Speaking and Listening is a brand new strand of the best-selling series Developing Literacy. There is one book of photocopiable activity sheets for each year of primary school. The government have recently published a complete set of teaching objectives for this important area in a document entitled Speaking, listening, learning: Working with children in KS1 and KS2 which was sent to all primary school teachers, heads and deputies. This has given a higher status to talk in the classroom. These books provide a wealth of focused tasks and activities designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, group discussion and interaction, and drama.

Speaking and Listening is a brand new strand of the best-selling series Developing Literacy. There is one book of photocopiable activity sheets for each year of primary school. The government have recently published a complete set of teaching objectives for this important area in a document entitled Speaking, listening, learning: Working with children in KS1 and KS2 which was sent to all primary school teachers, heads and deputies. This has given a higher status to talk in the classroom. These books provide a wealth of focused tasks and activities designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, group discussion and interaction, and drama.

Non-fiction: Year R

by Christine Moorcroft

Published 31 January 2002
An activity book for children at Reception level, designed to develop literacy. It is part of a series of seven volumes which cover the Word level, Sentence level and Text level objectives of the National Literacy Strategy Framework for Teaching from Reception to Year 6. Each title develops the children's skills in reading comprehension and writing composition for a variety of non-fiction texts. There are simple teaching notes in the introduction of the book, which should be useful for non-specialists and parents.

Text Level: Year 1

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 28 April 2000
Through 50 activities using fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this book intends to help Year 1 children achieve the text-level learning objectives outlined in the National Literacy Strategy. It aims to develop children's reading skills and ability and to plan and structure their writing. The activities are designed for use with texts already in schools therefore no new text resources are required. The other two graded Developing Literacy" activity books in this series cover "Word" and "Sentence"

Phonics

by Christine Moorcroft

Published 20 October 2006
Phonics is a brand new strand of the best-selling series Developing Literacy. There is one book of photocopiable activity sheets for each of Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. The focus is very much on phonics teaching in primary schools at the moment. The activities in these books are designed to support the National Literacy Strategy Framework for Teaching and will help teachers to develop a thorough grounding in phonics. The activities include songs, rhymes, sorting, matching, cut and paste, dice games, card games, spinners and puzzles.

Text Level: Year 9

by Christine Moorcroft and Roy Barker

Published 30 January 2004
A series of three photocopiable literacy activity books for secondary schools and home study. Each book covers key objectives of the Text Level strand of the National Literacy Strategy framework for one year at Key Stage 3. All the material is photocopiable, so minimal teacher preparation is required. Developing Literacy has been hugely successful at primary level - and this secondary series was requested by Key Stage 3 teachers who have been using the NLS Framework since September 2001. The books are also compatible with the 5-14 Guidelines for Scotland and the Curriculum for Northern Ireland.

Poetry: Year 6

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 31 July 2001
A series of seven photocopiable activity books providing practical help for teachers and parents in improving children's literacy skills. Each book focuses on helping children read, write and perform poetry and the series covers the entire range of poems outlined in the Framework for Teaching.

A photocopiable literacy activity book for Key Stage 3 students in Year 9. It seeks to cover the key objectives of the Word Level" strand of the National Literacy Strategy framework. There are over 50 pages of photocopiable activities, and minimal teacher preparation is required. Each topic section includes a "lesson starter" to use with the whole class (an OHP sheet, a handout or cards), a consolidation activity to reinforce the skill, and an extension activity to challenge more able pupils. There are notes for teachers. The text is part of a series in which there is one book for each year group at Key Stage 3, from Year 7 to Year 9."

Through 50 activities using fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this book intends to help Year 3 children achieve the text-level learning objectives outlined in the National Literacy Strategy. It aims to develop children's reading skills and ability and to plan and structure their writing. The activities are designed for use with texts already in schools therefore no new text resources are required. The other two graded Developing Literacy" activity books in this series cover "Word" and "Sentence"

Word Level: Year 3

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 30 September 1998
This is a photocopiable activity book, which is one of a series intended to promote independent work during the literacy hour. The activities help children to achieve the word level learning objectives in the National Literacy Strategy, by developing essential skills in sound-spelling relationships, focusing on phonics, spelling, word recognition and vocabulary. Notes for teachers are included.

Through 50 activities using fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this book intends to help Year 4 children achieve the text-level learning objectives outlined in the National Literacy Strategy. It aims to develop children's reading skills and ability and to plan and structure their writing. The activities are designed for use with texts already in schools therefore no new text resources are required. The other two graded Developing Literacy" activity books in this series cover "Word" and "Sentence"

Through 50 activities using fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this book intends to help Year 2 children achieve the text-level learning objectives outlined in the National Literacy Strategy. It aims to develop children's reading skills and ability and to plan and structure their writing. The activities are designed for use with texts already in schools therefore no new text resources are required. The other two graded Developing Literacy" activity books in this series cover "Word" and "Sentence"

This is a photocopiable activity book, which is one of a series intended to promote independent work during the literacy hour. The activities help children to achieve the word level learning objectives in the National Literacy Strategy, by developing essential skills in sound-spelling relationships, focusing on phonics, spelling, word recognition and vocabulary. Notes for teachers are included.

Word Level: Year 4

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 30 September 1998
This is a photocopiable activity book, which is one of a series intended to promote independent work during the literacy hour. The activities help children to achieve the word level learning objectives in the National Literacy Strategy, by developing essential skills in sound-spelling relationships, focusing on phonics, spelling, word recognition and vocabulary. Notes for teachers are included.

Poetry: Year 4

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 29 June 2001

Drawn from the best-selling library of photocopiable teaching resources, this compendium contains a huge selection of Developing Literacy activity sheets for teaching non-fiction skills, suitable for children aged from 4 to 7 years. The book contains a new introduction by the author, extensive notes for teachers and parents, and the activities are all clearly matched to the government's revised Primary Framework for teaching literacy.

Word Level: Year 5

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 30 October 1998
This is a photocopiable activity book, which is one of a series intended to promote independent work during the literacy hour. The activities help children to achieve the word level learning objectives in the National Literacy Strategy, by developing essential skills in sound-spelling relationships, focusing on phonics, spelling, word recognition and vocabulary. Notes for teachers are included.

Word Level: Year 6

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 30 October 1998
This is a photocopiable activity book, which is one of a series intended to promote independent work during the literacy hour. The activities help children to achieve the word level learning objectives in the National Literacy Strategy, by developing essential skills in sound-spelling relationships, focusing on phonics, spelling, word recognition and vocabulary. Notes for teachers are included.

Through 50 activities using fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this book intends to help Year 5 children achieve the text-level learning objectives outlined in the National Literacy Strategy. It aims to develop children's reading skills and ability and to plan and structure their writing. The activities are designed for use with texts already in schools therefore no new text resources are required. The other two graded Developing Literacy" activity books in this series cover "Word" and "Sentence"

Drawn from the best-selling library of photocopiable teaching resources, this compendium contains a huge selection of Developing Literacy activity sheets for poetry, suitable for children aged from 7 to 11 years. The book contains a new introduction by the author, extensive notes for teachers and parents, and the activities are all clearly matched to the government's revised Primary Framework for teaching literacy.