How to be Brilliant at Grammar contains 42 photocopiable sheets, designed for immediate use in the primary classroom. Full of new and different ideas, this book will provide hours of fun learning for your pupils. The photocopiable sheets focus on: concepts, skills development, reinforcement and practical usage. Brilliant Publications publishes a range of books for 0-15 year olds. Details of our titles can be found on our website www.brilliantpublications.co.uk

Whitmore and Meyer bring together top literacy scholars from around the world to introduce the concept of manifestations: evidence of meaning making in literacy events, practices, processes, products, and thinking. Manifestation are windows into literacy identities, and serve as affective and sociocultural signifiers of learners' understanding at a point in time and in a specific context. The volume reclaims progressive spaces for understanding reading, writing, drawing, speaking, playing, and other literacies. It grounds manifestations of literacies in the discourse of meaning making and demonstrates how literacy learners and educators are active agents in this complex, social, political, emotional, and multimodal process. Ideal for preservice teachers, graduate students, and researchers in literacy education, this book shifts the conversation away from treating literacies as acquired commodities and illustrates how educators engage with learners to deepen understanding of literacy learners' experiences. Organized by five pillars of literacy-teaching, learning, language, curriculum, and sociocultural contexts-each section covers critical and cutting-edge topics and offers examples, tools, and strategies for research and practical applications in diverse classroom settings. Each chapter includes a range of examples and is followed by a short, complementary reading extension to engage the reader.

Learn to do with Tippie includes a number of practical activities for children between the ages of 4 and 6. This fun, interactive series will have your child drawing, colouring, cutting, sticking and learning as they go. Learn to do was developed by a speech therapist and occupational therapist and focuses on fine motor, language, conceptual and perceptual skills that will help your child develop the foundational skills needed for later academic learning and development.

This poetry selection has been chosen to match topics relevant to this age group including, the family, the outdoors, the weather, animals, parties and clothes. The poems are completely independent of other Oxford Reading Tree Stories, but can be introduced alongside storybooks at Levels 1 and 2. Available as a mixed pack of six different books or as a class pack of 36 books. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

Full punctuation - Now with full punctuation including speech marks, to be found right through from White to Blue levels. Offers a series of simple stories with phonic reinforcement which is consistently strong. A high degreee of phonic reinforcement in the earliest stages. Supports phonic teaching as specified in the National Literacy Strategy. Clear phonic support.

This is a key resource for transferring Letterland learning to plain letters. It has double-sided cards featuring all the phonemes and spelling patterns taught in the new "Advanced Teacher's Guide". Plain letter sides include brief story explanations as well as useful example words. It is an excellent tool for focusing on phonic structure, role-play, language development activities, word building and spelling.

The only official Minecraft English book for children aged 7-8! Children embark on a Minecraft adventure in each English topic, using their skills and knowledge to complete the tasks and earn rewards. This is a write-in English practice workbook which uses the Minecraft game as a mechanism for practising the key English skills covered in Year 3. Accomplish English activities to help Minecraft characters on their missions Explore different biomes in each topic Earn emeralds as you work through the book, and choose how you spend them Go hardcore with challenging questions

During the past two decades, several changes have transformed core practices of teacher educators. One of the most salient changes pertains to dramatic shifts in school demographics. In practically every state in the United States, primary, elementary, middle, and high schools are experiencing expanding enrollments of students whose primary language is not English. Recent demographic data show that linguistically and culturally diverse students constitute an increasingly strong presence in our schools and communities. There are approximately 5 million ELs in the U.S., and this number is on the rise. It is estimated that two-thirds of these students are in at least one course taught by general education teachers. Growth in K-12 EL enrollment has skyrocketed in the past 20 years. One in 20 public K-12 students was an EL in 1990. In 2008, it was one in nine. Projections suggest that in 20 years it will be one in four. The content of the book integrates new and emerging research and policy insights that inform effective teaching of ELs across the disciplines. The chapters in this book will in ways to give teachers the tools they need to improve the quality of instruction in classrooms with ELs in grades K-12 both in the United States and around the world. In this book a select group of contributors address a variety of topics to enhance ELs language and literacy skills, as well increase their reading comprehension abilities across the curriculum. Chapter topics include reading and writing instruction focusing on the Common Core standards, classroom-based assessment, literacy-based mathematics instruction, literacy instruction using current technologies that include digital literacies and social media, as well as context-embedded vocabulary development using art.

Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils in English is a concise and handy text providing specific guidance on a variety of issues essential for teaching gifted students in English.

This useful book guides the teacher from recognizing high ability and multiple intelligences, through to planning, differentiation and extension/enrichment in English and support for more able pupils with learning difficulties (dyslexia, ADHD, sensory impairment). It also covers assistance beyond the classroom: homework, visits, residentials, competitions, summer schools, masterclasses, links with universities, businesses and other organizations.

Teachers will benefit from this books' help with their questioning skills, their recording and assessment processes. Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils in English features comprehensive appendices and an accompanying CD with:

• useful contacts and resources
• lesson plans
• liaison sheets for teaching assistants
• homework activities
• monitoring sheets.

This is an ideal text for secondary teachers, subject heads of departments, 'Gifted and Talented' co-ordinators, SENCos and LEA advisers.

A bright and colourful English Activity Book brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. Perfect for practice at home or in class, it's loaded with useful English practice for ages 6-7 (Year 2 of primary school) including nouns, adjectives, punctuation and more. Each topic is explained in easy-to-understand language, followed by a selection of fun-packed activities - designed to boost your child's confidence and make sure all that knowledge really sticks! Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress. We've also thrown in a fun puzzle page so your child can apply their English skills in a different context. Answers can be found at the back of the book.

This superb KS3 English Workbook contains plenty of practice to help students build all the important skills, including reading, writing, quoting and understanding Shakespeare and more. Answers to every question are printed in a separate book, and matching study notes are available in our KS3 English Study Guide (9781847622570).

The topic of English learners and multiple modalities represents an important topic to study because teachers become overwhelmed managing classrooms. Research Based Bilingual Education: The Impact of Multiple Modalities in a K-12 English Learner Classroom seeks to uncover these modalities by focusing on spatial, kinesthetic, musical, and interpersonal intelligence. With a specific emphasis on spatial intelligence, this book explores this concept as a way for English Learners to recall and use language with text that creates images or pictures in a student's brain. It allows them to see language in other ways without having to use a translation device to define words. Ultimately, the author argues that ELs use spatial intelligence to help them visually remember concepts. Students who are learning English as a second language need to interact with others, such as their peers, to help them.

The Jolly Phonics Workbooks are perfect for practising phonics skills. Covering the 42 letter sounds of English, these books provide a wealth of material for children to practise their reading and writing skills. Each sound is presented with a simple story and action, a letter formation guide and a section for writing practice. Engaging exercises and fun activities allow children to apply their phonic knowledge in reading and spelling regular words, as well as some 'tricky' words with irregular spellings. Each of the seven books helps children develop their phonic skills further, Each of the seven books helps children develop their phonic skills further, moving from simply letter-sound recognition and letter formation early on to moving from simply letter-sound recognition and letter formation early on to reading sentences and writing short phrases in the later books. These refreshed editions are the same as the previous editions in terms of number of pages, pagination and core content, but have been enhanced with: * Alignment of the core teaching materials (specifically Pupil Book 1 and Step 1 of Jolly Phonics for the Whiteboard) so that they cover the same ground in the first term * 15% new material, alongside fresh new cover artwork, action icons and some new and updated images * New dotted font for writing practice, alongside improved letter formation guides and sequencing of activities

English for life for the intermediate phase is an integrated language text. The series: offers a wide selection of texts for integrated literature and grammar studies; caters for the needs and interests of intermediate phase learners by developing their communication skills in various registers and contexts, and extending their knowledge of English grammar and spelling; empowers learners to respond with confidence and ease to the challenges of our dynamic, multicultural society; follows a text-based and communicative approach; encourages self-management, critical thinking, creativity and effective communication in a variety of situations and contexts.

Spilling over with spelling practice, this Year 3 Targeted Question Book is brilliant for helping 7-8 year-olds get to grips with the trickiest of words - and it's perfectly matched to the National Curriculum! Alongside the questions, there are notes and examples throughout the book to help children get started, and self-assessment tick-boxes to keep track of progress. Answers are also included at the back! Year 3 Targeted Question Books are available for Grammar (9781782941194) and Punctuation (9781782941231). Alternatively, you can buy the whole lot together in our combined Year 3 Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar Question Book (9781782941316).

English for life for the intermediate phase is an integrated language text. The series: offers a wide selection of texts for integrated literature and grammar studies; caters for the needs and interests of intermediate phase learners by developing their communication skills in various registers and contexts, and extending their knowledge of English grammar and spelling; empowers learners to respond with confidence and ease to the challenges of our dynamic, multicultural society; follows a text-based and communicative approach; encourages self-management, critical thinking, creativity and effective communication in a variety of situations and contexts.

This book, structured according to the CAPS curriculum, covers the following 4 skills: Listening and Speaking, Reading and Viewing, Writing and Presenting and Language Structures and Conventions. It offers: Comprehensive Notes on each of these 4 skills, Exercises with answers on each of the skills and Sample Paper 1’s and Memos (DBE and IEB). The book caters for learners writing both the DBE (National) exams and the IEB exams, and offers an original DBE-style Paper 1 and an original IEB-style Paper I. The notes and exercises are very comprehensive, focusing on one thing at a time so that learners consciously engage with specific aspects of the English language. Examples are given for the written texts that a learner might have to produce in an exam, as well as many of the spoken texts that will be assessed. Specific attention is given to the use of PowerPoint slides in formal speeches. A colour CD with PowerPoint slides on the prepared speech and visual literacy is available to teachers using this book in the classroom. Teachers who choose this book might also find it beneficial to start using it with their Grade 11s.

During the past two decades, several changes have transformed core practices of teacher educators. One of the most salient changes pertains to dramatic shifts in school demographics. In practically every state in the United States, primary, elementary, middle, and high schools are experiencing expanding enrollments of students whose primary language is not English. Recent demographic data show that linguistically and culturally diverse students constitute an increasingly strong presence in our schools and communities. There are approximately 5 million ELs in the U.S., and this number is on the rise. It is estimated that two-thirds of these students are in at least one course taught by general education teachers. Growth in K-12 EL enrollment has skyrocketed in the past 20 years. One in 20 public K-12 students was an EL in 1990. In 2008, it was one in nine. Projections suggest that in 20 years it will be one in four. The content of the book integrates new and emerging research and policy insights that inform effective teaching of ELs across the disciplines. The chapters in this book will in ways to give teachers the tools they need to improve the quality of instruction in classrooms with ELs in grades K-12 both in the United States and around the world. In this book a select group of contributors address a variety of topics to enhance ELs language and literacy skills, as well increase their reading comprehension abilities across the curriculum. Chapter topics include reading and writing instruction focusing on the Common Core standards, classroom-based assessment, literacy-based mathematics instruction, literacy instruction using current technologies that include digital literacies and social media, as well as context-embedded vocabulary development using art.