Books in LITERACY LAND series

Streetwise for ages 7-11:Guarantees children have thrilling, entertaining and absorbing texts written by exceptional authors such as Jeremy Strong, Linda Newberry and Jean Ure. Engages readers in themed short story collections specially designed for guided reading which include one classic story and two new stories. Encourages children to develop personal preferences by reading a wide range of texts in different themes. Supports development of reading stamina through novels which gradually increase in length for independant reading. Explicitly suggests speaking and listening and drama opportunities for every novel and short story in the Teaching Notes to imaginatively extended teaching. Encourages and supports reluctant readers through Access versions of every short story collection and one novel per literary theme. Simple integration of assessment for learning in class teaching and lesson planning throughout the Teaching Notes.

Genre Range for ages 5-11:Provides exciting and engaging texts from all the fiction genres children need to experience and understand.Offers rich opportunities for speaking and listening through playscripts and poetry ranging from classics to contemporary.Provides easily manageable drama for study and performance in the classroom and an introduction to Shakespeare in Key Stage 2.Especially motivates and supports reluctant readers through accessible, visual genres such as comic strips and Access texts for ages 9-11.Provides varied models for writing for comparison, discussion and practice with letters and diaries providing particularly supportive examples of written communication.Simple integration of assessment for learning into class teaching is provided in the Teaching Notes which ensure childrens reading and writing skills progress at word, sentence and text level.Accessible Teaching Notes and Activity sheets ensure teachers, teaching assistants and parents are all able to contribute to teaching and learning.