Tried and trusted and easy-to-use, Headstart English is a sound First Additional Language course for the Foundation Phase that guarantees accurate and comprehensive CAPS coverage.; The accessible language and step-by-step progression secures a solid language foundation for all young learners. Features include: the CAPS focus in Grade 3 includes oral, reading, writing and language skills; the Grade 3 learner's books are designed to develop and consolidate these skills; to support step-by-step learning in Grade 3, each theme starts with a page focused on the teaching of vocabulary central to the theme; this vocabulary is re-enforced as learners work through the themes; activities are carefully designed to support step-by-step learning; and the A4 format supports accessibility.

Level: KS2 Subject: Maths, English & Science Suitable for 2023 SATs Targeted SATs practice questions in the format of the paper There's no better way to boost your child's confidence and make sure they're prepared for the 2023 SATs than with plenty of realistic practice! This amazing SATs practice resource from Collins includes seven full sets of practice papers in the style of the actual KS2 English, Maths and Science tests, fully up-to-date for 2023. 7 complete sets of KS2 Maths, English and Science practice papers Answers and guidance for marking included to help your kids with SATs Up-to-date for the 2023 Key Stage 2 tests Pairs perfectly with other books in the Collins KS2 SATs practice range for extra study For even more study and practice, try our KS2 SATs Study Guides for KS2 Maths (9780008112769), English (9780008112752) and Science (9780008339333) and Practice Workbooks for KS2 Maths (9780008112783), English (9780008112776) and Science (9780008339326).

This is Book 2 of our SAT Buster 10-Minute Tests for KS2 Reading - it's packed with a selection of quick tests to help children prepare for the new English SATS! All the questions are written in the style of the real SATS, with reading texts that increase in difficulty throughout each set of tests. We've also thrown in fun puzzle pages so pupils can practise their English skills in new contexts. Complete answers are included, along with a handy chart to record children's progress. For more 10-Minute Reading Tests at the same level, take a look at Book 1 (9781782942399)!

A fun, colourful Writing Activity Book brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. Perfect for learning at home or in class, it's ideal for ages 4-5 (Reception). It's packed with short activities to help teach children how to write, and form different letters and shapes! Each topic is explained in easy-to-understand language, followed by fun-packed activities and challenges designed to boost your child's confidence and make sure all that knowledge really sticks! We've also thrown in exciting puzzles so your child can apply their Writing skills in a different context. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress.

This clear and colourful Revision Book explains every skill children will need for success in the Key Stage Two English! It covers Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, with easy-to-read study notes and heaps of helpful tips and examples. What's more, there are quick recap questions throughout the book to help make sure children have mastered all the essential skills. For even more practice, a matching KS2 English Question Book (9781841461557) is also available.

This great revised activity book encourages children to read simple words independently with the help of the friendly Letterland characters. They'll have fun learning to read and spell regular words and there are some common sight words included too.

English is central to the primary-school curriculum and successfully mastering the basics has a significant influence on pupils' ability to learn and achieve their future goals. Now fully updated, English 5-11 provides comprehensive, up-to-date and creative guidance on teaching English in the primary school. Each chapter provides the busy teacher with indispensable advice and guidance, as well as opportunities to reflect upon current practice in the classroom. Key areas covered include: language and literacy development; grammar, punctuation and spelling; talk for learning; systematic synthetic phonics; fiction, poetry and non-fiction; drama and creativity; teaching in a multilingual classroom; ICT Planning and assessment. This third edition reflects changes in government policy and gives greater attention knowledge about language and is closely related to the changing curriculum for primary English. The highly experienced authors are former literacy advisors and have frontline teaching, school-management and teacher-training experience. This book will be an invaluable resource for all trainee and practising teachers interested in teaching English in an accessible, contemporary and dynamic way.

Rimpelstories is ‘n leesprogram vir die Grondslagfase (Afrikaans huistaal), wat uit 88 aantreklike geïllustreerde storie- en feiteboekies bestaan. Die reeks is uitkomsgebaseerd met ‘n vaardigheidsbenadering as grondslag. Luister-, praat-, lees-, skryf-, taal-, leer- en denkvaardighede word op ‘n natuurlike wyse geïntegreer en ontwikkel progressief. Die leesboeke vir elke graad is in vier vlakke ingedeel, om voorsiening te maak vir lesers met verskillende vlakke van leesvaardigheid. Daar is ook ‘n Onderwysersgids vir elke graad wat al die inligting bevat wat nodig is om die die program vir lees suksesvol te beplan en aan te bied. Die Onderwysersgidse bied ook voorbeelde van werksvelle en assesseringstabelle. Vir Graad 1 en 2 is daar ook ‘n Handleiding vir liedjies en musiek en ‘n Oudio kassetband met musiek en sang beskikbaar, wat albei dien as versterking van die woordeskat en taalstruktuur wat in die storieboeke bekendgestel word, terwyl musiekvaardighede terselfdertyd verwerf word.

Level: KS2 Subject: English An engaging writing composition activity book to really help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home. Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Writing Skills activity book helps to boost your child's confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement. Included in this book: * a wide variety of engaging activities which provide invaluable practice in writing composition * activities that focus on the technical and creative aspects of writing composition at age 5-7 * questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school * colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home * helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child's learning

X-kit Achieve! English First Additional Language Grade 10 is a study guide which includes concise explanations, plenty of practice and sample exam papers with answers. The series has been developed based on research and feedback from learners and teachers. It offers exercises which cover understanding, application and problem-solving skills. CAPS compliant.

Support your child at the start of their learning journey with these exciting and engaging activity books. Completely in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this early Phonics book offers the perfect introduction to phonics. Letters and sounds s a t p i n m d Rhymes and actions make phonics fun! Parent notes on each page explain each activity Answers included Provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home. First Learning Phonics covers the letters and sounds s a t p i n m d with lots of practice mixed with engaging, colourful illustrations. Also includes a free Mini-book to put their learning into practice, and free animations online to show how to form letters and words to consolidate what they have learned. Designed to make learning fun, First Learning titles offer a real sense of achievement with a free rewards certificate.

* Features specific lessons, strategies, and hands-on, minds-on activities to foster key skills and thinking strategies needed to excel in literacy. * Lessons are easy to implement, inexpensive, and aligned to core components of literacy skills. * Each of topics includes a ready to go student choice board and a list of engaging family-school connection activities.

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2023 exams Everything you need to revise for GCSE 9-1 love and relationships Need extra help with the Love & Relationships AQA GCSE Grade 9-1 Poetry Anthology ahead of the exam? Revise tricky topics in a snap with this handy new Snap Revision guide from Collins. All 15 Love & Relationships poems, like When We Two Were Parted by Lord Byron or Before You Were Mine by Carol Ann Duffy, are included along with a detailed analysis. Revise and review your understanding of the poems, themes, context, poetic voice and structure with easy-to-read sections on key quotations, additional context, sample analysis and quick tests. We also show you how to come up with ideas and structure a comparison of two poems. With loads of top tips throughout, plus assessment objectives, Grade 5 and Grade 7 annotated answers and exam-style practice questions, this guide has everything you need to score top marks on your AQA GCSE Grade 9-1 English Literature exam. Paired with the Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 Love and Relationships Revision Guide (978-0008112530), you can't go wrong!

Drawing from an arts-based research and humanizing methodologies, Dywanna Smith documents transformative and liberatory spaces in ELA middle level classrooms, where students address and counteract discrimination, colorism, sizism, and body shaming. Grounded in an original qualitative study of adolescent Black girls, this book examines how such "truth spaces" serve as a medium for adolescents to self-examine their intersectional identities and give voice to their resilience in the face of marginalization. Incorporating original narratives, including the author's self-actualizing verse novel and the voices of Black female students, Smith shines a light on new culturally sustaining pedagogies and offers much-needed implications for practice. Smith expertly weaves together poetry, research, and empathy; the result is a pioneering text that urges readers to understand the impact of anti-Black violence and the important role literacy sanctuaries can play in supporting Black girls' resilience and development. The novel in verse at the heart of the volume is not only a provocative and necessary call for transformative change, but also a window into a courageous lived experience. This book is essential reading for pre-service teachers, scholars, and students in literacy education, inclusive education, and teacher education.

Rimpelstories is ‘n leesprogram vir die Grondslagfase (Afrikaans huistaal), wat uit 88 aantreklike geïllustreerde storie- en feiteboekies bestaan. Die reeks is uitkomsgebaseerd met ‘n vaardigheidsbenadering as grondslag. Luister-, praat-, lees-, skryf-, taal-, leer- en denkvaardighede word op ‘n natuurlike wyse geïntegreer en ontwikkel progressief. Die leesboeke vir elke graad is in vier vlakke ingedeel, om voorsiening te maak vir lesers met verskillende vlakke van leesvaardigheid. Daar is ook ‘n Onderwysersgids vir elke graad wat al die inligting bevat wat nodig is om die die program vir lees suksesvol te beplan en aan te bied. Die Onderwysersgidse bied ook voorbeelde van werksvelle en assesseringstabelle. Vir Graad 1 en 2 is daar ook ‘n Handleiding vir liedjies en musiek en ‘n Oudio kassetband met musiek en sang beskikbaar, wat albei dien as versterking van die woordeskat en taalstruktuur wat in die storieboeke bekendgestel word, terwyl musiekvaardighede terselfdertyd verwerf word.

The acquisition of speech and language represent significant achievements for all children. These aspects of child development have received substantial attention in the research literature and a considerable body of theoretical knowledge exists to chart progress from infancy to maturity. Cross-cultural studies have identified the common purposes served by the acquisition of oral language by children, and the essential similarity in the sequence through which speech develops irrespective of geography and culture. What is less clear is precisely 'how' children learn to say what they mean and 'how' teachers and parents can support and enhance the development of meaningful speech in their children. Until now, children's speech has been underused as a means of promoting learning in the formal school setting. New requirements within the National Curriculum are trying to address this gap, but there remains a lack of clarity as to what this means for practice, and how it relates to the broad base of curricular objectives. This book brings together a body of work, from different countries; it offers an improved understanding of how strategies for developing speaking and listening may impact metacognitive awareness, and raise standards of literacy and dialogic thinking for all children. This book was previously published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care.

Schofield & Sims Get Set Early Years is a comprehensive and engaging early years scheme that aims to bridge the gap between play and formal learning, helping all children to become school-ready by the end of Reception. Comprising twelve activity books and three accompanying teacher's guides, Get Set Early Years covers all the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) for Literacy, Mathematics and Understanding the world. Carefully designed to appeal to young children, each activity book page contains two stimulating activities for children to complete, such as matching, complete the picture, connect the dots, mazes, picture sequencing, colour by sound and odd one out. Additional features include a `Teaching Tip', `Notes for parents and carers' and `Key Vocabulary' and `Extension activity' sections to reinforce classroom learning. Get Set: Letter Sounds introduces children to early phonics through exploring the single letter sounds. Following the structure of Letters and Sounds, this book takes young learners through each phoneme, from `s' for `sun' to `qu' for `queen'. A separate accompanying teacher's guide, Get Set Literacy Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9780721714400), contains detailed teacher's notes, links to show corresponding pages in the activity book, and supporting photocopiable resources. A selection of free downloads, including a `Handwriting chart' and a `Learning diary', is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

Level: KS2 Subject: English An engaging English activity book to really help boost your child's progress at every stage of their learning! Including helpful questions and answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home. Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this English practice book helps to boost your child's confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement. Included in this book: questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child's learning

Creativity in secondary English lessons today is a democratically conceived quality that all pupils are expected to achieve and a resource on which all are entitled to draw. But what exactly is creativity? And how does it relate to English? Creativity and Learning in Secondary English answers these questions, and others, by arguing for a version of creativity that sees it as an ordinary, everyday part of successful classroom practice, central to processes of meaning-making, dialogic interaction and textual engagement. In this construction, creativity is not just linked to learning; it is the driving force behind learning itself, offering pupils the opportunity to transform their knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

This book borrows from a range of theories about creativity and about learning, while remaining largely practical in focus. It contains numerous examples for teachers of how to apply ideas about creativity in the classroom. In doing so, it attempts to maintain the subject 's core identity while also keeping abreast of contemporary social, pedagogical and technological developments. The result is a refreshing challenge to some of the more mundane approaches to English teaching on offer in an age focussed excessively on standardisation and teaching to tests.

Practical applications of creativity include:

• Using picture books and graphic novels to stimulate multimodal responses
• Placing pupils in the role of the teacher
• Devising marketing campaigns for class novels
• Adopting experimental approaches to redrafting
• Encouraging extreme forms of re-creative writing
• Focusing on how to listen to texts
• Creating sound-scapes for poems

Thought-provoking and provocative, this textbook draws on current best practice in English teaching and will equip trainee and practising teachers with a wide range of strategies that will lead to greater creativity in the classroom.