Start Listening A and B are excellent for those pupils with poor auditory and concentration skills. The differentiated tasks suit a range of abilities. The activities are carefully structured, enabling those who find listening difficult to develop their confidence and listening skills. This book uses sentences and stories to focus on auditory memory. A further book is available: book A involves colouring and drawing to instruction, and identifying whether or not sentences are reasonable. Previously sold through Easylearn.

Making Notes helps to develop a range of comprehension and note-taking skills, and contains interesting information texts with writing frames for pupils to record key points. The sheets encourage effective comprehension: accurate close reading to understand the text, and search reading, to locate the specific information required. Another related book, Start Making Notes, is more suited to younger and less-able readers. Both books can be used by individuals or groups. Previously available through Easylearn.

The three Read and Think books encourage poor readers, especially older pupils, to read sentences and simple texts and understand what they read. Book 1 concentrates on short, simple sentences. Pupils must understand the sentences they read in order to perform the tasks and this ensures text comprehension. The 25 sheets contain a variety of tasks which appeal to a range of pupils, including older, poor readers. Pupils are encouraged to deduce, infer, and interpret information and events. Vocabulary is limited to high-frequency words and the emphasis is on reading: very little writing is required. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book is excellent for the reinforcement and consolidation of the multiplication facts for times-tables. It is suitable for a wide age-range, from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 3 pupils. The differentiated sheets make this book suitable for personalised learning and are also ideal for homework. 26 pages. Previously available through Easylearn.

Fourth in a series of 6 books that make the most of budding writing skills. The 25 topics in each book are ideal for early sentence writing, and the 6 books are crammed full of things that primary school pupils love to write about. Each sheet is highly motivating, enabling pupils with very limited writing skills to produce an attractive piece of work. Write About the Picture is easy for pupils to understand and use and requires minimal teacher assistance. Previously available through Easylearn. Book 4 topic titles include: The Bus Station, Getting Ready for School and The Game Console.

This book is a collection of activities to extend pupils’ opportunities to encounter words and their meanings. The sheets are also useful for developing dictionary skills, and are arranged alphabetically for ease of reference for the teacher. Most of the words can be found in junior dictionaries. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book is ideal for beginner readers and for older students who are struggling with literacy and have poor rhyming skills. I’m Ready to Rhyme contains tasks which children enjoy, such as cut-and-stick and matching: no writing is required. Included is a copiable set of full-colour, rhyme cards with which to play many games and activities. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book contains valuable comprehension material for pupils with limited reading skills. It develops children’s understanding of what they read and uses reading material at a very low level. Many sheets require little written work from the pupil, keeping them interested. 50 pages. Previously available through Easylearn.

Helps to develop and consolidate phonic skills. Little non-phonic writing is required and the clear, easy format enables independent working. Successfully used with older students struggling with phonics to help them to catch up or to give them a fresh start. Ideal for revision and homework and suitable for a wide age range. The 40 pages in book 1 concentrate on c-v-c words, double final consonants, sh and ch and the long vowels ai, ee, igh, oa and oo. Previously available through Easylearn. First in a series of three books covering most phonic skills taught in school.

The three Out of Sight books concentrate on common words that children need when first learning to read. Completely Out of Sight covers all the words in Out of Sight and Further Out of Sight but with more emphasis on spelling. 152 pages. The sheets use a small steps approach. A range of activities and games sheets is included and each word is visited several times to ensure over-learning. Two other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

Phonic Mix-Ups involves children in spotting mistakes, and correcting and editing words and texts. The sheets provide an interesting way to consolidate and practise phonic spelling skills. It is ideal for children with poor writing skills because it concentrates on the phonic words without the need for lots of writing. The phonic skills covered are cvc short vowel, double letter endings and long vowel phonemes, including alternative spellings and homophones. Suitable for a wide age range, including older pupils with literacy problems. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book gives an excellent introduction to Onset and Rime work. It includes cut and stick activities and incorporates nursery rhymes which appeal to younger children. It has a useful introduction section which bridges the gap between oral/aural and written rhyming work. This book is very helpful for those children who are not succeeding with a purely synthetic phonics approach. Includes sheets to make word-building cards or booklets. See also: Phonic Rime Time and Spelling with Rime. Previously available through Easylearn.

First 32 Words is ideal for beginner readers who need extra help when learning the very first words. It provides additional worksheets aimed at those who need more practice and smaller steps. The sheets deal with the 32 words children need to learn first. They work well on a screen for class/group work or can be used as paper worksheets. A book called First 100 Words is also available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

A book of puzzles to consolidate phonic skills. Really 4 books in 1: the book comes in 3 different versions, each with a varying level of support in terms of clues etc., enabling the teacher to cater for a range of abilities. Answers are also provided. Phonics Crosswords covers consonant digraphs and the long vowel phonemes, including alternative spellings. 100 sheets (25 sheets for each version/difficulty level, plus answers). Previously available through Easylearn.

The three Read and Think books encourage poor readers, especially older pupils, to read sentences and simple texts and understand what they read. Book 3 deals with short and medium-length narrative and informative texts. Pupils must understand the texts they read in order to perform the tasks and this ensures text comprehension. The 25 sheets contain a variety of tasks which appeal to a range of pupils, including older, poor readers. Pupils are encouraged to deduce, infer, and interpret information and events. Vocabulary is limited to high-frequency words and the emphasis is on reading: very little writing is required. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book provides practice in sequencing events and stories. The worksheets range from the recognition of basic, repeating patterns through pictorial sequencing to the ordering of a simple sentence. Essential for pre-literacy skills practice. Previously available through Easylearn.

Stories to improve sequencing and text comprehension, each with a three-part text to put in order. Each story has two versions: one with simpler text and more limited vocabulary, which is useful for less-confident readers. Suitable for KS1 plus older pupils with less-developed literacy skills. Previously available through Easylearn. Two more books available.

Worksheets to support and consolidate practical work on telling the time from analogue and digital clock faces. Suitable for a wide age range from Reception to KS3, and for a wide range of abilities. The clear layout and simple, illustrated instructions enable independent work. This book covers telling the time to five minutes, then minutes, with 3 pages dealing with a.m. and p.m. Previously available through Easylearn. Two more books available.

The three Out of Sight books concentrate on common words that children need when first learning to read. This first book works on 45 words such as to, can, and go, and has 105 pages. The sheets use a small steps approach. A range of activities and games sheets is included and each word is visited several times to ensure over-learning. Two other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

The three Out of Sight books concentrate on common words that children need when first learning to read. This second book carries on from the Out of Sight first book and covers more common words. 113 pages. The sheets use a small steps approach. A range of activities and games sheets is included and each word is visited several times to ensure over-learning. Two other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn.