Teaching of reading, writing and numeracy Books

Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: 65x210mm (Cards)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 89.99.This complete set of catch-up word cards and tricky word cards for Phases 25 matches the Rapid Catch-up planning. These word cards give children age 7+ practice reading words at their level to develop core vocabulary and fluency. Contains 650 words.Supplied as individual cards and organised in teaching order for ease of use.

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Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. Scott Evans, aka The Reader Teacher, shares 100 innovative and practical ideas to help teachers nurture confident, enthusiastic young readers with a lifelong passion for books. Combining clear, practical advice with tried-and-tested classroom activities and inspiration, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure will give teachers the tools they need to create and sustain a positive reading culture. Based on the ‘Reading Roadmap’, the author’s unique five-point framework to revolutionise reading in schools, the ideas will help teachers promote reading for pleasure across the curriculum and create a reading spine of diverse texts to engage and excite children. Ideas range from classroom-based concepts like children selecting class books and creating reading scrapbooks to whole-school suggestions such as developing a ‘Senior Readership Team’ and hosting your own ‘Festival of Reading’. There are sections covering all aspects of reading life, including how to become reader teachers and leaders, engage families and work with writers and illustrators, this book offers everything a teacher needs to get every child excited about reading. Written by experts in their field, the 100 Ideas books offer practical ideas for busy teachers. They include step-by-step instructions, teaching tips and taking it further ideas. Follow the conversation on Twitter using #100Ideas.Trade ReviewAn abundant, wonderful, and essential treasure box, certain to stoke enthusiasm and a propulsive joy of reading through every inch of your school. -- Vashti Hardy * award-winning author of the Brightstorm series @vashti_hardy *If you want to create a reading school, this is the book for you. What a thorough collection of ideas to really make reading rock across the whole school. -- Heather Wright * Reading Rocks *Overflowing with inspirational ideas, this is a brilliant book to help teachers unlock the magic of reading for pleasure for all the children they teach. -- Christopher Edge * award-winning author of books including Escape Room @edgechristopher *Brilliant, insightful, practical & realistic, this is an essential toolkit for every school, from a teacher whose passion for reading places him at the beating heart of children’s literature. -- Emma Carroll * author of 'Letters from the Lighthouse' and 'Escape to the River Sea' @emmac2603 *There is no more important a principle than reading for pleasure and no-one more passionate or knowledgeable than Scott to help children on their way. A must for every primary classroom and teacher. -- Phil Earle * children's author *A must read for every teacher and educational leader. Packed full of practical and innovative ideas, this is a resource I will recommend to everyone and refer to frequently. -- Jenny Pearson * children's author and primary school teacher *All children should be given the opportunity to read for pleasure: this is an essential, accessible guide for every teacher from an expert in the field. -- Cressida Cowell * Children's Laureate, 2019-22 *An exceptional book. It is INSPIRING and comprehensive. It is stuffed with knowledge and ENTHUSIASM. And most of all it is – I think, for teachers – EMPOWERING. -- Tom Palmer * children's author *The ultimate book for anyone looking to raise the priority of reading in their classroom or school. Scott's ideas are innovative, easy to implement and impactful. -- Andy Taylor * Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at University of Worcester, @MrTs_NQTs *In this inspiring volume, The Reader Teacher, Mr Scott Evans, has gathered a cornucopia of wonderful ideas certain to get you, the young people you know and all of the people in your school and wider community excited about reading books, and talking about the stories they love best. It’s simply marvellous. -- M. G. Leonard * author *Enriching, illuminating and engaging. An expert guide to helping young people discover the magic of books and become readers for life. -- Eloise Williams * Inaugural Children's Laureate Wales *Full of fresh ideas, this is essential reading for any educator who wants to instill a lifelong love of reading. Every school should have a copy. -- Katya Balen * children's author *Scott Evans is a brilliant champion of children's books and reading for pleasure! -- SF Said * children's author *A must-have resource for EVERY classroom - this book is exceptional in its imagination, its passion and its purpose. All children deserve to read for pleasure - this book is the key to making that happen. -- Hannah Gold * award-winning author *Scott Evans gives a very comprehensive and user friendly approach to the idea of ‘Reading for Pleasure’ in the form of an essential guide. Whilst many of the innovative ideas centre around school life, it is easy to see how these could be adapted in your own home as a parent... Highly recommend! -- Bex * English teacher and blogger @teachermumreadsbooks @mummyisreading *This is the essential read for anyone involved in a primary school looking at fostering reading for pleasure. Packed full of practical ideas – including creating a reading spine of diverse texts to hosting your own Book Awards – this will definitely lead to a positive reading culture in schools. -- Tom * Assistant Headteacher, blogger and co-host of #EduPubChat Check 'Em Out Books blog *This is a goldmine of practical strategies and clearly explained, rational tips for developing reading provision. This is a book for ... anyone who wants to play a part in building a community of readers. -- Kate Heap * teacher, author of the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series and blogger at Scope for Imagination *Scott brilliantly distils everything you should, could and may implement for reading for pleasure into manageable bite size chunks, which can easily be digested, dipped into and shared for CPD to inspire and inform without overloading. Scott has taken all the myriad approaches for fostering a love of reading and fashioned it into a zesty, green slice of a book - like a slimline tonic. It's awesome! -- Chris Soul * children's author, book reviewer and teacher www.chrissoul.co.uk *It takes a single step to start a journey and I wholeheartedly think that this is an indispensable resource to help schools begin or continue their reading journey: a journey that really is life-changing for children. -- Mary Rees * teacher, Reading Lead and children’s book blogger at bookcraic.blog *The genius of many of these ideas is that they are simple and with little or no cost in terms of money or time – an all-important consideration in these times of squeezed budgets and over-burdened staff. -- Jacqui Sydney * teacher and blogger at WorldsSmallestLibrary.wordpress.com *This is a book that needs to be in every primary school. I guarantee it will be well used and will help to change lives. * K and O: Bonkers About Books blog *The pure joy of Scott’s book is that he has gathered together many tried and tested ideas which can easily be slotted into daily practice and culture in classrooms, whole schools and the wider community to create a constant, non-gimmicky buzz about books and reading. * Through the Bookshelf blog *What a little pocket rocket this is! As a school librarian this book is perfect for me to read and gain ideas that I may not be covering in my library but need to take on board to help promote reading for pleasure further. -- Emma Suffield * Little Blog of Library Treasures @LibraryTreasures85 *Some of my favourite ideas are reader recommendations (which are incredibly powerful coming from teacher to pupil) and first chapter Friday – the latter of which I plan to integrate next term for sure! * Vicky's Never Ending TBR Blog *Practical strategies, activities and ideas that are easy to implement with teaching tips, suggestions for taking it further and bonus ideas... Although aimed at primary teachers, most of the suggestions are easy to adapt for older students and whilst many school librarians will already be carrying out a lot of these recommendations, the range will ensure most find something new to put into place. * Barbara Band, School Library Consultant *

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Book SynopsisLevel: KS1Subject: HandwritingTargeted practice for handwriting that matches the way it's taught at school!When it comes to getting the best results, practice really does bring progress! Matched to the National Curriculum, this Collins Year 2 Handwriting workbook is designed to improve handwriting skills.Edited by Dr Jane Medwell, a handwriting expert with decades of experience in languages, English and early literacy, this workbook reflects the latest research into effective handwriting practice.Practice is organised into three levels of increasing difficulty while progress tests throughout check children's development along the way. Children can record their own results too, supporting awareness and boosting confidence.Using a repeated practice method that is proven to work, this book improves performance in school, as well as in tests and checks. For Year 2 English, we've got another Collins KS1 Targeted Practice Workbook (9780008125172) available as well.

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Book SynopsisFoundation Treasure House is a topic-based resource consisting of mini-storytelling projects. Each project focuses on an exciting and engaging core text, with a bank of activities linked to the text. All 40-60+ month reading and writing early years outcomes are covered within the topics.

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Book SynopsisLevel: KS1 Key Stage 1Subject: MathsHelp your child to learn and practise fractions taught at school.These educational flashcards are a fun and easy way to help children in Year 1, 2 and beyond build confidence with fractions at home.52 cards to practise fractionsideas for fun games to play with the cardshelpful guidance for parentssupports the national curriculumThe website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 5.83.

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Book SynopsisCollins International English Foundation and Foundation Plus provide inspirational, fun and age-appropriate learning for children in early years and kindergarten classes.The materials have been developed in consultation with expert practitioners to be easy to use in the classroom and to support children following a range of early years curricula and who are preparing for their first year of primary education in an international school, including schools following the Cambridge Assessment International Education primary framework.The course introduces young children to phonics and early literacy skills in an age-appropriate way through topic-based discovery and activity-based learning, with plenty of opportunities to explore books and reading through games and hands-on exploration. Careful progression ensures children develop the skills they need to be ready for English in their first year of primary and beyond.Each level comprises Activity Books A, B and C one for each term supported

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Book SynopsisCollins International Maths Foundation and Foundation Plus provide inspirational, fun and age-appropriate learning for children in early years and kindergarten classes.The materials have been developed in consultation with expert practitioners to be easy to use in the classroom and to support children following a range of early years curricula and who are preparing for their first year of primary education in an international school, including schools following the Cambridge Assessment International Education primary framework.The course introduces young children to maths concepts in an age-appropriate way through topic-based discovery and activity-based learning, with plenty of opportunities to explore maths through games and hands-on exploration. Careful progression ensures children develop the skills they need to be ready for maths in their first year of primary and beyond.Each level comprises Activity Books A, B and C one for each term supported by a Reading Anthology and Teacher

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Book SynopsisWritten by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start.

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Book SynopsisFormerly a SkyLight publication.Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas-excerpted from Reading and Writing Across Content Areas-describes the reading process and suggests strategies that can be used before, during, and after reading. Teachers will find examples for science, social studies, mathematics, and health. This handy booklet is a great, easy-to-access resource for content area teachers!Table of Contents1. What Makes a Strategic Reader? 2. The Reading Process 3.Prereading Strategies 4. During Reading Strategies 5. After Reading Strategies

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Book SynopsisHow do children relate to numbers and mathematics? How can they be helped to understand and make sense of them? People are rarely ambivalent towards mathematics, having either a love or hate relationship with the subject, and our approach to it is influenced by a variety of factors. How we are taught mathematics as children plays a big role in our feelings towards it. Numbers play a large part in our lives, and it is therefore beneficial to inspire a positive attitude towards them at a young age. With contributors comprised of teachers, teacher educators, mathematicians and psychologists, Mathematical Misconceptions brings together information about pupils′ work from four different countries, and looks at how children, from the ages of 3 - 11, think about numbers and use them. It explores the reasons for their successes, misunderstandings and misconceptions, while also broadening the reader′s own mathematical knowledge. Chapters explore: - the seemingly paradoxical number zero - the concept of equality - children′s perceptions and misconceptions of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing - the learning process - the ways in which children acquire number concepts. This unique book will transform the way in which primary school teachers think about mathematics. Fascinating reading for anyone working with children of this age, it will be of particular interest to teachers, trainee teachers and teaching assistants. It will show them how to engage children in the mysteries and delights of numbers.Trade Review′This book is a really interesting and useful volume...Each chapter has many questions, helpfully highlighted in boxes, so that the reader has the opportunity to pause and reflect. For me these questions turn this book from being good to excellent. Encouragingme to take the time to think about my own practice helps this book ask difficult but interesting questions. [It] is clearly aimed at primary teachers but I′m sure that secondary teachers would benefit hugely from this as well...I′m sure it will prompt useful and interesting discussions′ - Association of Teachers of Mathematics ′As a secondary teacher of mathematics I′ve found this a remarkable insight into the student′s thinking - giving me clear background information to help me think about my classes and their misconceptions and how I could help the children develop their thinking′ - Association of Teachers of Mathematics -- H.P. Koirala * CHOICE magazine *′This book is a really interesting and useful volume...Each chapter has many questions, helpfully highlighted in boxes, so that the reader has the opportunity to pause and reflect. For me these questions turn this book from being good to excellent. Encouragingme to take the time to think about my own practice helps this book ask difficult but interesting questions. [It] is clearly aimed at primary teachers but I′m sure that secondary teachers would benefit hugely from this as well...I′m sure it will prompt useful and interesting discussions′ - Association of Teachers of Mathematics ′As a secondary teacher of mathematics I′ve found this a remarkable insight into the student′s thinking - giving me clear background information to help me think about my classes and their misconceptions and how I could help the children develop their thinking′ - Association of Teachers of Mathematics Table of ContentsZero: understanding an apparently paradoxical number - Anne d Cockburn and Paul Parslow-Williams Equality: Getting the right balance - Paul Parslow-Williams and Anne D Cockburn Beginning to unravel misconceptions - Sara Hershkovitz, Dina Tirosh and Pessia Tsamir Insights into children′s intuitions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division - Dina Tirosh, Pessia Tsamir and Sara Hershkovitz Right or Wrong? Exploring misconceptions in division - Pessia Tsamir, Sara Hershkovitz and Dina Tirosh Developing an understanding of children′s acquisition of number concepts - Anne D Cockburn Highlighting the learning processes - Graham Littler and Darina Jirotkova Everyday numbers under a mathematical magnifying glass - Carlo Marchini and Paoloa Vighi

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: A4 297x210mm (Cards to cut up) The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 19.99.This complete set of word cards and tricky word cards for Phase 3 provides children with the opportunity to practise reading words at their level and develop fluency. Contains 194 words.Supplied as A4 sheets of card that need to be cut up before use.

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Book SynopsisLevel: KS1Subject: Maths Fun and engaging quizzes to test children's addition & subtraction skills.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to differentiate maths instruction to help all students be successful learners in the secondary mathematics classroom. Featuring 89 new questions, this revised edition uses two powerful strategies - Open Questions and Parallel Tasks - to help teachers differentiate instruction with less difficulty and greater success.Table of Contents Contents Foreword, by Nicki Newton vii Preface ix Organization of the Book ix Organization of the Content Chapters x Changes in the Second Edition xi Acknowledgments xiii 1 Why and How to Differentiate Math Instruction 1 The Challenge in Math Classrooms 1 The Particular Challenge in Grades 6–12 2 What It Means to Meet Student Needs 2 Assessing Students' Needs 3 Principles and Approaches to Differentiating Instruction 3 Two Core Strategies for Differentiating Mathematics Instruction: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks 7 Creating a Math Talk Community 14 2 Algebra and Functions 17 Topics 17 The Big Ideas for Algebra and Functions 18 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 19 Open Questions for Grades 9–12 31 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 52 Parallel Tasks for Grades 9–12 60 Summing Up 70 3 Number 71 Topics 71 The Big Ideas for Number 72 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 72 Open Questions for Grades 9–12 82 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 88 Parallel Tasks for Grades 9–12 96 Summing Up 100 4 Geometry 101 Topics 101 The Big Ideas for Geometry 102 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 103 Open Questions for Grades 9–12 111 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 119 Parallel Tasks for Grades 9–12 124 Summing Up 128 5 Measurement 129 Topics 129 The Big Ideas for Measurement 130 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 131 Open Questions for Grades 9–12 139 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 150 Parallel Tasks for Grades 9–12 154 Summing Up 160 6 Statistics and Probability 161 Topics 161 The Big Ideas for Statistics and Probability 162 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 163 Open Questions for Grades 9–12 174 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 182 Parallel Tasks for Grades 9–12 191 Summing Up 198 Conclusions 199 The Need for Manageable Strategies 199 Developing Open Questions and Parallel Tasks 200 The Benefits of These Strategies 201 Appendix A: Mathematical Practices Addressed in This Resource 203 Appendix B: Worksheet for Open Questions and Parallel Tasks 204 Glossary 206 Bibliography 220 Index 222 Index of Subjects and Cited Authors 222 Index of Big Ideas 224 About the Authors 226

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Book SynopsisâœThis book highlights the essential relationship between lesson planning and key mathematical elements such as mastery and reasoning. The exemplification of ideas through useful classroom strategies gives the book a practical basis, as well as theoretical.  I have no doubt that even experienced teachers will find this book enlightening and encourage them to re-evaluate elements of their practice.âHayley Hands, Secondary PGCE Mathematics Lead, Newcastle University, UKâœDeveloping Maths Lesson Planning and Frameworks provides much food for thought and includes many immediate âtake awaysâ to reflect on or try out. This book will help enhance any maths teacher's lesson planning, from the trainee teacher to the experienced practitioner.âRose-Marie Rochester, Archimedes NE Maths Hub Lead/BHCET Director of Maths, UKAddressing the maths skills gap, Wang et al. propose a new method for maths lesson planning that harnesses the power oTable of ContentsPART I: THEORY-BASED REASONING1.What is reasoning, starting from existing frameworks2.Mathematics mastery and reasoning3.The causal Connectivity framework, Reasoning in Lessoning-planningPART II: PRACTICE-BASED REASONING4.Cross-curriculum reasoning primary5.Cross-curriculum reasoning – probability, transition between primary and secondary6.The Case of Trigonometry – reasoning on trigonometry ratios beyond the common mnemonic method7.Reasoning and proof in formulas8.Assessing Reasoning – what we can do for formative and summative assessment9.What school leaders can do to support reasoning

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Book SynopsisHappy Handwriting is a whole-school handwriting course that supports children in becoming confident, fluent writers. It consists of teacher guides, practice books and whiteboard slides with letter formation animations, providing a clear plan for frequent and discrete direct teaching. A Collins handwriting font licence is also supplied.Practice Book 6 contains short, focused activities to enable students to make choices about joins, write legibly, fluently and with increasing speed. This is a write-in book.

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Book SynopsisA Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers generates imaginative encounters with poetry and invites educators to practice a range of poetry exercises in order to inform instructional approaches to reading and writing. Guided by pedagogical principles prompted by their readings of Wallace Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, Maya Pindyck and Ruth Vinz provide critical discussion of prominent literacy practices in secondary classrooms and offer alternative approaches to encountering a text. They do this by way of experimental readings of Wallace Stevens' poem toward a set of thirteen pedagogical principles that anchor a pedagogy of poetic practices. The book also offers invitational exercises, the authors' own engagements with poetry practices, as well as student examples, visual modes of theorizing, and a gathering of relevant resources compiled by two classroom teachers. This is a book for secondary English teachers, teaching artists, English educators, college writing professoTrade ReviewThis book is the antidote to reading a textbook about how to teach poetry. You will come away from reading this book feeling refreshed, energized and ready to re-introduce poetry to not only your students, but to everyone in your life. * Ruth Aman, Lecturer of Initial teacher Education in Secondary English, Brunel University, UK *A Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers is a well-written and inspiring book. It provides creative ideas for empowering students to critically read as well as creatively wander in, write into and make meaning in the world of poetry. The book advances the field of Literature pedagogy and would be an invaluable resource for all Language Arts and Literature teachers. * Suzanne S. Choo, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore *A Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers is part master class, part treasure trove. It does more than describe a set of practices; it immerses the reader in fresh ways of encountering, inhabiting, and attending to poems, while simultaneously offering ready-to-share mentor texts and prompts for writing. This is a beautiful, necessary book. * Matthew Burgess, Professor, English Department, Brooklyn College, USA *It's great to have a book about teaching poetry that goes beyond exercises and tricks. Poems are great ways of beginning conversations and they are can be used in teaching situations to enable a wide range of artistic interpretation. This book will open doors for many teachers. * Michael Rosen, Professor of Children's Literature, Goldsmiths University of London, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Poems and Provocateurs 1. Let the Poem Do the Teaching 2. Speaker, Writer & Reader as Multiplicities 3. Smallness Within the All 4. We Are All In This Together 5. The Quiet and Not-So-Quiet 6. Tensions and Constraints 7. Of Spaces of Wonder and Bewilderment 8. Care for the More-Than-Human 9. Working at the Edges and Peripheries 10. Tapping Sensation’s Sap 11. Wrestling With the Mind’s Maybe 12. Speculative Possibilities 13. Reorienting Practices Part II: Invitations Part III: Resources for Teachers Diana Liu and Ashlynn Wittchow References Index

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Book Synopsis"An exuberant treasure trove for parents."—Publishers WeeklyAre children reading enough? Not according to most parents and teachers, who know that reading aloud with children fosters a lifelong love of books, ensures better standardized test scores, promotes greater success in school, and helps instill the values we most want to pass on. Esmé Raji Codell—an inspiring children's literature specialist and an energetic teacher—has the solution. She's turned her years of experience with children, parents, librarians, and fellow educators into a great big indispensable volume designed to help parents get their kids excited about reading. Here are hundreds of easy and inventive ideas, innovative projects, creative activities, and inspiring suggestions that have been shared, tried, and proven with children from birth through eighth grade. This five-hundred-page volume is brimming with themes for superlative storytimes and book-based birthday parties, ideas for mad-scientist experiments and half-pint cooking adventures, stories for reluctant readers and book groups for boys, step-by-step instructions for book parades, book-related crafts, storytelling festivals, literature-based radio broadcasts, readers' theater, and more. There are book lists galore, with subject-driven reading recommendations for science, math, cooking, nature, adventure, music, weather, gardening, sports, mythology, poetry, history, biography, fiction, and fairy tales. Codell's creative thinking and infectious enthusiasm will empower even the busiest parents and children to include literature in their lives.

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Book SynopsisEven if children know their phonics and ABC's inside out and can read every book in their book bag, why is it still so difficult to get them to want to read and write? How do we begin to get our children excited about literacy? The answer might surprise you...let them play!Featuring 40 engaging play-based activities, this book makes literacy so fun that children won't notice they're also actively developing reading and writing skills. From blow painting words to making paper chain sentences, each activity can be done using household items and they are adaptable for children of any age and ability, making learning accessible for all. With charming black and white line illustrations to depict each activity, this is a great way to connect with children while helping to build their literacy skills at the same time.Trade ReviewPlay is at the heart of science, the arts, engineering, architecture - in short the world we live in. We all learn through play. Yet, for some reason play gets downgraded as trivial. Perhaps that's because we love it. This book puts play where it belongs: at the heart of our lives. * Michael Rosen, Writer and broadcaster *The best kind of books offer the reader an adventure within its pages and the best kind of adventure is one that leads to something new. Georgina has skilfully created a wealth of fantastic fresh ideas that act like a much-needed map guiding us towards a deeper understanding of who The Unique Child truly is and how play with all its magic can show them the joyful gift of being a reader and a writer. * Greg Bottrill, childhood advocate and author of "Can I Go And Play Now? *Well done Georgina, another brilliant book for playful parents! It's so refreshing to see lots of ways to practise those essential early reading and writing skills in fun and active ways! This will be such a helpful guide for so many of us wanting to give our children the best start in life. * Claire Russell founder of playHOORAY! *This is a unique and seemingly never-ending supply of fun filled ideas to develop our children as readers and writers. Durrant has cleverly provided us with the go-to manual for those who wish to enthuse and empower children in their literacy journey. * Chris Dyson- Headteacher Parklands Primary School and Author of ‘Parklands: A School Built on Love *When I was reading this book, what struck me immediately was the sheer depth of Georgina's knowledge on how to support reluctant readers. Since being lucky enough to have 'early access' to this book, I have found myself recommending it to other professionals, parents and carers alike! * Dr Helen Ross, trustee of the British Dyslexia Association, dyslexic dyslexia expert and educational consultant *Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1 - Sensory Ways; 2 - Imaginative Play Ways; 3 - Crafty Ways; 4 - Active Ways; 5 - Every Day Hacks

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Book SynopsisAn easily digestible guide that links key reading skills theory to practical activities that can be adapted for different classrooms. The book dives into the physiological process of reading, the link between sounds and symbols, reading accomplishments at different levels, and the skills required for reading fluency.Table of Contents Introduction Glossary of key words List of tables and figures Chapter 1: What do we teach and why? Chapter 2: Pre-Reading Activities Chapter 3: Interactive Reading Activities Chapter 4: Post-Reading Activities Chapter 5: Adapting Activities to Digital Platforms Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisDefines genre and genre-based writing instruction and the five principles of a genre-based pedagogy. By discussing the genre-related practices and social and rhetorical aspects of genre, Christine Tardy is able to outline strategies for exploring rhetorical moves and playing with genre form in the classroom.

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Book SynopsisAfter a universal screening assessment, how can K–6 educators translate the results into evidence-based instruction, targeted interventions, and improved reading outcomes? The timely new edition of this bestselling book has clear and practical answers. Fully updated with the latest reading research and models, this teacher-friendly planning guide matches the items of today’s most popular reading assessments with Tiers 1, 2, and 3 interventions, strategies, and activities that help struggling readers succeed.Aligned with the science of reading and extensively field tested, this guidebook is built around the National Reading Panel’s big five ideas: phoneme awareness, phonics, fluency, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. Teachers will get a concise introduction to each component, assessment options for each, specific strategies for connecting assessment findings to lesson planning, and dozens of practice activities to incorporate into small-group and whole-group instruction. Packed with strategies, scenarios, and planning worksheets, this book helps classroom teachers and reading specialists take action after assessments, make data-driven decisions, and plan differentiated instruction that makes a real difference for struggling readers.WHAT’S NEW New focus on today’s most widely used assessments: DIBELS 8th Edition, Acadience Reading K-6, easyCBM, and aimswebPlus Convenient charts with clear summaries of the assessments 90+ new and updated activities specially designed for use with struggling readers during whole-class or small-group instruction Practical guidance on implementing instruction and intervention within MTSS Explicit connections to the science of reading, Structured Literacy, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and Ehri’s phases of word reading development New online materials: a quick-reference Assessment Guide, a handy online resources list, and 20+ pages of downloadable worksheets, planning guides, and templates for classroom use Table of Contents About the Authors About the Downloads Preface AcknowledgementsI Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction To Next STEPS Chapter 2: Using Next STEPS To Teach Struggling ReadersII Applying STEPS to the Components of Reading Chapter 3: Phoneme Awareness Chapter 4: Phonics—Decoding, Encoding, And Word Recognition Chapter 5: Fluency Chapter 6: Reading Comprehension Chapter 7: VocabularyIII Weaving It All Together Chapter 8: Weaving Elements Together For A Lifetime Of Reading Appendix A: Quick Revealing Phoneme Awareness Tool (QRPAT) Appendix B: Acadience Reading CFOL Checklist Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisGrounded in the science of reading, this book is a practical field guide to intentional instruction that enhances reading comprehension skills for all learners. The activity book covers every section of the Blueprint: vocabulary, syntax and sentence comprehension, text structures, background knowledge, and levels of understanding and inference as well as expression of understanding. For each of these critical areas, this activity book gives educators: Clear and concise guidance on the what, why, and how of instruction Sample lesson plans that teachers can use as models for their own Instructional activities that help students build key skills needed for comprehension Ready-to-use tips for successful teaching "Try This" activities that help teachers reflect on and hone their instruction Supports for diverse learners, including students with learning disabilities and English language learners Reader-friendly definitions of important terms Links to multimedia content for further learning Perfect for professional development, this hands-on resource can be studied by individual educators, discussed in small groups, or used as the focus for a training program or learning community. A must-have for current and future K-8 educators, reading specialists, and other practitioners, this activity book helps teachers apply their knowledge of structured comprehension instruction in their classrooms—and strengthen reading success for every learner.Table of Contents About the Online Companion Materials About the Authors Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction Chapter 1: The Big Ideas of The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Chapter 2: Implementing the Blueprint: Preparing for Instruction & Text Reading Chapter 3: Implementing the Blueprint: Vocabulary Chapter 4: Implementing the Blueprint: Sentence Comprehension Chapter 5: Implementing the Blueprint: Text Structure Chapter 6: Implementing the Blueprint: Knowledge Chapter 7: Implementing the Blueprint: Levels of Understanding & Inference Chapter 8: Implementing the Blueprint: Expression of Understanding Reference

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Book SynopsisThis is the second (revised) edition of the book published in 2010 under the same title. It reflects the author's experience teaching a graduate level mathematics content course for elementary teacher candidates at SUNY Potsdam since 2003. The book addresses a number of recommendations of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences for the preparation of teachers demonstrating how abstract mathematical concepts can be motivated by concrete activities and the use of technology. Such approach to school mathematics makes it easier for teachers to grasp the meaning of generalization, formal proof, and the creation of an increasing number of concepts on higher levels of abstraction. The book's computer-enhanced pedagogy and its strong experiential component enabled by the use of manipulative materials have the potential to reduce mathematics anxiety among teachers and help them develop confidence in teaching the subject matter through modeling and problem solving. Classroom observations of teachers' learning mathematics as a combination of theory and experiment confirm that this approach elevates one's mathematical understanding to a higher ground.Most of the chapters are motivated by a problem typically found in the elementary mathematics curricula and/or standards (either National or New York State – the context in which the author prepare teachers). By exploring traditional problems in depth, teachers can uncover fundamental mathematical concepts and ideas hidden within a seemingly mundane task. The need to have experience in going beyond traditional expectations for learning is due to the constructivist orientation of contemporary mathematics pedagogy that encourages students to ask questions about mathematics they study. Each chapter (except the last one) includes an activity set that can be used for the development of the variety of assignments for teachers. Digital tools used in the book include spreadsheets, Wolfram Alpha, GeoGebra, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, and Graphing Calculator (Pacific Tech).

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Book SynopsisThis is the second (revised) edition of the book published in 2010 under the same title. It reflects the author's experience teaching a graduate level mathematics content course for elementary teacher candidates at SUNY Potsdam since 2003. The book addresses a number of recommendations of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences for the preparation of teachers demonstrating how abstract mathematical concepts can be motivated by concrete activities and the use of technology. Such approach to school mathematics makes it easier for teachers to grasp the meaning of generalization, formal proof, and the creation of an increasing number of concepts on higher levels of abstraction. The book's computer-enhanced pedagogy and its strong experiential component enabled by the use of manipulative materials have the potential to reduce mathematics anxiety among teachers and help them develop confidence in teaching the subject matter through modeling and problem solving. Classroom observations of teachers' learning mathematics as a combination of theory and experiment confirm that this approach elevates one's mathematical understanding to a higher ground.Most of the chapters are motivated by a problem typically found in the elementary mathematics curricula and/or standards (either National or New York State – the context in which the author prepare teachers). By exploring traditional problems in depth, teachers can uncover fundamental mathematical concepts and ideas hidden within a seemingly mundane task. The need to have experience in going beyond traditional expectations for learning is due to the constructivist orientation of contemporary mathematics pedagogy that encourages students to ask questions about mathematics they study. Each chapter (except the last one) includes an activity set that can be used for the development of the variety of assignments for teachers. Digital tools used in the book include spreadsheets, Wolfram Alpha, GeoGebra, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, and Graphing Calculator (Pacific Tech).

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Book SynopsisCollins Primary Focus: Comprehension Introductory Pupil Book is aimed at ages 6+. Using a variety of well-known authors, the book is designed to encourage children to read and understand every essential fiction and non-fiction text type. Follow-up activities progress from literal questions to higher order thinking skills.Features significant authors from a range of eras including contemporary household names that children love to readIncludes every genre required by current literacy frameworksSupports all ability levels with a progression through literal, deductive, evaluative and inferential questionsEngages all children with an updated design and new artwork to complement different texts

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