Books with author Cynthia Riess

The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry.The "Letters, Sounds, and Rhymes" strand is a unique programme, developing phonological awareness and phonics knowledge throughout the infant years.The Sound Books are 30 alliterative story books, one for each letter of the alphabet plus the four digraphs (ch, sh, th, and wh). These books provide further sound awareness practice after oral work with the Big ABC Book and reinforce the letter sound of the book.

The Dog and the Bone is one of three traditional tales written by Cynthia Rider for the Key Skills (High Frequency Words) strand of Cambridge Reading. This series of three also includes The Enormous Turnip and The Greedy Mouse. The stories have been delightfully retold and are complemented by wonderful illustrations which give the animals and people real character. The language is simple with repetition of high frequency words - ideal for young readers in the Foundation stage (aged 4). The High Frequency Words strand comprises 20 storybooks and 20 non-fiction books providing a fresh approach to learning high frequency words by using real texts. The books provide a systematic introduction and reinforcement of all the NLS words.

More Fireflies is a further series of 30 new non-fiction titles for reading stages 1+ to 5, for children in Reception and Year 1 (aged 4 12 to 6 years). Written by a team of experienced authors, titles include a variety of current topics covering all areas of the curriculum, from science tocitizenship.Texts provide examples of all the required text ranges including Reports, explanations, instructional texts, recounts and biography.The striking designs for the individual books have the same eye-catching quality of the original Fireflies series, and are illustrated with excellent photographs that provide early readers with clear visual cues to the words and meaning of the text.The reading level of the text for each stage matches the Book Band levels, providing plenty of practice in reading the prescribed high-frequency vocabulary and the context words related to the topic.Stage 3 / Book Band level 3 yellow Age range: Reception 5 yr - 5 yr 6mStage 3 [16 pages] Range Cross-curricular links Links to other ORT fiction and poetry titles* Jumpers Report Science 2 The Chase; 4 Poor Old Mum; 5 Gran* Making a Road Report Science 1+ The Journey; 1+ Push; 7 The Motorway; 5 The Great Race; 7-8 Machine Poems* Floating Boats Report Science, Art and Des 2 A Sinking Feeling; 3 The Duck Race; 4 Nobody Got Wet* Patterns Report Art and design 3-4 Colour Poems; 3-4 Minibeast Poems* Mirrors Report Science 6-7 Mirror Island* The School Band Report Music 1+ What a Din!; 2 The Band ; 3-4 Sound Poems

The Greedy Mouse is one of three traditional tales written by Cynthia Rider for the Key Skills (High Frequency Words) strand of Cambridge Reading. This series of three also includes The Dog and the Bone and The Enormous Turnip. The stories have been delightfully retold and are complemented by wonderful illustrations which give the animals and people real character. The language is simple with repetition of high frequency words - ideal for young readers in the Foundation stage (aged 4). The High Frequency Words strand comprises 20 storybooks and 20 non-fiction books providing a fresh approach to learning high frequency words by using real texts. The books provide a systematic introduction and reinforcement of all the NLS words.

The Enormous Turnip is one of three traditional tales written by Cynthia Rider for the Key Skills (High Frequency Words) strand of Cambridge Reading. This series of three also includes The Dog and the Bone and The Greedy Mouse. The stories have been delightfully retold and are complemented by wonderful illustrations which give the animals and people real character. The language is simple with repetition of high frequency words - ideal for young readers in the Foundation stage (aged 4). The High Frequency Words strand comprises 20 storybooks and 20 non-fiction books providing a fresh approach to learning high frequency words by using real texts. The books provide a systematic introduction and reinforcement of all the NLS words.