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.Jumpstart!: Literacy - Games and Activities for Ages 7-14
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by: Pie Corbett

November 01, 2003
I love it! The children in my class love it!

It is full of literacy starters and games to get children thinking. It fits really well with the Ros Wilson 2020 / Big Writing and the Literacy Hour.

I wouldn't be without it.
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.Jolly Songs (Jolly Phonics)
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from: Jolly Learning Ltd

2005-01
The tunes are catchy as the words have been put to well known tunes but they are so short for each letter, which was a bit disappointing. The book is good and my 3 1/2 year old seems to enjoy the tunes. Perhaps 'short and sweet' is best for the little ones? Overall good value for money.
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.Usborne Guide to Better English: Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (Better English)
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by: R. Gee

January 30, 2004
This is a very comprehensive and easy to read guide on basic grammar, spelling and punctuation. The text is laid out in a manner that is clear with pictures to demonstrate the wording. As someone who cannot remember being taught most grammar and punctuation, this has been the easiest to read and the most concise book that I have found relating to grammar, spelling and punctuation. I thoroughly reccommend this book to anyone who needs to re learn, to understand and fill in the gaps in their knowledge in this area.
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.Eleven Plus Secondary School Selection: Verbal Reasoning: Daily Practice Tests - Dual Format Bk. 1
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by: Nicholas Geoffrey Stevens

July 19, 2004
As it says this comprises 20 tests each of 10 questions. I was pleased by the range of questions, the choice of multiple choice or not and the size of the tests does make them very suitable for dropping in across a week, rather than making time for a full length test.
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.The Drama Handbook: A Guide to Reading Plays
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by: John Lennard, Mary Luckhurst

January 31, 2002
As it says this comprises 20 tests each of 10 questions. I was pleased by the range of questions, the choice of multiple choice or not and the size of the tests does make them very suitable for dropping in across a week, rather than making time for a full length test.
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.Finger Phonics: Books 1-7 (Jolly Phonics)
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by: Susan M. Lloyd, Sara Wernham

January 01, 1994
I would happily recommend this set of books for even the youngest of children.

They are lovely and sturdy, with inset letter(s) on each page for your child to put their finger in and trace the shape, but most importantly they don't seem like an "educational" book to children! Even without focusing on the phonics element to the books, the pages are great fun to look at just for the pictures - there are recurring characters (eg a snake) which can be searched for on each page, and 2-4 pages at the rear of each book with exercises such as matching games, some with flaps to lift, which re-inforce the sounds covered in that book.

Because of these elements, my little girl (then aged 2) enjoyed looking at them just as much as ... Read More:
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.Reading Under Control: Teaching Reading in the Primary School
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by: Judith Graham, Alison Kelly

September 26, 2007
I'm in my 1st year of a teaching degree and I found this book the most helpful and easy to read of those suggested to us. It gives you so many ideas, especially on how to diagnose different childrens problems with reading and practical suggestions on how to deal with them. I think it would come in useful to both trainee teachers and those already in practice as it is so much easier to read than most other texts on the subject. The accompanying book 'Writing Under Control' is just as helpful.
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.Spelling for Literacy: For Ages 9-10 (Spelling for Literacy): For Ages 9-10 (Spelling for Literacy)
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by: Andrew Brodie, Judy Richardson

May 25, 2005
Contains straightforward (bordering on boring) photocopiable worksheets. Of the three sheets, the first is a list of up to 16 words in large type, the second is a basic "worksheet" containing minimal exercises.
The last is a list of the same words with two spare colums for "write/cover/check"

It simply regurgitates the NLS spelling bank words with little added value and minimal discussion/explanation of the "rules" behind spelling.

Having previously used Jolly Grammar 2 for spelling at KS1, I was disappointed with the worksheets.
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.Improve Your Spelling (Usborne Better English)
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by: Robyn Gee, C. Watson

September 29, 2000
Contains straightforward (bordering on boring) photocopiable worksheets. Of the three sheets, the first is a list of up to 16 words in large type, the second is a basic "worksheet" containing minimal exercises.
The last is a list of the same words with two spare colums for "write/cover/check"

It simply regurgitates the NLS spelling bank words with little added value and minimal discussion/explanation of the "rules" behind spelling.

Having previously used Jolly Grammar 2 for spelling at KS1, I was disappointed with the worksheets.
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.Comprehension Photocopiable Skills Activities Ages 9 - 10 (Scholastic Literacy Skills)
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by: Gordon Winch, Gregory Blaxell, Helena Rigby

April 19, 2002
Contains straightforward (bordering on boring) photocopiable worksheets. Of the three sheets, the first is a list of up to 16 words in large type, the second is a basic "worksheet" containing minimal exercises.
The last is a list of the same words with two spare colums for "write/cover/check"

It simply regurgitates the NLS spelling bank words with little added value and minimal discussion/explanation of the "rules" behind spelling.

Having previously used Jolly Grammar 2 for spelling at KS1, I was disappointed with the worksheets.
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