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Cover of National Curriculum Level 3 Activities Based on "Clever Cakes" and Other Texts
"Special Needs Literacy" is a series of photocopiable teachers' books that aims to meet the need for differentiated teaching resources for use during group time of Literacy Hour. It contains: "crib sheets" specially written with non-specialist helpers in mind; 30 20-minute group activities for word, sentence, or text level tasks; reading extracts that cover a range of genre and interest level appropriate for a particular year group; activities pitched at a lower reading level; and suggestions for daily homework tasks. Each book in the series contains: crib sheets (echoing the teacher prompts supplied by the NLS) specially written with non-speicalist helpers in mind; 30 20-minute group activities for word, sentences, or text-level tasks - enough for six weeks of literacy hours; reading extracts that cover a range of genre and interest level appropriate for a particular year group; activities pitched at a lower reading level. For example, texts in the Year 3 book have a range and genre appropriate to Y3 but these are matched with Level 2 activities (for Y4 the Level is 2/3 and for Y5, Level 3).
The target level and framework objectives covered by each book are clearly stated on the cover so that teachers can choose as appropriate for their needs; and suggestions for homework tasks. Fifteen of the 20-minute sessions are supported by three different reading books. The titles chosen are well-known and widely available. The remaining 15 sessions are supported by photocopiable text extracts to ensure appropriate genre cover. The units in this book are based on the following children's books: "Clever Cakes and Other Stories" by Michael Rosen, "Philibert the First and Other Stories", by Dick King Smith, "THe Hobyahs" by Val Biro and on the following photocopiable texts provided in this book: "Party Food" non-fiction; "Air Pressure" (non-fiction); "Earth-worm" by Leonard Clark; "inside the Egg", by Noel Petty; "Orange" by John Cotton; "Pineapple" by John Cotton (poetry).

Cover of National Curriculum Year 5/Level 3 Activities Based on "The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark" and Other Texts
"Special Needs Literacy" is a series of photocopiable teachers' books that aims to meet the need for differentiated teaching resources for use during group time of Literacy Hour. It contains: "crib sheets" specially written with non-specialist helpers in mind; 30 20-minute group activities for word, sentence, or text level tasks; reading extracts that cover a range of genre and interest level appropriate for a particular year group; activities pitched at a lower reading level; and suggestions for daily homework tasks.

Cover of National Curriculum Level 2-3 Activities Based on "Tyrone the Horrible" and Other Texts
Special Needs Literacy is a series of fully photocopiable teacher's books. Each book contains: * 'crib sheets' specially written with non-specialist classroom helpers in mind; * thirty 20-minute group activities for word, sentence, or text level tasks - enough for 6 weeks (half a term) of literacy hours; * reading extracts that cover a range of genres and interest levels appropriate for a particular year groups; * activities pitched at a lower Reading Level. For example, texts in the Year 3 book have a range and genre appropriate to Y3 but these are matched with Level 2 activities (for Y4 the Level is 2/3 and for Y5, Level 3). The target level and Framework objectives covered by each book are clearly stated on the cover so that teachers can choose as apprropriate for their needs; *suggestions for homework tasks. Fifteen of the 20-minute sessions are supported by three different reading books. The titles chosen are well-known and widely available - and may well be books that teachers already have in school. The reamining 15 sessions are supported by photocopiable text extracts to ensure appropriate genre cover.
The units in this book are based on the following children's books: 'Tyrone the Horrible' by Hans Wilhelm, 'My Friend Mr Morris' by Pat Thomson, 'The Julian Stories' by Ann Cameron; and on the following photocopiable texts provided in this book: 'The Owl and the Pussycat' by Edward Lear (poem). 'Baby Animals' from 'I Wonder Why Kangaroos have Pouches?' by Jenny Wood (non-fiction). 'The Sun and the Moon in the Sky' (explanation).

Cover of National Curriculum Level 1-2 Activities Based on "Jasper's Beanstalk" and Other Texts

Cover of National Curriculum Level 2 Activities Based on "Frog and Toad Together" and Other Texts
Special Needs Literacy is a series of fully photocopiable teacher's books. Each book contains: * 'crib sheets' specially written with non-specialist classroom helpers in mind; * thirty 20-minute group activities for word, sentence, or text level tasks - enough for 6 weeks (half a term) of literacy hours; * reading extracts that cover a range of genres and interest levels appropriate for a particular year groups; * activities pitched at a lower Reading Level. For example, texts in the Year 3 book have a range and genre appropriate to Y3 but these are matched with Level 2 activities (for Y4 the Level is 2/3 and for Y5, Level 3). The target level and Framework objectives covered by each book are clearly stated on the cover so that teachers can choose as appropriate for their needs; *suggestions for homework tasks. Fifteen of the 20-minute sessions are supported by three different reading books. The titles chosen are well-known and widely available - and may well be books that teachers already have in school. The reamining 15 sessions are supported by photocopiable textextracts to ensure appropriate genre cover. The units in this book are based on the following children's books.
'Frog and Toad Together' by Arnold Lobel, 'Billy's Sunflower' by Nicola Moon,'Jack and the Robbers' by Jill Bennett; and on thefollowing photocopiable texts provided in this book: 'Stone Soup (playscript); 'The Life Cycle of a Frog'(information); 'Spaghetti' by Noel Petty, 'Two of a Kind' by Ian Souter, 'Climb the Mountain' by Wes Magee (poem).

Cover of National Curriculum Year 4/Level 2-3 Activities Based on the "Lighthouse Keepeer's Cat" and Other Texts
"Special Needs Literacy" is a series of photocopiable teachers' books that aims to meet the need for differentiated teaching resources for use during group time of Literacy Hour. It contains: "crib sheets" specially written with non-specialist helpers in mind; 30 20-minute group activities for word, sentence, or text level tasks; reading extracts that cover a range of genre and interest level appropriate for a particular year group; activities pitched at a lower reading level; and suggestions for daily homework tasks.

Cover of Special Needs Literacy Resources for Group Time
"Special Needs Literacy" is a series of photocopiable teachers' books that aims to meet the need for differentiated teaching resources for use during group time of Literacy Hour. It contains: "crib sheets" specially written with non-specialist helpers in mind; 30 20-minute group activities for word, sentence, or text level tasks; reading extracts that cover a range of genre and interest level appropriate for a particular year group; activities pitched at a lower reading level; and suggestions for daily homework tasks.

Cover of National Curriculum Level 1-2 Activities Based on "Mr Gumpy's Outing" and Other Texts