Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Teaching - Subjects - Reading & Phonics

Since its publication in 1998, Apprenticeship in Literacy has become a teacher favorite, covering all aspects of a balanced literacy program in an integrated manner and showing how all components are differentiated to address the needs of diverse learners. An apprenticeship approach to literacy emphasizes the role of the teacher in providing demonstrations, engaging children, monitoring their understanding, providing timely support, and ultimately withdrawing that support as the child gains independence.

Grounded in social and cognitive learning theories, the second edition of...

One day mysterious green clouds arrive in a fairy-tale kingdom and explode into a fine green dust, bringing an outbreak of mayhem and sneezing. All the King s men can do is think of ever more silly ideas, and it is left to two children to save the Kingdom from the Sneezles.

White/ Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.

A humorous fantasy story.

Pages 30 and 31 contain six playing cards of the main characters with their pictures and characteristics, an ideal cue for further discussion.

Curriculum links - Citizenship: Choices, Taking part.

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This wordless instruction text by celebrity gardener Kim Wilde combines photographs and illustrations to show how a scarecrow is made using recycled materials. Each step of the construction process is clearly depicted, in sequence, concluding with a photograph of the finished model.

- Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.

- Text type - Wordless instruction text.

- The process is summarised in a flow diagram on pages 14 and 15 to give children the opportunity to...

A range of beautifully illustrated Michael Rosen's poems, including many of his classic works such as 'Down behind the dustbin'. The poems resonate with children's lives as they refer to everyday family life issues such as boredom on long car journeys. Many are appropriate for performance and can provide a framework for children's own writing.

Copper/ Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.

Text type - Poetry book.

A feelings wheel on pages 30 and 31 encourages children to match phrases from the poems to feelings such as happy...

It's a game of hide and seek and Dad the crab is looking for Tim, but he can't find him anywhere. As he hunts around the seabed he finds lots of other crabs in different hiding places, but will he ever find Tim? Written and illustrated by Shoo Rayner this is a fun story with lively, colourful artwork.

Pink/1A - a simple story with a familiar setting

Text type - Fiction

The focus phonemes in this book are s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d

A picture of the seabed on pages 14-15 shows all the crabs and their hiding places to help children recap the story"

Find out about different foods and the different ways that they are eaten in this photographic non-fiction book.

Pink/1A - A simple non-fiction book

Text type: Non-fiction.

Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d.

Pictures of all the different foods on pages 14-15 helps children to recap and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities."

Sam the squirrel has seen a juicy looking nut at the top of a tree, but when he tries to knock it down, it falls to the ground and into the paws of a cat and a dog. Will he ever get his nut back? Beautiful illustrations by Giuditta Gaviraghi accompany this story.

- Pink/1B - A simple story with a familiar setting

- Text type: Fiction

- Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, c, g, k, ck, d, e, o, u

- A story map on pages 14-15 helps children recap important events of the narrative and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities