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By Dr Deb Glaser The second edition of Morpheme Magic is identical to the first edition other than the assessment component which will eventually be bound within the same book. Currently in Australia, the assessment component will be sold either by itself or with the original Morpheme Magic book. Each lesson has its own assessment…
Appealing and informational morpheme reference cards for when teachers and students need a quick morpheme review or reminder. Post these in the classroom to support the Morpheme Magic lessons. These cards are built into many of the lesson activities, or can serve as a stand-alone for learning anytime during the day.
Where do words come from?–Learning new words by understanding their stories
The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where, when, how, and why they came about. Once Upon a Word is packed with easy-to-understand definitions and awesome word-origin stories. With this dictionary for kids, you can understand the history and meaning of English words, improve your vocabulary and spelling, and learn to play with language.
Explore how weird words like gnome, fun words like zombie, and common words like caterpillar came to exist. Discover why some words sound funnier than others (like cackle, sizzle, and twang) and why some groups of words start with the same few letters (like hydrate, hydrogen, and fire hydrant). In this dictionary for kids, there’s a whole world of English words to uncover
This unique dictionary for kids includes:
See how the English language evolved–from its beginnings to today–with this colorful dictionary for kids.
This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious, ‘yucky’, and ‘mind-boggling’ words, and a full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much more. John Ayto, top word expert, entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary and language reference tool.
Features:
An engaging, funny, and absorbing history of thousands of words and phrases used in everyday language.
Perfect for additional language support in primary and secondary school.
Full thematic section of words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words, and much more
Oxford Spelling is an evidence-based, whole-school program supporting spelling development and best-practice classroom instruction.
Planned and written by Dr Tessa Daffern, Oxford Spelling incorporates the latest spelling research into a flexible and practical classroom resource. This comprehensive series enables teachers to teach spelling generalisations and strategies sequentially and explicitly, and connect spelling knowledge to reading, writing and other disciplines.
Features of the series:
Alignment to the latest Australian, Victorian and NSW curricula, and support for the ACARA Literacy Progressions
Full colour Student Books that provide a systematic exploration of words through phonology, orthography and morphology
Excerpts from fiction and non-fiction literary texts that expand student vocabulary and nurture appreciation for reading and writing
Coverage of Oxford Wordlist high frequency words in Years F–2
‘Bringing it together’ activities that allow practice and consolidation of the phonological, orthographic and morphological skills
Oxford Spelling is an evidence-based, whole-school program supporting spelling development and best-practice classroom instruction.
Planned and written by Dr Tessa Daffern, Oxford Spelling incorporates the latest spelling research into a flexible and practical classroom resource. This comprehensive series enables teachers to teach spelling generalisations and strategies sequentially and explicitly, and connect spelling knowledge to reading, writing and other disciplines.
Teacher Resources:
Teacher Handbooks that provide complete support for differentiated implementation of the program in the classroom, along with lesson plans, answers to activities and assessment guidance
Further teacher materials available on Oxford Owl that give teachers easy access to:
Curriculum mapping
Assessment templates
Flashcards for word-sorting tasks and additional spelling activities.
Eight delightful books introduce the sounds of the alphabet in small steps. Carefully structured to ensure successful progression, the first book has words created using just 5 letter sounds. A Parents’ Guide provides practical advice and tips for giving children a head start in the world of reading. A game and comprehension/discussion questions on the inside back cover. Delightful stories and illustrations.
Book 1: s, a, t, i, m,
Book 2: n, o, p,
Book 3: b, c, g, h,
Book 4: d, e, f, v,
Book 5: k, l, r, u,
Book 6: j, w, z,
Book 7: x, y, ff, ll, ss, zz,
Book 8: CVC
Quiz-Quiz-Trade is a student favourite! This Kagan structure turns need-to-know curriculum into a fun and interactive quizzing game. To play, every student receives a quiz card relating to the topic. Students then pair up with a classmate. Using their cards, they quiz each other. After coaching or praising, they trade cards and set off to quiz a new classmate with their new card. The repeated practice boosts retention of the content. Memorising important information and concepts has never been so fun! This book is loaded with card sets on a variety of topics including apostrophes, capitalisation, contractions, fragments and run on sentences, homophones, parts of speech, subject and predicate, suffixes, verb tense, and subject and verb agreement. Each card set includes enough ready-to-copy cards for your entire class to play.
Reading & Writing With Meaning provides a structured yet engaging approach to tackling text-dependent questions. These questions help teachers and their students think critically about what they read, regardless of instructional context, subject matter, or grade. Specifically, this book develops teachers’ deep understanding of text-dependent questions, how they are formed, and how they can be used in the classroom.
Instructors working with students of diverse abilities will find this guide’s format, sample text excerpts, and gradual release framework beneficial. Templates, charts, and examples are generously used throughout the book to make text-dependent questions both accessible and useful; a dropbox file of essential templates makes practice opportunities accessible to the teacher.
This book is a great choice for teachers who want to help students develop a deeper understanding of what they read.
Why is it that more people can’t read and write? Why are there still so many vastly different methods of teaching literacy? Why do people still argue about it?
Reading for Life examines these three questions, addressing the less evidence supported ideas about teaching reading and writing which are still alive and well in schools all over the world. This accessible guide bridges the gap between research and practice, translating academic findings into practical suggestions and ready-to-use techniques. Written in an approachable style and with informative graphics, vignettes and interviews woven throughout, this book covers:
the components of literacy, including phonics, vocabulary and fluency
Reading for Life helps educational practitioners make informed decisions about which teaching methods to reject and select, and empowers parents to ask the right questions of professionals and policy makers. This book is a timely exploration of poor teaching methods and is an innovative, fresh assessment of how high quality literacy teaching can be provided for all.
When making the shift to a systematic, explicit approach to teaching reading, it can be challenging to know how to arrange content in a way that supports the learning of every child in your class. The Reading Success in Action Lesson 2 sequence is designed to take the guess work out of making instructional decisions in teaching the first half of the complex code. Don’t spend hours agonizing over what, when and how to teach decoding. Follow the sequence and give your mental energy to supporting the students in your care.
Details:
– 75 pages of content
– Follows the sequence of ay, ee, igh, oa, oo (as in zoo), or, oy, ar, oo (look), er, ou, are, ow, oi, ir, a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, ea, ai, ie, aw, ur, ear, le. The sequence has been chosen to reflect the most common grapheme representations as well as separating graphemes that represent the same phonemes. This conservative arrangement supports the cognitive load of students who are vulnerable to cognitive overload and confusion.
– Easy to follow lesson plans contain instructions, teacher background knowledge, word lists and differentiated decodable sentences. Three word lists and sentences enable you to reteach lessons as needed without repeating words.  Lesson also contain recommendations of irregular high frequency words mapped to the decodable texts included in the sequence.
When making the shift to a systematic, explicit approach to teaching reading, it can be challenging to know how to arrange content in a way that supports the learning of every child in your class. The Reading Success in Action lesson sequence is designed to take the guess work out of making instructional decisions in teaching the basic code. Don’t spend hours agonizing over what, when and how to teach decoding. Follow the sequence and give your mental energy to supporting the students in your care.
Details:
– 86 pages of content
– Follows the Letters and Sounds sequence (s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f l ff ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th ng)
– Easy to follow lesson plans contain instruction, teacher background knowledge, word lists and differentiated decodable sentences.
The research supporting retrieval practice is overwhelming; it is an effective and essential teaching and learning strategy. Leaders, teachers, students and parents all need to know about this strategy and how it can enhance learning. Retrieval practice is being widely used across schools and the research continues to shape classroom practice.
After the success of Retrieval Practice: Research & Resources for every classroom, Kate Jones, an evidence-informed teacher and leader, takes the discussion further, going beyond the background, basics, and benefits of this strategy.
This book focuses on the effective implementation of retrieval practice to support both teachers and leaders to ensure retrieval practice becomes firmly embedded in classroom routines. There are contributions from leading academics and a range of subject specialists reflecting, offering their wisdom and expertise as to how retrieval practice can be utilised to have a positive impact in the classroom and on outcomes.
From the latest research to addressing common mistakes and tackling retrieval practice during a global pandemic, Retrieval Practice: Implementing, embedding & reflecting takes a fresh and in-depth look at this tried and tested technique.
Retrieval practice is a strategy in which bringing information to mind enhances and boosts learning. In this punchy and accessible book, Kate Jones gives educators strategies and tips for using this powerful technique in their classrooms.
As part of the successful and popular Retrieval Practice collection by Kate Jones, this practical resource guide is the go-to guide for a wide range of retrieval practice tasks that teachers can use in their classrooms. There are over fifty evidence-informed and creative, tried and tested, classroom resources and strategies to support retrieval practice. These include starter tasks, tasks to support literacy and revision as well as a range of recommended online quizzing tools. For each resource, there is an explanation with top tips and visuals for easy implementation. All of the resources provided aim to be low effort, high impact. Low effort for the teacher in terms of workload but high impact on student learning. Regardless of the subject or age range taught there are plenty of takeaways for every teacher – a handy retrieval resource guide for every teacher and every classroom.
This practical K-12 teacher resource explains the “whats,” “whys,” and “how-tos” of using Questioning the Author (QtA), a powerful approach for enhancing reading comprehension and engagement. Thorough yet concise, the book shows how to plan lessons using both narrative and expository texts, formulate open-ended Queries, and guide class discussions around them. The authors discuss how QtA has evolved over many years of classroom application and include innovative ideas for integrating vocabulary instruction and writing prompts into QtA lessons. Also provided are steps for gradually transitioning from teacher-led instruction to independent reading. The book features extended examples of teachers implementing QtA, as well as four complete texts that can be downloaded and printed for classroom use.
ISBN 9780645170306
This ultimate phonics toolkit has every tool that teachers require to implement a Systematic Synthetic Phonics approach, from explicit teaching guidelines and resources to multi-sensory practice and retrieval resources for students. This toolkit also covers the concepts/skills of Oral Language, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Spelling.
Level 1 Toolkit covers the sound set of s, a, t, p, i, n.
What’s included in Level 1 SOR Toolkit:
1 x Step by step teaching guide to support the teaching (Level 1). Teaching guide goes through developmental progressions – Learning speech sounds then progressing to words, sentence, text and finally fluency.
6 x Chatterbox Cards
Phonemic Awareness Drills (drills in teaching guide)
1 x Set of Level 1 Teacher Phonic Cards (double sided with lower case on one side and Uppercase on the other side)
40 x Word Blending Cards (in order of complexity building from VC, CVC and CCVC/CVCC
6 x Phonic Phones
6 x SOR Swatters
6 x Spy Torches
40 x double sided Spy Cards (completely invisible on one side and partially visible on the other side)
6 x Blending Boards (double sided with 3 Elkonin boxes on one side and 5 Elkonin books on the other side for larger words)
30 x Sound Counters
6 x sets of student size Phonics Cards (double sided with lower case on one side and Uppercase on the other side, each set contains 2 cards of each sound)
6 x Fluency Lists (3 copies of each list)
20 x Word Warm Up Cards (double sided) 3 copies of each (60 cards). Each card is connected to the Level 1 books.
20 x Vocabulary Cards with a visual prompt of a Tier 2 word.
6 x Magnifying Glasses
1 x Reading Racetrack mat (3m x 1m)
1 x Teacher Carry Bag
6 x Student Carry Bags
BY Jocelyn Seamer English is a morpho-phonemic language that is as influenced by morphology as it is by phonics. As such, it is necessary to teach students to both understand and use this critical area of language. Spelling Success in Action guides teachers and students through the exploration of prefixes and suffixes at four levels:…