The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. The "Non-Fiction" strand is a series of colourful, lively information books. They can be used to teach valuable information retrieval and research skills, and they enable children to learn to read and write a range of different text types. The books can be used with children at different levels ofreading ability for shared reading with the teacher, guided reading, or independent reading. The First Non-Fiction books are designed to be used with children at Reception or Year 1. They present a range of text types on a variety of infant topics at a very low reading level (there is normally nomore than one or two lines of text per page). The books are available in both standard and 'big book' format.Make a Milk-shake contains instructions to a child for making a simple chocolate milk-shake.
The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. The "Non-Fiction" strand is a series of colourful, lively information books. They can be used to teach valuable information retrieval and research skills, and they enable children to learn to read and write a range of different text types. The books can be used with children at different levels ofreading ability for shared reading with the teacher, guided reading, or independent reading. The First Non-Fiction books are designed to be used with children at Reception or Year 1. They present a range of text types on a variety of infant topics at a very low reading level (there is normally nomore than one or two lines of text per page). The books are available in both standard and 'big book' format.Make a Milk-shake contains instructions to a child for making a simple chocolate milk-shake.
A fascinating set of information books on different ancient peoples, suitable for guided, shared or independent reading, with good cross-curricular links. These books exemplify the different text types required by the National Literacy Strategy - Discussion, report, recount. "Pacal, A Maya King" (recount) - The biography of Pacal, a child king of a Mayan kingdom when this South American civilisation was at its height "The Vikings" (report) - A fascinating insight into the life of theVikings and the extent of their influence. Covers all aspects of culture including navigational skills and shipbuilding, beliefs, language and democracy "Theseus and the Minotaur" (discussion) - How much fact is there in the myth, and why did it grow up? Was Theseus a real person? The myth is recounted and the evidence evaluated in an accessible and exciting way "Mummies, Tombs, and the Afterlife" (report) This book shows the startling similarities in belief and ritual as different ancientsocieties found ways to preserve the bodies of their dead and speed their spirits to the next world. Some ugh! factor too as we learn how Egyptian mummies were made
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