Are you a secondary school teacher who needs to know about phonics and teaching reading? Then this book is for you.There are lots of books on teaching phonics but most are written to support primary teachers. This book is written specifically for secondary teachers working with children who need support with reading. The text uses case studies from secondary schools to highlight effective ways to support children with reading and i...

Helpful instruction and plenty of practice for your child to understand the basics of writingUnderstanding writing is essential for your child to write with competence and clarity. Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Writing gives your child bite-sized explanations of this essential skill, with engaging exercises that keep her or him motivated and excited to learn. They can practice the writing skills that are challenging, polish skills they’ve mastered, and...

Saints and Scamps has been widely acclaimed as one of the best academic ethics books in print. In its 25th anniversary edition, Steven M. Cahn has updated and expanded upon his critical look at the duties and responsibilities of college professors; presenting us with a masterfully decisive and learned probe into the ethical standards and practices of the academic world and bringing Saints and Scamps to a new generation. Cahn discusses every issue, from grades to degree re...

′This book will be a welcome, practical addition to the repertoires of teachers of children aged 7-11 who are looking for inspiration and relevance in their teaching of writing skills′ - Speaking English`For the drama novice, this is the book to buy. It reveals drama′s power, maps the route to success, and empowers the reader to follow′ - Literacy Time`All activities are inspiring and imaginative, and the written activities that follow them are var...

Winner of the UKLA Author Award 2009′Lockwood has written a useful, supportive book which will help teachers and librarians…He describes the background and summarises the research and then proposes thoroughly practical programmes′ - Carousel′Michael Lockwood has produced an excellent, practical overview and analysis of what works in the primary school to promote reading for pleasure….Lockwood′s work is grounded and valuable to those who need it most - teachers in the classr...

First Class Phonics is a series of books designed to help children quickly become proficient readers and writers.These books use Synthetic Phonics, a high-quality teaching method recognised all over the world. In Synthetic Phonics, children focus on the skills that enable them to read and spell words accurately. They recognise the importance of every sound they hear in the spoken word and learn to blend these sounds so that they can read words from the very beginning of the program.It is e...

As with adults, the personalities of children are very varied. Some kids can be really introverted and quiet. Still some others are adventurous and whimsical. These types of children would love books that have adventures for kids in them. Because of this, kids often remember these books for a lifetime. This makes these books invaluable through the course of a lifetime.

This book discusses what sight words are, and how important the understanding of this key reading concept is. Unlike other educational materials available in school, this book utilizes a powerful combination of pictures, colors and select texts. The purpose of which is to encourage self-paced learning for optimum information absorption. Grab a copy today!

Grounded in craft, this book was composed on three premises: That the study and modeling of great poems is integral to understanding poetry and learning to write poems, that scaffolded learning builds a writer’s and a reader’s confidence and knowledge base and increases learning, and that teachers and facilitators of poetry can and should build learning environments we call “our hearts in a safe place.” Each chapter contains an introduction to a main focus, new terms, a model poem, an expl...