Horse................................................................92 Editing Skills – Pottery Houses...................................................................93 Editing Skills – Monkeynaut........................................................................94 MATHEMATICS Number – Rounding Numbers to 10...........................................................95 Number – Rounding Numbers to 100.........................................................96 Number – Addition Word Problems.............................................................97 Measurement – Measuring in Square Centimetres....................................98 Measurement – Area and Perimeter...........................................................99 Geometry – Ordering Angles....................................................................100 Geometry – Classifying Angles................................................................ 101 SCIENCE Caring for My Locality – Minibeast Hunt...................................................102 Caring for My Locality – Looking at Minibeasts........................................103 Caring for My Locality – Saving Water......................................................104 Caring for My Locality – All About Recycling............................................105

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Book SynopsisIn The Ultimate Guide to Mark Making in the Early Years, internationally renowned teacher trainer Sue Cowley takes practitioners on a journey: the journey young children embark upon when they learn their first words and make their first marks.Filled with practical activities and honest advice, this must-have guide presents a wide range of creative approaches to developing mark making and building language skills in the Early Years. With ideas to build finger strength and eye-to-hand coordination, activities for understanding the concept of symbols and signs and strategies for building confidence in reading and writing including talk and drama, you''ll find a variety of techniques to develop children''s key skills and motivation.Sue also includes full-colour photographs and examples of early marks to illustrate how young children''s communication skills develop. There are tips for getting boys engaged in writing and a companion website with downloadable resources an

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