Through 50 activities using fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this book intends to help Year 6 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"

A photocopiable literacy activity book for Key Stage 3 students in Year 9. It seeks to cover the key objectives of the Sentence 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."

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 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.

Word Level: Year 2

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 28 August 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.

Text Level: Year 7

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

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.

A photocopiable literacy activity book for Key Stage 3 students in Year 8. 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."

Text Level: Year 8

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

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.

A photocopiable literacy activity book for Key Stage 3 students in Year 8. It seeks to cover the key objectives of the Sentence 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."

A photocopiable literacy activity book for Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. It seeks to cover the key objectives of the Sentence 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."

A photocopiable literacy activity book for Key Stage 3 students in Year 7. 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.

Sentence Level: Year 4

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 30 September 1999
This activity book for Year 4 Literacy Hour is one of a series covering the sentence-level objectives in the National Literacy Strategy framework for teaching from Year R to Year 6. It is photocopiable and aims to develop children's grammatical awareness; includes activities which focus on sentence construction; the roles of different kinds of words and punctuation; promotes independent work; has extension activities which reinforce and develop what the children have learned and includes notes for teachers.

Word Level: Year R

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.

Sentence Level: Year 6

by Ray Barker and Christine Moorcroft

Published 30 September 1999
This activity book for Year 6 Literacy Hour is one of a series covering the sentence-level objectives in the National Literacy Strategy framework for teaching from Year R to Year 6. It is photocopiable and aims to develop children's grammatical awareness; includes activities which focus on sentence construction; the roles of different kinds of words and punctuation; promotes independent work; has extension activities which reinforce and develop what the children have learned and includes notes for teachers.

This activity book for Year 2 Literacy Hour is one of a series covering the sentence-level objectives in the National Literacy Strategy framework for teaching from Year R to Year 6. It is photocopiable and aims to develop children's grammatical awareness; includes activities which focus on sentence construction; the roles of different kinds of words and punctuation; promotes independent work; has extension activities which reinforce and develop what the children have learned and includes notes for teachers.

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.

This activity book for Year 3 Literacy Hour is one of a series covering the sentence-level objectives in the National Literacy Strategy framework for teaching from Year R to Year 6. It is photocopiable and aims to develop children's grammatical awareness; includes activities which focus on sentence construction; the roles of different kinds of words and punctuation; promotes independent work; has extension activities which reinforce and develop what the children have learned and includes notes for teachers.

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.

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.