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Literacy and numeracy targets continue to be a challenge to primary schools. This book gives all those involved in teaching primary school numeracy and literacy a fun approach to teaching both. Accompanying music CDs provide both the full accompaniment and the melody lines to help children learn the songs.

Understanding pupils' perspectives on their learning has been shown to be of significant help in planning and implementing an effective literacy teaching programme. This book offers a new viewpoint of reflective curriculum design, in contrast to current `top-down' models characterised by dictates and requirements placed on teachers from above. Instead, the learner is placed at the centre of teaching as the text explores much-needed evidence about the views of learners themselves. Topics covered...

The programme has been designed for children in years 5+-7+ who have, for whatever reason, a low reading age. Initial assessment material will indicate the best starting place for each child. Read Write Inc. 2 uses modules based upon age appropriate fiction and non-fiction texts. The texts also have a strong phonic structure.

This title features a contemporary photocopiable series that methodically and creatively teaches pupils the strategies and skills needed for effective comprehension. It covers twelve strategies such as: understanding words, finding information, identifying main idea, sequencing, comparing, predicting, concluding, summarising, inferring, cause and effect, fact or opinion, point of view. It covers original fiction and non fiction texts, customised to suit the strategy being taught. Each strategy t...

Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education provides a comprehensive, theoretical framework and practical guide to implementing, evaluating, administering, and maintaining a successful dual language instruction program.

Project X is a new generation guided/group reading programme especially designed to appeal to boys and help raise reading standards for all pupils. Providing step-by-step guided reading support for each book in the Pirates cluster, these notes also offer guidance about comprehension, assessment for learning and vocabulary enrichment. Hands-on follow-up activities and cross-curricular links are also provided for each book. The notes are available free with the book packs - or separately.

Die vorliegende Untersuchung setzt an der alltaglichen Erfahrung an, dass Schuler grosse Schwierigkeiten beim Erwerb der fremdsprachlichen Grammatik haben. Der Schwerpunkt der Arbeit liegt in dem Versuch, einen Rahmenentwurf zur Konzeption verstandlicher grammatikalischer Texte zu erarbeiten, ein Kapitel aus einem herkommlichen Grammatischen Beiheft nach den Kriterien dieses Entwurfs zu optimieren und hinsichtlich seiner Verstandlichkeit empirisch zu uberprufen."

This book provides a research-based framework for making differentiated instruction work in the primary grades. It includes scientifically validated techniques for teaching each component of the beginning reading program. The authors describe how to use assessment to form differentiated small groups and monitor student progress; plan which skills to target and when; and implement carefully selected instructional strategies. Vivid classroom examples illustrate what differentiated instruction look...