The "Flying Boot" series allows children to realize that reading can be fun, giving them information and entertainment, and equipping them with a mastery of the structure of language in a meaningful context. The scheme integrates: fiction, non-fiction and environmental print; clear structure and vocabulary progression; the systematic teaching of phonics with the exploitation of natural language; assessment at every stage; and a wide range of imaginative settings for the stories. These copymasters provide general language development and extension activities (including some phonic provision) which link in with all the reading materials, including the "Big Books". They include sheets designed epecially to be used as informal assessment tools or to be used at home.

The "Flying Boot" series allows children to realize that reading can be fun, giving them information and entertainment, and equipping them with a mastery of the structure of language in a meaningful context. The scheme integrates: fiction, non-fiction and environmental print; clear structure and vocabulary progression; the systematic teaching of phonics with the exploitation of natural language; assessment at every stage; and a wide range of imaginative settings for the stories. These copymasters provide general language development and extension activities (including some phonic provision) which link in with all the reading materials, including the "Big Books". They include sheets designed epecially to be used as informal assessment tools or to be used at home.

The "Flying Boot" series allows children to realize that reading can be fun, giving them information and entertainment, and equipping them with a mastery of the structure of language in a meaningful context. The scheme integrates: fiction, non-fiction and environmental print; clear structure and vocabulary progression; the systematic teaching of phonics with the exploitation of natural language; assessment at every stage; and a wide range of imaginative settings for the stories. This small-format book to the "Big Who? What? Where? Book" introduces the main story book characters, and the places in which they live. It encourages children to learn key character names as sight vocabulary. It is supported by sheets in the copymasters, copiable line drawings in the teacher's book and flashcards, and is available in a small format.