This friendly, colourful and easy-to-read study book explains everything KS2 pupils will need to know about Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling for the English SATS! There are plenty of examples to demonstrate each point, plus quick recap questions for every topic and knowledge-testing tasks at the end of each section. This Study Book goes perfectly with our matching Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Question Book (9781782944737). It's packed to the brim with questions - ideal for cementing what pupils have learnt. If you're looking for more SATs-focused GP&S practice, check out our separate SAT Buster workbooks for Grammar (9781847629074), Punctuation (9781841461755) and Spelling (9781841461779)!

Reading is all about understanding. Many English language learners simply do not understand what they are reading, whether it's a picture book, a literature selection, or a science textbook. Juli Kendall and Outey Khuon believe that small group comprehension lessons have a key role to play in advancing students' understanding of texts."Making Sense" provides answers to many common questions asked by teachers of English language learners: How do we organize small-group comprehension instruction? How do we select books to teach strategies? How do we know our kids are getting it--and what do we do when they don't get it? It is an easy-to-use, practical resource for ELD, ESL, and ESOL pull-out teachers, and for push-in teachers working "in-class" to support English language learners.The book's five main sections are geared to the stages of language proficiency, and lessons are divided into 'younger' and 'older' students, spanning kindergarten through grade 8. The authors outline fifty-two lessons that teach students how to make connections, ask questions, visualize (make mental images), infer, determine importance, and synthesize. Each lesson follows a four-part teaching framework: Start Up/Connection--helping students build background and use prior knowledge to connect to the lesson;Give Information--explicitly telling students what they are going to learn and why they are learning it, and then teaching them;Active Involvement--often occurs during the teaching as students practice what they are learning while the teacher checks for understanding and monitors and adjusts instruction;Off-You-Go --opportunities for students to practice what they learned with peers or independently."Making Sense" also explores the stages of language proficiency through descriptions of ten English language learners of different ages. A chart of student characteristics for each stage shows how students demonstrate understanding and outlines the implications for planning instruction. This book will appeal to experienced teachers seeking to expand their repertoire of lessons, as well as new teachers just beginning the adventure of teaching comprehension to English language learners.

Teaching comprehension with informational texts is a critical component of any reading program and one that many children struggle with as they progress through their schooling. Nonfiction can be overwhelming to young readers, presenting them with complex vocabulary and a new density of information that may combine text, diagrams, pictures, captions, and other devices. In this book, Tony Stead provides wonderful ways to enhance children's understanding and engagement when reading for information. Based on many years of working in K-7 classrooms, he outlines practical approaches to ensure all children can become confident and competent readers of nonfiction.

"Reality Checks" offers insights into why children struggle when faced with informational reading, and practical concepts, skills, and strategies that help them navigate nonfiction successfully.

Part one examines effective ways to teach children how to extract the information that is explicitly stated in a text. Covered are strategies such as using prior knowledge, retelling, locating specific information, and the role of nonfiction read-alouds.

Part two explores interpreting information, including making connections between the text, the reader, and the outside world, making inferences and making revisions to inferences based on reflection.

Part three looks at evaluating information, assisting children in developing critical reading skills, differentiating fact from opinion, locating author bias, and identifying techniques writers use to persuade readers' thinking.

Part four offers an array of practical ways to reinforce and extend children's nonfiction reading skills, including working with visual information such asmaps and diagrams. It also provides pre-and-post-assessment strategies, procedures for monitoring progress, curriculum planning ideas, and instruction on guided reading.

A helpful appendix provides graphic organizers, assessment rubrics, curriculum mapping sheets, and more.

Teaching reading to children in a language that is not their own is a daunting task. Combining the best classroom practices and research on teaching reading and language acquisition, Mary Cappellini integrates effective reading instruction with effective language instruction. Through the framework of a balanced reading program, she emphasizes the importance of constantly listening for and assessing children's language and reading strategies during read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading, including literature circles.

Mary plans and demonstrates whole-class, small-group, and individual reading instruction using a model of "reading to, with, and by children" with fiction and nonfiction texts. She works in the primary and upper grades with children at all stages of English language development and at all developmental reading levels. With on-going assessments based on those interactions, she shows how to plan for more effective instruction. Mary constantly questions and discusses whether the child needs more support in language development or in developing reading strategies, breaking down assumptions that equate a low level of English proficiency with a lack of reading strategies, or English language fluency with accomplished reading skills.

Through the use of wonderful literature, and by maintaining a focus on the children's strengths, needs, prior knowledge, and interests, Mary constantly challenges students as they develop their fluency in English while becoming fluent readers.

Included in this text are: how to set up an environment that will allow all English language learners to succeed;the stages of English language proficiency and stages of reading development--how they compare and how to use them to assess and plan for individual children;A focus on tapping into children's prior knowledge in their primary language while teaching reading in English and using Spanish/English cognates to help develop academic language;a collection of in-depth lessons and mini-lessons based on children's language proficiency and reading strategy needs with ongoing assessment, teacher reflection, and with an emphasis on choosing the right books to match their reading and language level;how to manage numerous guided reading groups with children of all stages of reading and language proficiency;thematic planning, with sample units for primary and upper grades, to support academic language and meet content standards;ideas for literacy evenings, school tours, and other events to involve parents with the learning community;extensive resources: numerous forms and checklists--observation sheets, planning sheets, literature response sheets, focus sheets for shared and guided reading, and more. Also included are lists of books for read alouds, shared reading, and thematic units, and lists of recommended guided reading series appropriate for English language learners.

"Balancing Reading and Language Learning" provides the strategies proven to be effective in a balanced reading program, while at the same time valuing the native culture and first-language skills of the English language learner. Regardless of how many or how few ELL students a teacher has, this invaluable resource helps them meet the challenges and reap the rewards of teaching children to read as they learn the language.

Refresh your approach to teaching reading comprehension with these original guided and whole-class reading activities for the primary classroom. Running out of ways to get children engaged in reading comprehension? Or are you looking to help reluctant readers discover the magic of books? This book is for you! Reading Recharged includes a wide range of creative ideas, top tips and photocopiable activities for KS1 and KS2, and covers all seven reading skills from the National Curriculum (vocabulary, inference, summarising, predicting, commentating, author choice and retrieval). Designed to spark a love of reading for pleasure, the activities range from an intriguing lie detection task for teaching characterisation to synonym snakes and ladders for practising word choices. Whether you're teaching whole-class guided reading or using the carousel format, this book provides advice on structuring your session, as well as tried-and-tested ways to run it successfully. Experienced primary teacher and literacy resource creator Alex Barton shares his top teaching activities to engage and enthuse young readers so you can teach reading with creativity and confidence.

'Word Track' reinforces correct spellings of words in the context of the sentence. Aimed at Key Stage 2 and 3, it is also useful for learners of any age with specific learning difficulties.

Develop student s vocabulary with weekly lessons and activities on word roots. These 52 short lessons are based on holidays and special days throughout the year and will support building vocabulary by helping students see the power of Latin and Greek word roots for word learning. The vocabulary ranges from everyday words that come readily to mind to more challenging academic vocabulary that students must master for academic success.

Rapid Writing is a new KS2 resource ideal for use with struggling writers in small groups and for one-to-one support. Written by expert authors Dee Reid and Diana Bentley, the books and unique software give children the careful progression and motivation that they need to become successful and confident writers. Cutting-edge Text-to-Speech software reads back children's writing, helping them hear and improve their own work - a powerful way to help them progress. The engaging and finely levelled Pupil Writing Logs are specially designed to tackle the elements of writing that children find hardest to master. Teaching Guides give all the support teachers need to run effective guided writing sessions, from P8 to NC level 3B. Great for assessment too.

Ideal for learning at home, Vocabulary Ninja Workbook for Ages 10-11 encourages children to supercharge their skills and become Grand Masters of vocabulary! Created by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the bestselling author of Write Like a Ninja, this fun activity book is perfect for targeted practice at home, building children's confidence and further developing those all-important literacy skills taught in the classroom. With clear activities and lots of colourful illustrations, it can be used as a fun way to get to grips with reading, writing and spelling. Key features of the Vocabulary Ninja Workbook for Ages 10-11: - Features a variety of fun activities with full-colour illustrations, including code-breaking games, creative writing and synonym-matching - Helps children practise different vocabulary areas linked to the Key Stage 2 (KS2) curriculum, such as descriptive words, subject-specific terms and synonyms for overused words - Boosts children's confidence and develops essential vocabulary knowledge - Includes advice for parents on home learning, answers to the questions, and a downloadable certificate

Ideal for learning at home, Vocabulary Ninja Workbook for Ages 8-9 encourages children to supercharge their skills and become Grand Masters of vocabulary! Created by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the bestselling author of Write Like a Ninja, this fun activity book is perfect for targeted practice at home, building children's confidence and further developing those all-important literacy skills taught in the classroom. With clear activities and lots of colourful illustrations, it can be used as a fun way to get to grips with reading, writing and spelling. Key features of the Vocabulary Ninja Workbook for Ages 8-9: - Features a variety of fun activities with full-colour illustrations including 'word mazes', creative writing and fill in the gap - Helps children practise different vocabulary areas linked to the Key Stage 2 (KS2) curriculum, such as descriptive words, subject-specific terms and synonyms for overused words - Boosts children's confidence and develops essential vocabulary knowledge - Includes advice for parents on home learning, answers to the questions, and a downloadable certificate

CGP's Phonics Targeted Practice (Book 1) is ideal for practice in Year 1. We've packed it full of engaging activities and colourful characters to help pupils improve their phonics skills. This book follows the 'Letters and Sounds' programme, and covers ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ir, ue, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe, au, plus many more!

Organised around the writing purposes of the key stage 3 Framework for English, Literary Objectives provides a skills-based approach that is easy to integrate into any scheme of work. Bridges the gap between reading and writing, providing excellent models for pupils to use in their writing. Develops pupils' confidence in each writing purpose drawing out word, sentence and text level features in a structured way. Supports pupils in structuring their writing with planning and writing frames. Time-saving planning and teaching materials help you plan quickly and efficiently with detailed medium term plans, short term plans, guided reading and writing planners, annotated texts, plain texts on OHTs and writing frames on OHTs. All of these teaching materials are editable on CD-ROM. Raises pupils' attainment with specific preparation and marking materials for the new format SATs.

The underpinning theme of this book is how children develop as writers and how self-awareness raises achievement. It offers creative approaches to increasing pupil motivation and performance by involving, amongst other things, Drama and ICT.
The contributors offer practical advice on ways to meet the needs of boys, able children, SEN pupils and those learning English as an additional language; how to plan effective lessons; how to be flexible within the framework of the NLS; and the role of assessment and how it contributes to self-understanding.
Central to all classroom practitioners and students, this innovative book improves general understanding of the process related to composition and transcription and helps to raise the standards of writing in all classrooms.

How to Write Poems is packed with exciting activities to get your pen flowing! Make poems out of leaves, carve out a mud poem, go on an outdoors simile hunt, and play poetry games in the playground. Whether you already write poems, you've never written before, or you're not even sure what a poem is - this is the book for you. Full of useful tips and starting points, How to Write Poems will make you chuckle, make you think, and inspire you to write your own poetry. Join the Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho, as he explores a mind-boggling selection of poetry: from laughable limericks to poetic puns, and from ridiculous rhymes to silly sibilance. Pick up this book, grab a pen, and get going!

Maya Angelou says, "Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning." "On the Same Page" celebrates the use of our voices in shared reading with students to help them gain deeper understanding of the texts we read. If you have enjoyed the increased engagement and motivation that accompany reading with your students and wondered how to extend those benefits throughout the day, this book offers support for using this approach as a foundation for learning across content areas.

"On the Same Page" explores the use of shared reading as an instructional approach for readers and writers at all levels of language proficiency. Janet Allen provides research, resources, practical ideas, and strategies for building from shared reading to increase students' literate experiences in a variety of curricular and instructional areas:

• strategic reading and comprehension;
• building background knowledge for content literacy;
• personal, academic, and public writing;
• transitions to independent reading;
• community knowledge and literature circles;
• increased vocabulary;
• modeled fluency.

"On the Same Page" is enriched with a wide range of student work as well as extensive appendices of additional resources, graphic organizers, suggested reading lists, and teaching guides for implementation of shared reading in your classroom.

180 Days of High-Frequency Words is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students recognize sight words instantly. This easy-to-use kindergarten workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students learn 3 new words. The repetitive daily activities make reading and writing these words memorable and fun. Watch students build a love of reading as they recognize sight words and start reading independently.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps. The high-frequency words used are based on Fry s 1,000 Instant Words.

This Phonics Targeted Practice (Book 2) by CGP is ideal for practice in Year 1. We've packed it full of engaging activities and colourful characters to help pupils improve their phonics skills. This book follows the 'Letters and Sounds' programme and includes alternative pronunciations for: i, o, c, g, u, ow, ie, ea, er, and more!

This CGP Weekly Workout book contains a range of 10-Minute workouts to be completed each week - it's the ideal way for Reception pupils to practise what they've been learning! Each Workout is made up of a warm-up, followed by perfectly sequenced practice tasks on a mixture of topics. There's also a host of friendly characters giving out useful tips, and self-assessment stars to show how confident pupils are with each task.