We want all children to love reading, and 'Which Book and Why' demonstrates how effective guided reading for children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 can help teachers make this happen. Balancing theory and practice, this book explores how schools and teachers can implement guided reading more confidently and more effectively. The book draws together the teaching pedagogy underpinning guided reading using three different teaching purposes. It demonstrates how to develop word-reading skills, reading for meaning, and reading for information.

Book Bands for Guided Reading is the authoritative publication in the UK enabling schools to create, audit and supplement a high quality library of sets of books for use with groups of Foundation and Key Stage 1 children. It provides a rationale for including titles from a range of different publishers in a common gradient of challenge, and relates this gradient to the progression in phonics outlined in Letters and Sounds (Primary National Strategy 2007). Important sections describe procedures for assessing children in order to create compatible groups; carrying out Guided Reading; and monitoring the progress of individuals. There are suggestions of ways in which school management can use this handbook to deepen professional skills and understanding, and investigate areas of weakness that may result in lack of progress in children's reading. New to this edition: a new section evaluates the main series of books designed for use in Foundation and Key Stage 1 Guided Reading currently on sale in the UK; eleven updated and expanded colour-banded listings give details of more than 3,500 suitable texts; new Pink A and Pink B lists offer added support to Foundation Stage teachers; new sections discuss non-fiction and which features make particular books worth a lesson.

The 'dip in literacy achievement' experienced by some children at age 7-8 may in part be due to a steep rise in text reading challenge that children encounter at this age. This guide will help teachers set up comprehensive Guided Reading resources that support children's development as they move into Key Stage 2.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.The Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds Set contains all 60 readers in the series covering Lilac to Turquoise bands. There are 30 fiction and 30 non-fiction decodable readers fully aligned to Letters and SoundsPlease note that the Phonics for Letters and Sounds Set does not include the Phonics Handbooks which can be purchased separately.

This book explains how to develop all aspects of reading comprehension for pupils aged 7--11. It includes eleven in-depth case studies -- taken from real-life classrooms -- of lessons on fiction and non-fiction, poetry and picture books, advertising and film.

"When Aunt Aggie came to stay at Creepy Castle, Skelly Nelly and Bony Tony were not happy! She made them scrub the floors and sweep away the cobwebs. When she told them to clean the bath, it was time to get ride of Naggy Aunt Aggie!"--Back cover.

This is the teacher's handbook introducing Read Write Inc. Phonics - a synthetic phonics reading scheme. It contains step-by-step guidance on implementing the programme, including teaching notes for lessons, assessment, timetables, matching charts and advice on classroom management and developing language comprehension through talk.