* This is the first book to bring research, theory, and practice in single volume on Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) across in- and out-of-the-classroom contexts * Accessibly synthesizes research and offers empirically grounded tools, strategies, and lessons for teaching students who are autonomous English language learners * Appeals equally to ESL and EFL contexts and has a global focus, covering settings where English is spoken as an International Language among other uses for English

* Provides a focus on Middle School education specifically rather than "adolescents" * Each chapter includes a call to action section, designed to aid in the implementation of theory into practice * Provides a helpful frame for identity work in practice for equity and equality, and covers important topics, such as teaching trans- and non-binary students, critical digital literacy, teaching diverse texts, multilingual students.

"A really useful classroom resource." Mrs J. Holloway, Amazon customer. Help children master core English skills required for success at school and beyond. Matched to the curriculum, our acclaimed Scholastic English Skills series is full of easy ways to teach the essentials. An ideal English toolkit for the primary years Gets children speaking, reading and writing confidently Tackles common problems that hold back progress Saves time with inspiring ready-made lesson ideas, activities and posters Includes detailed background knowledge and teacher notes The CD-ROM contains interactive activities for the whiteboard, perfect for starter or plenary activities This spelling and vocabulary teacher's book covers simple rules and exceptions, word families, phonic sounds, synonyms and antonyms and much more. A linked pupil workbook is also available.

This volume demonstrates how the ethnographic approach to research demanded by a 'Literacy as Social Practice' perspective can generate fresh insights into what happens when young children engage with schooled literacy tasks. Researching Early Childhood Literacy in the Classroom argues that the lived experience of young children encountering formal schooled literacy curricula should be the foremost consideration in educational reforms intended to improve rates of literacy acquisition in schools. To make this argument, the author suspends traditional concerns with 'learning' and 'progress' to concentrate on 'practice' and 'meaning' in a careful analysis of key classroom incidents. The author concludes that such insights suggest a need for re-considering the assumptions upon which educational policy rests. This book will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics, and libraries in the fields of Literacy Studies, Teacher Education, Education Policy and Applied Linguistics.

This volume details the development and initial evaluation of a supplemental literacy course intended to support at-risk high school students in the US. Developed using design based research (DBR), the course combines argument writing and knowledge building literacy routines to support academic literacy development. Acknowledging the demand for US students to meet academic literacy standards that emphasize explanatory and argumentative writing, the text foregrounds knowledge building as key to effective writing development. Chapters trace the development and implementation of course literacy routines designed using DBR and use whole-class and individual case studies to demonstrate how informational reading, discussion, and argument writing become an activity system to support literacy development. Ultimately, the text has important implications for literacy course design, and the use of knowledge building analysis and DBR in research. The text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators in higher education with an interest in academic literacy education, writing and composition, and secondary education more broadly. Those specifically interested in methodologies relating to classroom teaching and learning as well as argumentation and argument writing will also benefit from this book.

Help your child with their spelling at home by taking them on a train journey of discovery! Visual clues linked to station names give children strategies for remembering how to spell words. Supporting the National Curriculum at Key Stage 1, the illustrated step-by-step activities include filling in missing letters, matching, word searches, reading and colouring. Build confidence in spelling at primary school in this first book in a series from Letterland.

Just as road signs tell car drivers how to behave on the roads, punctuation enables readers to successfully navigate sentences and paragraphs. This book introduces sentences and explains how punctuation helps a reader to understand meaning.

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 5-6 (Year 1 of primary school), including nouns, verbs, capital letters 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.

Leer speel-speel lees saam met Tippie die olifant! Hierdie vrolik geillustreerde leesreeks stel die beginnerleser aan drieletterwoorde bekend. Daar is agt boekies in die reeks. Afgesien van die prettige storie en illustrasies, bevat elke boekie ook ’n woordeskatlys, ’n lys met die enkelvoud, meervoud en verkleinwoord, begripsvrae en ’n bladsy met “voltooi die sinne” gebaseer op die leesstuk.

The second in a series of 7 workbooks, each covering one group of letter sounds. These 24-page workbooks are a fun way for children to put their phonics skills into practice. Each of the seven books helps children develop their phonic skills further, moving from simple letter-sound recognition and letter formation early on to reading sentences and writing short phrases in the later books.Strategies for tricky spellings and challenging puzzles for developing phonic skills are also provided. Each book also contains a checklist which can be used to assess progress. Ages 4+.

Poor language and communication skills have been shown to have profound effect on the life chances of children and young people. Research tells us this consistently over the years. Now in its third edition, Developing Language and Communication Skills through Small Group Work provides essential information for practitioners working with linguistically vulnerable children. It is underpinned by an approach based on developmental psychology and brain based research. The book provides clarity and repetition of key concepts at a level that this particular cohort of children require. The book now includes a section on using the power of puppets to support communication. Feedback from practitioners is that it is not only fun to run the SPIRALS groups but also highly effective in providing the support the children need.

The SPIRALS language book contains a wealth of effective ideas for activities to support good practice to develop children s speech, language and communication development. The most powerful way to use Spirals is as set out in the sessions as an ongoing programme. Although these activities can be used as stand alone ideas to target a particular area of concern. The sessions have been carefully designed to build upon children s existing skills base. Small spirals of learning are introduced at a pace the children can access and retain.

SPIRALS supports good practice in early years settings and schools up to KS2. The aim is to develop effective language and communication skills which will underpin a range of critical thinking, reasoning and social competency skills as well as increased ability to listen, maintain focus and learn effectively. Also it has been shown that improvements in levels of spoken language can have a positive impact on written literacy.

Included in this book are:

• concise explanations of the terms and concepts involved
• clear guidelines for setting up and running small group sessions
• structured lesson plans twelve for nursery and early primary years
• photocopiable resources
• lists of further reading and resources.

New to this third edition includes:

• revised Early Years and Reception Year material
• fully updated to reference the Bercow Report (2008)
• new section on using puppets effectively
• additional bubble commentaries offering useful tips and suggestions to teachers.

This fully updated edition will be particularly useful for teachers, teaching assistants in early years and in schools, speech and language therapistsand assistants interested in the Spirals language development technique.

Treasure House Composition Skills Teacher's Guides provide at-a-glance lesson planning to guide teachers through the activities in Treasure House Composition Skills Pupil Books. Treasure House Composition Skills Teacher's Guide 6: - provides at-a-glance planning with overviews, step-by-step instructions and answer keys for all Pupil Book units - offers ideas to enable all children to access learning in Support, Embed and Challenge sections - targets individual learning needs with photocopiable resources - maps units to the 2014 National Curriculum for English

This book analyses and explains the role that the study of media texts has played in English curricula across the last 30 years, exploring the implications of these changes for teachers and students. Presenting a documentary analysis of the key evidence surrounding the history of media texts within English, the book focuses on how media has been characterized in the subject of English in the UK National Curriculum, while also reflecting on the position of media texts in other English-speaking National Curricula such as Australia and New Zealand. It dissects the changing role of media texts in English, considering media texts which range from newspapers and print adverts, films and TV through to digital, web-based and multimodal texts. The book charts the history of this part of English and considers what it can tell us about the nature of curriculum and English education more broadly. Speaking to important issues of curriculum in education, this book will be key reading for researchers, students and practitioners of media education, English education and the history of education.

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 3 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 2B (equivalent to yellow book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to help children who are behind in their reading to catch up fast Ideal for home learning Rapid Reading is a catch-up intervention reading scheme that has been proven to help children who are behind in their reading to triple their rate of progress. Each carefully-levelled reading book has a dyslexia-friendly design and supports all struggling learners, including those with SEND, to develop their comprehension skills, reading fluency and confidence. Includes 'Before reading' notes to help children read with confidence and 'Quiz' questions to develop understanding. This book contains one fiction text and one non-fiction text on a similar theme.

What makes the English first additional language Today course unique? 2 complete sets of mid-year and end-of-year examination papers; one set for practice, one set for testing; the learner has everything in the learner's book - notes, rubrics, exercises, tests and homework exercises!; skills boxes provide added help and guidance. Trust Today to be up-to-date and fresh for the classroom: Opportunities for revision, exam practice and assessment throughout; develops language skills; alongside subject knowledge; all content is fully CAPS-compliant. Your easy-to-use complete classroom solution! TODAY, for successful teaching tomorrow.

These bright and colourful First Words Flashcards are ideal for helping children aged 3-5 learn to read words using phonics. This pack covers Phase 2 and 3 of phonics, and the cards are colour-coded by difficulty. Each card has the word written normally and the word broken down into individual sounds to help children pronounce them. Every card has a fun image relating to the word, and we've included suggestions on how you might like to use the cards, whether you're looking for independent practice or group games and activities.

Hen's clever plan and Tebogo's exciting year is the fith Big Book of Level 4 in the Aweh! English First Additional Language reading scheme. Aweh! is a graded reading scheme that will awaken any child's imagination as they join Mama Africa in saving the world's stories by charging the Umthombo; the well of stories. The bright and colourful artwork provides a child-centred learning opportunity that integrates both the weekly Mathematics concept and the Life Skills topic. The inside cover identifies the key vocabulary and phonic focus for every Reader. The back inside cover offers a fun writing activity to consolidate the child's understanding and to link reading to writing.

Learn how to make vocabulary instruction more effective by making better use of mini-lessons and word study time to achieve durable learning about words and how they work. In this essential new book, literacy expert Amy Benjamin presents her 4E model (Exposure, Exploration, Engagement, Energy) for teaching vocabulary so that students gain deep understanding, improving their overall language and literacy skills. Benjamin guides you through bringing these 4Es to life in your K-8 reading-writing workshop. -Exposure: Enrich your teacher talk with sophisticated words and phrases to facilitate natural language acquisition and application of new words. -Exploration: Promote consistent vocabulary growth with a multifaceted instructional approach that incorporates etymology, word associations, word families, spelling, and morphology. -Engagement: Build students' confidence by encouraging meaningful use of new words, both in and out of the classroom. -Energy: Enliven your workshop and increase participation with a variety of word games, puzzles, projects, and cooperative learning activities. Each chapter provides practical examples and scenarios to help you apply the model to your own classroom. The appendices include a variety of strategies for organizing reading-writing workshops, a thorough introduction to academic word lists and their role in vocabulary instruction, and an analysis of forty Latin and Greek word roots for mini-lessons.

Collins International English Foundation and Foundation Plus provide inspirational, fun and age-appropriate learning for children in early years and kindergarten classes. The materials have been developed in consultation with expert practitioners to be easy to use in the classroom and to support children following a range of early years curricula and who are preparing for their first year of primary education in an international school, including schools following the Cambridge Assessment International Education primary framework. The course introduces young children to phonics and early literacy skills in an age-appropriate way through topic-based discovery and activity-based learning, with plenty of opportunities to explore books and reading through games and hands-on exploration. Careful progression ensures children develop the skills they need to be ready for English in their first year of primary and beyond. Each level comprises Activity Books A, B and C - one for each term - supported by Reading Anthologies A, B and C - also one per term - and a Teacher's Guide. Schools can opt to use the course over one or two school years. The engaging and brightly illustrated Reading Anthologies provide a carefully selected collection of colourful stories and stimulus materials to support the development of phonics and early literacy skills. Collins International English Foundation and Foundation Plus can be used on their own, or alongside Collins International Maths Foundation and Foundation Plus and Collins International Science Foundation and Foundation Plus to provide a comprehensive early-years programme.

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).

All you need to know about the theory and practice of teaching primary English. If you are training to be a primary school teacher, a knowledge of the primary English curriculum is not enough, you need to know HOW to teach English in primary schools. This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary English that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching. It covers the important skills of classroom management, planning, monitoring and assessment and relates these specifically to primary English. Practical guidance, features and resources support you to translate your learning to the classroom and understand the wider context of teaching. The book includes: - Online practical lesson ideas for the classroom - The Primary National Curriculum for English in Key Stages one and two - Tips for planning primary English - A recommended children's book list - Useful weblinks for primary English teaching This ninth edition has been updated throughout and includes a new chapter on online and 'blended' learning and teaching for primary English.

Level: Early Years Subject: English Learn the easy way with this vocabulary activity book! Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, 2021, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home. Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Vocabulary 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: * exercises and activities to develop and expand children's vocabulary * fun and engaging word games to introduce children to a wider vocabulary * 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