Teachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but what really works? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace. Topics covered include... Finding quality, differentiated texts to teach content Selecting support strategies with purpose Providing students with a range of scaffolds for effective summary writing Purposely selecting vocabulary words to support content learning Working with students to develop strategies to cite textual evidence Using text structure as both a reading and writing tool for analyzing nonfiction And much more! Every chapter begins with an engaging scenario and ends with action steps to help you get started. The book also contains tons of handy templates that you can reproduce and use in your own classroom.

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 essential Functional Skills English book for Edexcel has everything students need to succeed in the Level 1 English tests! It covers every topic and skill from the latest L1 Functional Skills Reading and Writing specifications. Everything's explained in CGP's easy-to-understand style, with examples and notes galore. Every topic is followed by a page of practice questions, so you can learn then test yourself as you go. We've included exam-style practice papers for Reading and Writing with full answers - so you'll know what to expect on the big day. Smashing!

The series was written to be aligned with CAPS. A possible work schedule has been included. Each topic start with an overview of what is taught, and the resources you need. There is advice on pave-setting to assist you in completing the work for the year on time. Advice on how to introduce concepts and scaffold learning is given for every topic. All the answers have been given to save you time doing the exercises yourself. Also included are a full-colour poster and CD filled with resources to assist you in your teaching and assessment.

New Way, renowned for its phonic focus and success with generations of children, has always been committed to a balanced phonic approach. The core books provide the focus of each level.

Word Aware 3 is a comprehensive, practical and engaging resource that focuses on teaching vocabulary and word learning skills to children aged 6 to 11 years who have vocabulary learning needs. For many children, particularly those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or those whose home language isn't English (ELL or EAL learners), the vocabulary of the classroom can be a barrier to learning. This book outlines how to best support these children who require extra help, offering concrete, easy-to-implement activities and resources for use in small groups, to maximise the impact on learning and open up access to the curriculum. Word Aware 3: Takes a highly practical, evidence-based and curriculum-focused approach to vocabulary learning that supports a broad range of learners Includes photocopiable and downloadable planning, intervention and evaluation resources Provides staff training resources and an overview video presented by the authors This book can be used as an adjunct to Word Aware 1, or as an intervention on its own. Although it is most suited to children aged 6 to 11 years, it may be adapted for older students with significant learning needs. It is an essential resource for teaching assistants and learning support assistants and will also save time for special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) and speech and language therapists (SaLTs) who are keen to establish effective vocabulary interventions.

Language Education and Applied Linguistics: bridging the two fields provides a starting point for students and researchers in both Language and Education who wish to interpret and use insights from the field of Applied Linguistics, and for Applied Linguists who wish to engage in dialogue with language educators and researchers in education. Providing a framework for understanding the resources individuals use to communicate, this accessible and innovative text will enable teachers and learners to understand and discuss features and tools used in communication. This framework enables: Learners to explore their current language abilities and their desired future communicative abilities, empowering them to engage with their own language learning needs Language educators to explore central concerns in multiliteracy, digital literacies, plurilingualism and plurilingual development Applied Linguistics students to understand theories of applied linguistics and language education Sociolinguists to bring their research into education Language Education and Applied Linguistics can be used by students, teachers, researchers and teacher educators to explore multilingual contexts and communicative purposes in language classrooms, language education and applied linguistics.

The First Additional Language Teacher's Guide contains a year plan, the four term plans, possible time schedules for a full week and daily step-by-step teaching plans for 40 weeks for the subject. The teaching plans include the following: the weekly teaching plan, hints and essential information as background knowledge before the lessons are tackled, the rhymes and songs mentioned in the teaching plan, complete step-by-step lessons for each day and guidance on how to complete the prescribed assessment tasks. The CD in the Teacher's Guide contains the year and term plans for the subject, so that the teacher can print it out and keep it at hand, free resources for teacher and learner, free prescribed worksheets, the theme-oriented stories mentioned in the teaching plans, the sheet music for the songs in the teaching plans and the assessment forms and rubrics. The Teacher's Guide is written by experts in the field of the Foundation Phase. All the authors have years of experience and have been involved in series which has been successfully used in schools. The series has been developed under the guidance of Mart Meij whose various educational series, from Grade R to 3, are widely used by schools. The New All-In-One series is nationally recognised and used in many schools. The Teacher's Guides not only provide lessons for the teacher that describe exactly what to do, but also background information so that the teacher knows why certain instructions are included in the lesson. The teaching plans include innovative, multisensory activities that promote active learning and accommodate different learning styles. The guides contain a CD with full colour free resources which can be used over and over by the teacher and the learner. Free worksheets on the CD can be downloaded and printed so that it is not necessary to buy workbooks.

This book is packed with practice papers to help students prepare for the Maths, Science and English tests set by their school at the end of Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14). It contains nine full sets of tests in all: three for Maths, three for Science and three for English (plus pull-out Reading Papers to go with the English tests). Detailed answers and a full mark scheme are included for every test, so it's easy for students to check their progress and learn from any mistakes. It all adds up to well over 300 pages, making this superb value!

This full-colour Study Guide (with free Online Edition) is ideal for helping students get to grips with Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar at Key Stage Three (ages 11-14). It contains clear, friendly notes explaining every crucial SPaG skill, with summary questions at the end of each section to test students on what they've learned. For extra practice, a matching Workbook is also available (9781782941170).

The renowned and highly experienced editors of this book bring together the leading voices in contemporary English education under the banner of the International Federation for the Teaching of English (IFTE). The collected chapters here represent the very best of international writing on the teaching of English in the past decade. The key issues and debates surrounding English teaching across the globe are discussed and analysed accessibly, and incorporate wide-ranging topics including: * The impact of high stakes testing on teaching and learning; * Addressing the needs of minority groups; * The digitization of literature and new conceptions of text; * Rewriting the canon; * Dealing with curriculum change; * "Best practices" in the teaching of English; * The tension between 'literacy' and 'English'; * English and bilingual education; * The impact of digital technologies on teaching and learning; * Conceptions of English as a subject [secondary and tertiary]; * Bringing the critical into the English/Literacy classroom; * The future of subject English; * Empowering voices on the margins; * Pre-service teacher education; * The social networking English classroom. This text looks at the changing face of subject English from the differing perspectives of policy makers, teacher educators, teachers and their students. It tackles some of the hard questions posed by technological advances in a global society, challenges conventional approaches to teaching and points to the emerging possibilities for a traditional school subject such as English in the face of rapid change and increasing societal expectations. Despite all of the converging political and technological threats, the authors of this engaging and insightful text portray an immense confidence in the ultimate worth of teaching and learning subject English.

How children acquire language and literacy knowledge in many different contexts-and how teachers can effectively promote the development of oral and written language-is the focus of this highly regarded resource. Readers get an authoritative look at how children acquire language and literacy in a variety of contexts and how teachers can effectively promote development in oral and written language. Teaching Language and Literacy integrates a constructivist/emergent literacy perspective with scientifically-based instructional practices that are successful in supporting children's reading, writing, listening and speaking development. This new edition features the work of a new author, Kathleen Roskos, and includes numerous up to date references, examples, and hands-on activities for putting theory into practice in today's classrooms.

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.

Leer speel-speel saam met Tippie die olifant! Leer my doen bevat 'n aantal praktiese aktiwiteite vir kinders tussen die ouderdomme van 4 en 6 jaar. Hierdie prettige, interaktiewe reeks sal jou kind laat teken, inkleur, knip, plak en leer. Leer my doen is ontwikkel deur 'n spraakterapeut en arbeidsterapeut en fokus op fyn motoriese, taal-, konseptuele en perseptuele vaardighede wat u kind sal help om die basiese vaardighede te ontwikkel wat nodig is vir latere akademiese leer en ontwikkeling.

This excellent book of 10-Minute Tests is ideal for pupils aged 8-9 getting ready for 11+ English. It contains over 30-bite sized tests, all covering a range of essential English skills. You'll find full answers to every question in a pull-out section at the back of the book, plus a progress chart so you can keep track of your child's work. We've even included fun puzzle pages throughout the book to keep them motivated. This book also comes with a free Online Edition - just use the unique access code printed inside the cover to access it on a PC, Mac or tablet!