A step by step guide on how Oxford Reading Tree really works in the classroom, The Teacher's Handbook is fully updated on how Oxford Reading Tree works with the simple view of reading and guarantees reading success. It covers all the components from the original Biff, Chip and Kipper stories to Snapdragons, Fireflies, Songbirds Phonics, Oxford Reading Tree: MagicPage. It also provides guidance on how to use Assessment for Learning with Oxford Reading Tree.

This handbook is a guide to Floppy's Phonics - a rigorous, easy-to-use synthetic phonics teaching programme that engages children from the outset and enables them to learn to read quickly. This book covers Reception/Primary 1 (Oxford Levels 1, 1+, 2 and 3).

The Oxford Reading Tree can be adapted to the needs of young English learners so that they acquire not only reading skills but also the other skills necessary for effective language learning; listening, speaking, and writing, including spelling and grammar. This flexible guide provides clear and detailed teaching notes, catering for the needs of teachers in a wide range of teaching situations. Photocopy masters save valuable preparation time and include word and picture cards for all 24 stories in this guide. Teaching activities provide for whole class teaching and groupwork. The worksheets can be adapted to support children learning at different levels in the same class. Photocopiable resources and suggestions for word banks save time in preparing class displays. Clear charts with learning outcomes for each story enable systematic assessment. Learning outcomes include: BLRe-enactment of the stories BLFunctional language in the present tense so children can express their needs and talk about themselves BLNarrative language in the past so children can talk about their experiences BLWord acquisition that is meaningful and relevant to the children's experience and needs BLStrategies for reading; sight word recognition, initial sounds, rime and onset, final sounds, segmenting and blending, using pictures and knowledge of the story BLWriting activities including sentence construction, sentence frames, recount, book making and spelling activities BLSimple grammar presented in the context of the story language Detailed teaching notes for 24 stories from stages 1, 1+, 2 and 3 that include: BLA Teacher Reading of the story, appropriate for second language learners BLRoleplays for re-enacting the stories BLWhole class and independent activities at text, sentence and word levels BLSuggestions for adapting the activity sheets to support children learning at different levels in the same class BLPhonics level work supporting vocabulary acquisition and built in vocabulary recycling Photocopiable sheets including: BLWord and picture cards for all the stories in this guide BLPhotocopy masters for each story including activity sheets and playing cards BLBingo boards for recycling frequent words at each stage. Teaching resources: BLA bank of activities with clear instructions, at the levels of Text, Sentence, Word recognition, and Phonics and Vocabulary Word and picture cards for teaching the language of instruction, the aim being to support independent working in young learners of English.

TreeTops Teacher's Handbook - step-by-step guide on how TreeTops really works in the classroom. Includes assessment support, reading skills checklists and cross-curricular links.

TreeTops Teacher's Handbook - step-by-step guide on how TreeTops really works in the classroom. Includes assessment support, reading skills checklists and cross-curricular links.

This is a an entirely newly written 48 pp b/w A4 sized wiro-bound handbook for teachers using Stages 1 to 9 of Oxford Reading Tree. It includes detailed coverage of of how Oxford Reading Tree works, with sections on Oxford Reading Tree in the classroom and at home, Supporting children'sindividual needs, and Frequently Asked Questions. These include advice on how to use Oxford Reading Tree in the Literacy Hour and for independent reading, and practical suggestions for teachers on how best to use the storybooks, and their accompanying Teacher's Notes and Take-Home Cards. There issupport on developing writing, speaking and listening, detailed stage-by-stage notes on progression, and teacher support materials at all stages. The Oxford Reading Tree Handbook is written for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.The Oxford Reading Tree Handbook for Scotland is specifically written for use in Scotland.

ORT Assess & Progress is a powerful reading assessment tool for ages 4 to 7. It has been developed by the leading names in reading and educational assessment, OUP and the National Foundation for Educational Research, NFER. This practical Teacher's Handbook supports ORT Stages 1-2 (Book Bands Pink-Yellow) of ORT Assess and Progress.