Talkabout Pictures encourages pupils with poor listening skills to listen attentively. It is particularly helpful for those with poor expressive speech, poor receptive language or poor reasoning skills. This resource is extremely flexible: it can be used on a computer screen or interactive whiteboard, or to print out copies of the pictures. Talkabout Pictures is suitable for whole class, group and pair work and can be used by a wide age-range. There are 20 full-colour, detailed pictures and a comprehensive ‘booklet’ with questions. One further set with different pictures is available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

The two Money Books complement practical money work and are excellent for use as consolidation material when pupils are learning to solve problems involving money. This book looks at recognising, sorting and counting coins, using and calculating amounts of money up to 10p, finding exact sums to pay for items up to 10p, and giving change to 10p. There is a wide range of interesting tasks to achieve understanding. Reading is kept to a minimum but important mathematical vocabulary is included. The 55 pages have plenty of practice for those who need it. For £ Sterling only. One further book available, dealing with money work up to 50p. Previously sold through Easylearn.

This practical book is useful for pupils beginning to learn the basics of multiplication and division, and follows on from the other 6 books in the series. It covers multiplication both as repeated addition and as describing an array and has a ‘first look’ at the 2, 5 and 10x tables. Division is examined as both repeated subtraction or grouping and as sharing equally, and there is a final section for multiplication and division facts and practice. Six other books available. Previously available through Easylearn.

Worksheets to support and consolidate practical work on telling the time from analogue and digital clock faces. Also includes a full-colour bingo game for you to make. 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 quarter hours. Previously available through Easylearn. Two more books available.

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.

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.

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.

Second of 2 books to develop pupils’ understanding of the non-literal, figurative and metaphorical use of language. Idioms, similes, metaphors and proverbs are included. Both books are useful for children with language difficulties and those new to English, and appeal to a wide age-range, from KS2 upwards. 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.

The 4 Read, Find, Write books are ideal for the crucial stage when children start to segment and blend words and learn high-frequency words. Book 1 uses short phrases and introduces a small number of common words. The sheets have been successfully used with KS1 and 2 children, who really enjoyed using them. The graded books are suitable for all beginner readers. The straightforward layout and slow, steady progression make the books particularly suitable for children struggling with literacy who can use the sheets independently. This series fits in well with ‘Letters and Sounds’: the 4 books cover the 100 first words. Each book includes dictation and record/assessment sheets. 3 other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn

The 4 Read, Find, Write books are ideal for the crucial stage when children start to segment and blend words and learn high-frequency words. Book 2 uses sentences and introduces several common words. The sheets have been successfully used with KS1 and 2 children, who really enjoyed using them. The graded books are suitable for all beginner readers. The straightforward layout and slow, steady progression make the books particularly suitable for children struggling with literacy who can use the sheets independently. This series fits in well with ‘Letters and Sounds’: the 4 books cover the 100 first words. Each book includes dictation and record/assessment sheets. 3 other books available. Previously sold 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.

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.

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.

Second in a graded series of 3 books to encourage pupils to engage with, and understand, text. Book 2 has a wide variety of tasks to help readers with poor text comprehension skills and is more challenging than book 1. High interest, low reading level material is used and all 3 books are suitable for a wide age-range: KS2-KS4. Each book has a wide variety of motivating activities, based on fictional and non-fictional texts. There are clear, straightforward instructions and some extension activities. 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.

This graded series of nine books contains over 400 tried and tested phonics worksheets. Book 7 Kate’s Kite looks at split digraphs, words such as ‘make’, ‘cone’ and ‘fine’, and has 55 pages. The sheets are completely different from those in the Big Phonics Books I have produced, so they provide even more practice, and also represent good value for money. Eight other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

A comprehensive tool for the teaching and assessment of aural phonic skills, Sounds Good provides a ready-made collection of oral activities to develop phonological and phonemic awareness. It encompasses assessment, practice and monitoring progress. Sounds Good is ideal for children who have experienced literacy difficulties, including those with dyslexia. 77 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 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.

Writing with Storyboards helps pupils to develop good story writing skills, and is especially useful for those who find it difficult to organise and plan their writing. The book includes whole stories, stories without endings and story starters. Each sheet encourages pupils to develop plot, setting, characterisation etc and stimulates the use of dialogue. A second book with the same format but 25 different topics is available. Previously available through Easylearn.