A practical text with ideas that can immediately be put to use in the classroom. This book goes beyond a thematic link between reading and music to an examination of those skills that are directly parallel in music learning and text reading. Including instructional examples, it provides specific strategies for music and reading teachers to support each other. It also presents the latest research supporting the links between music and literacy, making it a valuable advocacy resource.

Help your child practise core grammar and punctuation skills, fill gaps in learning and boost their confidence. This Pearson Grammar & Punctuation Activity Workbook provides the tools to support your child's grammar and punctuation skills development at home. Using our years of experience designing literacy schemes proven to work in schools, we have created this series of activity workbooks to boost your child's confidence as they work through a series of engaging activities to build essential grammar and punctuation skills. There are six books spanning years 1-6 to support your child as they progress through school. Each Grammar & Punctuation Activity Workbook introduces age-appropriate techniques for you to support your child as they work through the activities. With helpful hints, tips and guidance we break down the concepts and help you track your child's progress. The workbooks are created by experts with a child-friendly design with the following features and guides: A comprehensive topic planner Tackling common misconceptions Tips and prompts, specific to the content as well as engagement techniques How to apply grammar and punctuation skills Extend and stretch activities for children who have easily grasped a topic Motivating ideas and suggestions for children that might be struggling Consistent progress checks throughout the book Also available to accompany the series are Pearson Handwriting Activity Workbooks for Years 1-6.

Carla and her mum are visiting a market in town. They see fresh fish, fruit, and flowers on the market stalls. Carla picks out a special gift for Dad. What else does she see at the market? (Letter-sounds featured: ar or ur /ou/ ow) Carla at the Market is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Sam can't see his friends for six weeks and he is lonely! Mum takes him for a walk in the woods where he finds a snake made of painted stones. Where will the snake lead? (Letter-sounds featured: long /oo/ -ue u-e short /oo/ u /y+oo/ -ue u-e u) The Stone Snake is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Dad is fixing Kim's bike, but a cog bounces away. Will Kim be able to get it back? (Letter-sounds featured: m d g o c k) The Cog is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Join the children as they paint amazing pictures of animals, each one starting with a simple dot. (Letter-sounds featured: m d g o c k) It is not a Dot! is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Pen the Hen loses her hat in the mud. Will the rats help Pen to get her hat back? (Letter-sounds featured: ck e u r h) Pen the Hen is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Bill finds a big bug in the garden. He brings it inside in a tin and shows it to Nick. Suddenly, they can't find the bug. Where could it be? (Letter-sounds featured: b f ff l ll ss) Get Off, Bug! is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Rob and Bess are picking up litter on the beach, but a pesky gull keeps messing things up. Will they ever be able to clean up the beach? (Letter-sounds featured: b f ff l ll ss) The Gull's Mess is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Jack takes his toy fox everywhere ? even to the local swimming pond. When the fox floats off to the other side of the pond, Mum swims to save it. Will she succeed? (Letter-sounds featured: j v w x) Jack's Fox is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Max's cat has had six kittens! Max and his dad must take the kittens to the vet for their jabs. Will their trip be a success? (Letter-sounds featured: j v w x) Viv's Kittens is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Zak and Yazz are on a quest. They are looking for lost things in Nan's attic. What will they find up there? (Letter-sounds featured: y z zz qu /z/ -s) Up in the Attic is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Two aliens, Mags and Jazz, are on a quest to find a yak. A big squid spots them and stops the aliens in their tracks. Will Mags and Jazz be able to complete their quest? (Letter-sounds featured: y z zz qu /z/ -s) A Quick Quest is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Mark and Morgan love playing the Smart Shark game on their tablets. One day they bump into each other in the park. How many Smart Sharks can Morgan and Mark collect together? (Letter-sounds featured: ar or ur /ou/ ow) Smart Shark is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Blair can't wait to take part in the raft race at the annual Summer Fair. The race starts really well, but will heavy rain spoil the big day? (Letter-sounds featured: oi air /y+oor/ -ure /eer/ ear /uh/ -er) The River Raft Dash is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Jake wants to play with his mum, but she is too busy with her work. He decides to create his own board game. Jake is very proud of his game, but will Mum be impressed? (Letter-sounds featured: /w/ wh /f/ ph /ai/ ay a-e) Jake's Game is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Asaph has hurt his leg and can't go on holiday to visit his gran in Kenya. Gran video-calls him every day to cheer him up. She even plans to take him on safari with her via her tablet! (Letter-sounds featured: /w/ wh /f/ ph /ai/ ay a-e) No Holiday for Asaph is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Chang dreams of being the champion peach-grower at the annual Peach Feast. But one morning he discovers that someone has stolen his peaches! Will he find out who did it and win the Peach Feast championship? (Letter-sounds featured: /ai/ a /ee/ ea e-e -ie) The Peach Feast is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Spike and his dad go on a bike ride to visit their elderly friend, Mike. Mike is very sad as he has lost his beloved cat, Bella. Spike decides to try and find her. Will 'Spike the Spy' find Bella and reunite her with Mike? Find out in this fun comic-strip story! (Letter-sounds featured: /igh/ -ie i-e i -y) Spike the Spy is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Rover's owner has left him home alone and he is hungry. When he smells a fresh bone, he follows his nose to find it. Will he return home with a bone? Or will the dogs from the Oak Road Gang get there first? Find out in this fun comic-strip story. (Letter-sounds featured: /oa/ ow o-e -oe o /ee/ -ey -y) Rover Follows his Nose is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

When Jack acquires a golden bird that lays golden eggs, he goes to the market to sell the eggs. At the market everyone strokes the golden bird, but they end up getting stuck together! Who can set them free? (Letter-sounds featured: long /oo/ ew /y+oo/ ew /ur/ ir er /ou/ ou /oi/ oy) All Stuck Together part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

A famous author is coming to open the school's Book Barn. The children are going to put on a play for him. But are they ready? Are they about to put on the worst show in the world? Find out in this fun comic-strip story! (Letter-sounds featured: /or/ au aw long /oo/ /oa/ ou short /oo/ oul /ur/ ear (w)or /eer/ eer) The Worst Show in the World is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Can Gemma bring the old Dance Palace back to life? You (and all of Gemma's friends from her dance class) are invited to find out! (Letter-sounds featured: /s/ c(e) c(i) c(y) se ce /j/ g(e) g(i) g(y) /e/ ea) The Dance Palace is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1