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.

Hunt the Word works on reference skills. It encourages pupils to use dictionaries and helps them to understand their alphabetical organisation, as well as improving spelling. It can be used with all dictionaries, especially First/Junior/Primary dictionaries. The book is suitable for a wide age-range: Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 3. It is perfect for inclusive education: the clear layout, motivating tasks and independent working suits all pupils. Previously available through Easylearn.

These sheets focus on common spelling patterns and help children to learn by analogy and become good, independent spellers. They are ideal for those who are not succeeding with a more traditional approach or need targeted support. The book includes all the common rimes, enabling children to spell hundreds of words. Colour games are also included. There are four different formats for each task, allowing teachers to pick the most suitable. 46 rimes covered. See also: Phonic Rime Time and Time to 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.

The interesting and appealing cutting activities in this book are excellent in the classroom as a diagnostic tool, to improve fine-motor skills and to encourage independent work. Sheets link well with topic work and are perfect for pupils with dyspraxia and others who need to to improve eye and hand co-ordination. Start Cutting follows the developmental progression of cutting: tasks range from short snips to cutting combinations of straight and curved lines. Pupils really enjoy cutting out the missing parts to complete each attractive picture. 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.

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.

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 37 pages in book 2 deal with the long vowel phonemes ar, or, ur, ow, oi, air and ear, plus adjacent consonants. Previously available through Easylearn. Second in a series of three books covering most phonic skills taught in school.

Start Sequencing comprises a photocopiable sheets of 2, 3 and 4-picture sequences and 5 sets of attractive, full-colour pictures. It provides essential practice in sequencing events and is excellent for improving visual perception skills. This flexible resource provides ample opportunity for language development, and can also be used for sentence work and story writing. 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 3 cover the various graphemes for the long vowel phonemes, alternative pronunciations for some graphemes and alternative spellings/silent letters. Previously available through Easylearn. Third in a series of three books covering most phonic skills taught in school.

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 concentrates on the understanding and use of adjectives: it improves grammatical awareness and encourages pupils to add information and interest to texts. Sheets look at meanings and definitions as well as asking pupils to group and classify adjectives. All About Adjectives is suitable for a fairly wide age range and can be used for EAL/EFL work. A motivating game on ‘opposites’ is included, which is useful both in the classroom and at home. Previously available through Easylearn.

Phonic Ladders consists of puzzles to practise phonics and is a useful addition to any structured phonics scheme. Each page has a ladder puzzle where the pupil changes letters to make new words. CVC words, double letter endings, vowels diagraphs and adjacent consonants are included. 45 pages. Previously available through Easylearn.

The ability to split words into syllables is closely linked to reading and spelling performance. This book helps pupils to learn to read and spell multisyllabic words. There are three levels of difficulty so that the book is suitable for, for example, both a young beginner reader and an older student with dyslexia. Colour cards are also included, which can be used for many activities and card games. Previously available through Easylearn.

This reference skills book is ideal for working on letter names and the alphabet and is invaluable for reinforcing work on alphabetic letter knowledge and alphabetical order. The sheets are suitable for a wide age-range: Foundation Stage to KS2 plus older pupils with special needs. Tasks range from filling in missing alphabet letters to arranging words in alphabetical order using the first two letters. ‘Master’ sheets are included for you to create your own worksheets to suit different levels/abilities quickly and easily. Previously available 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.

The sheets and tasks help pupils to focus on the three letters b, d and p and to discriminate between them, and are ideal for those pupils who have persistent problems with letter reversals. All three books are suitable for less-skilled readers. Book 2 can be used by pupils who have just learn to read and spell words with long vowel phonemes and adjacent consonants. The straightforward layout and clear instructions enable pupils to work independently. Each of the 3 books includes a different, useful mnemonics sheet plus colour sheets with which you can make a game. Previously available through Easylearn.

This book helps to create confident sentence writers. It is ideal for those with limited decoding skills and a poor working knowledge of syntax and word order. The worksheets progress from asking pupils to add a single word to complete a sentence, to writing a short sentence of their own. The activities will suit pupils at Key Stage 1 who are struggling with literacy. They are also useful for pupils with poor fine motor skills and those who are new to English. 48 worksheets plus 3 photocopiable word lists, 2 of which are illustrated, are included. Previously available through Easylearn.

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.