A whole new reading experience At the right level

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1 A whole new reading experience At the right level Curriculum for Excellence Literacy Resources Literacy Supporting you through implementing the Curriculum for Excellence myorders@heinemann.co.uk 13 A

2 Contents A Virtual reading experience for every Contents Rapid is the only special needs reading programme for struggling readers which features the amazing speech recognition software. Rapid Reading Assistant SoftwareTM: Introduction learns each pupil s voice in minutes and listens to them read aloud, Corrects them when they struggle and helps them when they are stuck, Is specifically tuned into children s voices - with the UK s largest available database of children s voices (over 240hrs) collected from schools nationwide, Welcome to your Curriculum for Excellence support pack...1 Provides interactive quizzes to check comprehension and Power Point rewards to motivate every small step forward. Literacy and the Four Capacities... 2 Monitors every child s reading performance for you to record and review. The principles behind the Curriculum for Excellence... 3 First stage Storyworlds...4 The Rigby Star family:...6 Star Phonics, including Fast Phonics First and Star decodable readers...7 Star Guided... 9 Star Shared Star Independent...13 Second stage Literacy World...14 Rapid...16 Key Language:...18 Key Comprehension Key Grammar Key Spelling Rigby Navigator...20 Pocket Reads Star Reader and Star Writer...24 At-a-glance guide A Go to page X on order form or download from

3 Welcome to your Curriculum for Excellence support pack As you are aware, the Curriculum for Excellence draft outcomes and experiences for literacy have now arrived in schools is a year of engagement, with 2009 seeing the first implementation of the new curriculum. Many schools are beginning to put the ideas behind the Curriculum for Excellence into practice now, and it is no coincidence that our resources fit brilliantly with these ideas and principles. Introduction The principles on which the Curriculum for Excellence has been designed are as follows: Challenge and enjoyment Breadth Progression Depth Personalisation and choice Coherence Relevance (See page 3 for more detail on these.) These principles are supported in our current literacy resources from our guided, shared and independent reading resources through to our innovative software, language and phonics programmes. Through commissioning literacy experts and experienced teachers to develop and write our programmes, our resources already reflect the pedagogy underpinning the Curriculum for Excellence. Supporting you We are aware that many of our loyal customers will be spending valuable time in matching their existing resources to the Curriculum for Excellence. This Customer Support Pack, which covers all of our major literacy programmes, aims to help do just that freeing up more of your time for teaching. The support pack includes general guidance on the Curriculum for Excellence and individual support for our major literacy programmes. In addition to this pack, we have created a section on our website dedicated to supporting you with the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence. We hope you are enjoying using our resources and seeing the benefits they bring to you and your pupils. If you do have any further questions, please don t hesitate to contact your local literacy specialists or visit our website for further information F

4 Literacy and the four capacities Literacy, and the learning of the English language, are key parts of the Curriculum for Excellence. There are many opportunities within the learning of literacy to develop in the four capacities: successful learners confident individuals responsible citizens effective contributors All of our resources support the aim of developing learners not just by equipping them with language skills, but helping develop an ability to communicate with others and an awareness of the importance of literacy in a wider context. Some examples of this are as follows: Developing successful learners In developing their language and literacy skills, children gain access to all areas of learning. They become able to engage in more complex thinking and learning processes, reflecting on their own thinking skills. An example of this can be found in Rigby Navigator guided reading, where children are not only supported in developing a variety of reading strategies, but are encouraged to actively reflect on those strategies and evaluate their usefulness. In being exposed to texts written from different viewpoints and for different audiences, such as those within Literacy World, children are encouraged to develop openness to new and alternative approaches and ideas. Children also need the opportunity to express themselves with different media. In Literacy World, for example, children have the opportunity to use a variety of tools from desktop publishing programmes or other ICT packages to create and present different texts. Developing confident individuals Through literature, children can explore others experiences, emotions and relationships. The fictional stories in programmes such as StoryWorlds and Rigby Star can provide a stimulus for children to discuss their own thoughts and feelings, and to begin to express their preferences. In shared and guided sessions, using books from Rigby Star or Navigator for example, children learn the conventions of group interaction. They develop skills in listening and talking, in adapting what they say to the needs of the audience and in taking on board others views. Developing responsible citizens Through developing their skills in communication and discussion, children learn to become responsible citizens, interacting appropriately with those around them. Literacy work can help develop these skills through a wide range of talking and listening techniques. For example, many of the activities in Literacy World are designed to extend children s perspectives on the world, and to develop their own views; Hot-seating a character, for example, uses role-play to help children empathise with and respond to alternative points of view. Many books in each of our programmes invite debate about current issues and encourage children to discuss the world around them. Fact World, for example, introduces children to the concept of thinking about the world around them from the earliest stages; Rigby Navigator non-fiction is full of articles that provoke questions about the environment, food production and global warming, to name but a few. 2 Developing effective contributors Throughout the teaching of literacy, emphasis is placed on children having an opportunity to express themselves. In StoryWorlds Writing, for example, children are encouraged to write creatively this writing can contribute to the work of the class, perhaps in subject areas other than literacy. Publication of children s work not only gives a sense of purpose for writing, but can be used to share experiences with the whole school or community. As children s self-expression develops, so do the challenges within our programmes: in Literacy World, for example, children develop an awareness of audience and register, further refining their communication skills.

5 The principles behind the Curriculum for Excellence The following text is taken from the document Building the Curriculum for Excellence, It is reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use licence. Introduction Challenge and enjoyment Children should find their learning challenging, engaging and motivating. The curriculum should encourage high aspirations and ambitions for all. At all stages, learners of all aptitudes and abilities should experience an appropriate level of challenge, to enable each individual to achieve his or her potential. They should be active in their learning and have opportunities to develop and demonstrate their creativity. There should be support to enable children to sustain their effort. Breadth All children should have opportunities for a broad, suitably weighted range of experiences. The curriculum should be organised so that they will learn and develop through a variety of contexts within both the classroom and other aspects of school life. Progression Children and young people should experience continuous progression in their learning from 3 to 18 within a single curriculum framework. Each stage should build upon earlier knowledge and achievements. Children should be able to progress at a rate which meets their needs and aptitudes, and keep options open so that routes are not closed off too early. Depth There should be opportunities for children to develop their full capacity for different types of thinking and learning. As they progress, they should develop and apply increasing intellectual rigour, drawing different strands of learning together, and exploring and achieving more advanced levels of understanding. Personalisation and choice The curriculum should respond to individual needs and support particular aptitudes and talents. It should give each child increasing opportunities for exercising responsible personal choice as they move through their school career. Once they have achieved suitable levels of attainment across a wide range of areas of learning the choice should become as open as possible. There should be safeguards to ensure that choices are soundly based and lead to successful outcomes. Coherence Taken as a whole, children s learning activities should combine to form a coherent experience. There should be clear links between the different aspects of children s learning, including opportunities for extended activities which draw different strands of learning together. Relevance Children should understand the purposes of their activities. They should see the value of what they are learning and its relevance to their lives, present and future. 133

6 Storyworlds This fantastic range of fiction and non-fiction reading gives you books your children will love to read over and over again. Carefully levelled texts and controlled vocabulary underpin a structured progression that really works, while captivating stories and non-fiction topics inspire a love of reading. Storyworlds is tried and trusted across Scotland it s used and loved by a third of all Scottish schools. Storyworlds meets the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence in the following ways: Challenge and enjoyment Children love the stories in Storyworlds: there s a full range of fiction genres, stories by significant authors, and captivating illustrations. Controlled vocabulary ensures that children meet the right level of challenge at the right moment. ICT activities introduce another dimension of learning to read. Children practise key literacy skills through a range of fun, child-friendly games. Breadth Stories from four different Worlds provide a wide range of fiction settings and genres (Our World, Animal World, Once Upon a Time World and Fantasy World). The new Fact World strand, a dedicated non-fiction set of books, brings an opportunity to extend reading skills into non-fiction subjects. With over 180 titles to choose from, Storyworlds provides a wealth of reading opportunities. Progression Storyworlds strength is its excellent progression. The vocabulary in each level is controlled, with new vocabulary introduced in small stages. The Seesaw model of Stage 1 Storyworlds books builds confidence. Here, the pages of the book are intended to be read by an adult and a child alternately. Like partners on a see-saw, the reading is shared between the adult and the child. In this way children are able to participate in a real book from the very start of their reading experience. Similarly, the Springboard books of Storyworlds Stages 2 and 3 offer a unique springboard page at the start of each book. This is read by the adult and launches the child into reading the rest of the book themselves, building reading confidence. Storyworlds Bridges provides an excellent transition for children aged 7+, supporting them with the same familiar methodology, great stories and beautiful illustrations as they encounter more challenging texts. Depth With a large range of books at each level, accompanied by Word Practice books and Pupil Activity software, Storyworlds provides a rigorous reading experience. Children develop a sound grasp of reading strategies and acquire fluency at each stage before moving on to more challenging books. Activity sheets for every book reinforce and embed children s reading and comprehension skills. Talking and listening is emphasised throughout to ensure sound understanding. Talkabout questions in the back of every Fact World book provide adults with a guide to asking questions to ensure the child has read with understanding. 4

7 Personalisation and choice The careful levelling of the books in Storyworlds means that teachers can be confident that children are using the right books at the right time. Storyworlds Bridges are books tailored for more able children at Stages 10-12, allowing greater challenge for children who are progressing well. The Storyworlds software also has differentiated activities, so that children can practise the skills they need to, at the right level. The recordkeeping facility within the Storyworlds software allows you to monitor the progress of every child. Storyworlds Coherence Storyworlds provides strong links across the three lines of development. Talking and listening skills are fostered within the shared and guided reading sessions, while the Storyworlds Writing strand, based on the popular Storyworlds characters, provides a natural progression from reading to writing. Relevance Storyworlds fiction gives children the opportunity to access stories in settings with which children will be familiar; and to tap into the rich seam of fairy tale and fantasy that influences literature in many spheres and eras. The Fact World books provide a non-fiction angle, providing an accessible stimulus for children to read about and discuss the world around them. The topics covered include Food, Health and the Environment. As they progress in their learning, children and young people will encounter texts of increasing complexity in terms of length, structure, vocabulary, ideas and concepts. From Literacy and English Cover Paper,

8 Rigby Star family The Rigby Star family is a complete programme for teaching language, literacy and communication for the Early and First stages of primary school. It includes the following resources: Where children and young people enjoy reading and expressing their ideas, their skills and their confidence in applying their skills develop more quickly. From Literacy and English Cover Paper, 2008 Star Phonics: an engaging, interactive synthetic phonics programme for discrete, daily phonic lessons, including Fast Phonics First software and decodable Phonics Readers. Star Guided: a guided reading series, including fiction, non-fiction and phonic readers, each with Teaching Versions which pull out the distinct teaching needed for both word recognition and language comprehension opportunities. Star Shared (formerly Rigby Red Giant): a shared reading series, including fiction and non-fiction Big Books, each with Teacher s Guides which also help to teach both word recognition and language comprehension, as well as speaking and listening skills and writing. Star Independent (formerly Rigby Rocket): an independent reading series for meaningful practice of core skills. 6

9 Rigby Star Phonics Rigby Star Phonics is a structured approach to the teaching of reading and spelling using synthetic phonics. It can be delivered in minute daily sessions on a whole class or group basis; this fast-paced phonics programme teaches children to blend and segment phonemes and graphemes. Rigby Star Phonics supports the Curriculum for Excellence in the following ways: Rigby Star Challenge and enjoyment Rigby Star Phonics unites the proven pedagogy of seven years research in Clackmannanshire with the most engaging and motivating delivery methods. The brisk-paced teaching, backed up by daily revision of past teaching, is the most effective and successful method of phonic training. Active learning is at the heart of the programme, ensuring that children fully participate and enjoy learning to read. Breadth Our high quality software and engaging pupil books allow children to experience motivating resources through both ICT and print. A wide selection of 41 books ensures children have access to a wealth of reading material from the earliest stages. Progression Rigby Star Phonics is a carefully-structured programme, beginning with an interactive daily lesson, followed by consolidation using the decodable Phonics Readers. The order of grapheme introduction has been chosen to ensure that children are able to start reading and spelling a wide range of words at the earliest possible stage. Blending and segmenting are taught as a reversible process Character appears on screen to help guide your children through the activities From Unit 3 phoneme session (Foundation) Spelling sessions allow children to interact with the whiteboard, moving letters around to form words on screen 137

10 Depth Rigby Star Phonics is a rigorous programme, teaching all of the required reading and spelling skills. The programme follows the recommended teaching sequence of Revisit and Review-Teach-Practise-Apply-Assess. So the coverage through the daily interactive session on the whiteboard and the decodable readers ensures children are applying their knowledge, achieving greater levels of understanding. Personalisation and choice Child self-assessment within Fast Phonics First Selection of summative assessment within Fast Phonics First Rigby Star Phonics is a highly flexible programme, allowing you to teach to the needs of your children. By following the principles of Assessment is for Learning, Rigby Star Phonics makes it easy to determine your children s attainment, and to support their next steps. Formative assessment and summative assessment are embedded in the following ways: Formative assessment: Daily assessment occurs through the whole-class revision section of the phoneme sessions, where strengths and weaknesses can be identified at an early stage. Summative assessment: The Teaching Guides include assessment activities and resource sheets which will inform any further teaching and/or consolidation necessary. Self-assessment is also encouraged. Children can also consider their own performance using different faces on the PCMs, which they tick in accordance with how confident they feel about the task. Coherence The blending of software and books means that children s learning activities combine to form a coherent experience. Used together, the programme provides a complete means of teaching phonics for the Early and First stages of literacy. Relevance Children are able to start reading real stories after just eight phonemes have been taught, meaning that they can apply their phonics knowledge in a real-life context as early as possible. 8

11 Rigby Star Guided Rigby Star is the best selling guided reading series, tried and tested in the classroom. The series includes the following strands to ensure that there is always an appropriate guided reading book to choose from: Fiction: real stories with satisfying endings and colourful illustrations, which cover a wide range of genres, including plays, traditional tales and fantasy stories. Non-fiction: designed to develop children s non-fiction reading skills, through the inclusion of content pages, indexes, captions, diagrams etc, as well as exposure to a range of non-fiction text types. Phonics: real stories, this time with more phonic teaching opportunities, enabling children to build and consolidate their early word recognition skills. Rigby Star Rigby Star meets the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence in the following ways: Challenge and enjoyment The Rigby Star books provide rich, multi-layered stories and texts with cross-curricular links specially developed for guided reading. They are written by top-quality authors, with pictures by excellent illustrators. The Rigby Star software contains motivating ICT activities to enhance each child s reading experience. Breadth Rigby Star aims to provide breadth across the whole of the Star family. Within guided reading, that breadth is achieved through a wealth of different genres and text types. The cross-curricular links enable teachers to plan opportunities for exploring other areas of the curriculum while using the books. Progression The Rigby Star books are correlated to Book Band levels. This careful levelling ensures children meet books at the right level at the right time. High frequency words are gradually introduced and language structures become more complex through the series, ensuring that children become confident, multi-skilled readers. 139

12 Assessment is for learning Rigby Star fully acknowledges that guided reading lessons provide an ideal context in which to apply the principles of Assessment is for Learning. The Planning and Assessment Guides for each year group provide comprehensive support in applying these principles alongside the books. They include guidance and checklists for: - assessing reading behaviours - assessing high frequency words and phonic skills - children s self-assessment The teaching support pulls out all the word recognition teaching opportunities within the Rigby Star books, to ensure that children are practising their phonic skills during guided reading. Rigby Star also supports progression in the three lines of development, with strong links between listening and talking, reading and writing. Depth The Teaching Versions accompanying each title ensure that every guided reading session is rigorous. There are thorough notes to ensure that the reading session includes a walk-through and group discussion, then follow-up ideas and assessment points to enable you to get the most out of every single title. Personalisation and choice The great variety of high-quality books ensures that there is something to interest every child. Having a wide range means that children can exercise true choice in their reading experiences. Rigby Star has plenty of titles at each level, allowing children to progress at the pace that is right for them. Coherence As part of the Rigby Star family, Rigby Star guided reading books provide a complete reading experience, with strong links to the other lines of development (listening and talking, and writing). Relevance The coverage of genre ensures that children can find a story or non-fiction text related to their own environment or interest. From Foundation, Pink Level, Pat and Nat by Monica Hughes 10

13 Rigby Star Shared Rigby Star Shared is a structured shared reading programme providing 27 fiction and 14 non-fiction Big Books. It offers a wide variety of enjoyable, informative and enriching books to stimulate and enliven literacy teaching. Rigby Star Shared meets the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence in the following ways: Rigby Star Challenge and enjoyment Rigby Star Shared enables teaching within a broad and rich curriculum, offering many opportunities for speaking, listening and discussion, as well as reading and writing. The lesson plans provided in the Teacher s Guides give guidance on asking children to explore stories and poems and encouraging them to express their opinions and read aloud. The Rigby Star Shared books offer a whole range of teaching opportunities and can be used flexibly within literacy teaching. A re-visiting format provides the flexibility to teach across age groups, since the texts have sufficient depth to offer teaching opportunities at more than one level. Breadth The Interactive Big Books enable the integration of ICT into shared reading lessons, giving children the chance to access texts in electronic and print form. Specially chosen to appeal to children in this age group, the subjects covered provide a diverse mixture of text types and topics. Progression The Rigby Star Shared books progress in skills and language features from year to year, and from the start of one year to the end of that year. This means that progression within the Early and First stages is assured. Each Big Book comes with its own Teacher s Guide. These include: - advice on word recognition and language comprehension opportunities - ideas for helping develop talking and listening skills The Teacher s Guides highlight opportunities for children to practise their developing decoding skills: - ability to refer to letters and sounds already taught - demonstrate blending and segmenting through words, phrases or whole sentences - labels, captions and environmental print in Big Books for applying phonic knowledge 13 11

14 Depth The Teacher s Guides provide 10 daily lesson plans for every Big Book, providing you with sufficient depth of teaching for every title. The accompanying activity sheets within the Teacher s Guides then provide follow-up independent activities, often making links to writing. Personalisation and choice With a wide range of titles, teachers can make sure that children are reading the right level of text at the right time. The interactive Big Books provide true flexibility in teaching methods, allowing children to develop and choose reading strategies and media for themselves. Coherence As with other strands of the Rigby Star family, Rigby Star Shared Big Books provide a complete reading experience, with strong links to the other lines of development (listening and talking, and writing). Relevance Rigby Star Shared books are written and illustrated on the same principles as the rest of the Rigby Star family: children will find them relevant to the world around them, with topics, language and illustrations that are age-appropriate and will capture their interest. 12

15 Rigby Star Independent Rigby Star Independent offers a wide range of engaging stories and non-fiction texts for children to gain meaningful practice of core skills during their independent reading. Rigby Star Independent meets the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence in the following ways: Rigby Star Challenge and enjoyment The Rigby Star Independent books are full of lively illustrations and familiar characters, to spark children s imaginations and provide motivation for independent reading. Similarly, the non-fiction texts provide captivating photographs and fun facts to stimulate independent reading. Breadth The broad range of genres offers children a variety of reading experiences. Rigby Star Independent now includes Star Adventures; two series of character-linked fiction and thematically-linked non-fiction, which provide even greater breadth. Progression The Rigby Star Independent books have a clear structure and progression. At the lower levels, high frequency words are gradually introduced and language structures are repeated for reinforcement. Higher up the series, the vocabulary and language structures become more challenging. Depth The notes inside each book have been specially written for use by parents or classroom assistants, and provide an opportunity to check key skills before, during and after reading. Personalisation and choice With a wide range of titles, teachers can make sure that children are experiencing the right level of text at the right time. Since each title is Book-Banded, a child can be directed to a wide range of titles at each Book Band level, allowing them to freely choose the title that captures their interest. Coherence Rigby Star Independent has strong links between listening and talking, reading and writing. Relevance Children will find these books relevant to the world around them, with topics, language and illustrations that are age-appropriate and will capture their interest. 13

16 A Literacy Virtual World reading experience for every Literacy World is a great choice for Key Stage 2 fiction and non-fiction, providing exciting resources for shared reading and writing, guided reading, ICT and talking and listening. Rapid is the only special needs reading programme for struggling readers Literacy World meets the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence which features the amazing speech recognition software. in the following ways: Rapid Reading Assistant SoftwareTM: learns each pupil s voice in minutes and listens to them read aloud, Challenge and enjoyment Corrects them when they struggle and helps them when they are stuck, The Literacy World Anthologies and Big Books provide an excellent range Is specifically tuned into children s voices - with the UK s largest available of texts, many of which are included in their entirety. Carefully chosen for database of children s voices (over 240hrs) collected from schools their appeal, quality and ability to deliver a full range of learning objectives, nationwide, the texts are ideal models for developing children s own writing. Provides interactive quizzes to check comprehension and Power Point Literacy World Interactive provides activities and multimedia content, rewards to motivate every small step forward. enabling you to easily integrate ICT into your shared reading and writing Monitors sessions. Video every child s clips, audio reading files, performance text and images for you are to all record linked and to the review. units of work in the Teaching and Planning Guides. Talking and listening opportunities are embedded throughout the Teaching and Planning Guides, such as time out for paired discussion and giving children a listening focus while the teacher reads. Breadth The Teaching and Planning Guides include complete units of work for both fiction and non-fiction, ensuring coverage of a broad range of genres. The Teaching and Planning Guides provide links to the wider curriculum, creating opportunities to make cross-curricular links. Progression The Teaching and Planning Guides support flexibility in planning by providing optional sessions within units of work, putting you in control of how much time you spend on a particular focus. Teaching objectives in the Teaching and Planning Guides are clustered in each unit, to ensure clear and brisk progression. Literacy World Anthologies and Big Books A14 Go to page X on order form or download from

17 Depth A whole new reading Each unit in Literacy World covers an essential aspect of literacy in depth. experience complex text types, allowing them to develop At the skills needed right for reading at higher levels. They are set challenges that allow them to apply their understanding and are encouraged to reflect on what they have learned. level As children progress through the programme, they are exposed to increasingly Personalisation and choice The Teaching and Planning Guides include targets in each unit, to help children understand what they will be learning. They are written so that children can be involved in self-assessment and can understand what is required to make progress, therefore supporting the principles of Assessment is for Learning. For guided reading, Literacy World Satellites and Comets allow differentiation by providing age-appropriate higher- and lower-ability texts. Coherence Literacy World draws together the three lines of development (reading, writing, and talking and listening) into a complete literacy programme. It is structured to ensure progression from start to finish, and provides complete coverage of genre and range requirements. Literacy World provides a comprehensive solution for the teaching of literacy. Literacy World Relevance Literacy World equips learners with a sense of the purpose of literacy. By engaging with real-world issues and topics directly relevant to children s lives, the programme aims to foster a sense of the importance of communication and critical analysis skills that children need to participate actively in the world around them. As they develop an awareness of audience and register, [children] can learn to communicate successfully in ways which are appropriate for different situations. From Literacy and the Four Capacities myorders@heinemann.co.uk A

18 A Rapid Virtual reading experience for every Rapid is an award-winning special needs reading programme designed to motivate and support struggling readers within P4 to P7. Proven to deliver twice the normal rate of reading progress, it combines motivating speech-recognition software, fantastic books and outstanding teaching Rapid support is the to provide only special a totally needs unique reading approach programme to special for struggling needs reading. readers which features the amazing speech recognition software. Rapid meets the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence Rapid Reading Assistant SoftwareTM: in the learns following each pupil s ways: voice in minutes and listens to them read aloud, Corrects them when they struggle and helps them when they are stuck, Challenge Is specifically and tuned into enjoyment children s voices - with the UK s largest available database The lively, of contemporary children s voices style (over of artwork, 240hrs) combined collected from with subjects schools chosen nationwide, for their boy-appeal, provide a rewarding reading experience for even the Provides most reluctant interactive reader. quizzes to check comprehension and Power Point rewards The unique to motivate Reading Assistant every small software step forward. listens to pupils read, prompting Monitors and guiding every them child s as they reading progress performance through the for you text. to record and review. The software provides a simple glossary to help with unfamiliar and difficult words, along with motivating interactive quizzes to check comprehension. Certificates help to reward the child s reading performance. Breadth Rapid books cover a wide range of both fiction and non-fiction subjects. With over 100 books, and subjects chosen to appeal to reluctant readers, children develop their reading skills and their knowledge base at the same time. Using the Rapid Reading Assistant also allows children to expand their set of IT skills, becoming more confident in using ICT to communicate. Progression The Rapid books have been carefully designed to meet learners needs. The fine levelling of the books means that children can read texts at exactly the right level, building the confidence to progress to the next stage. There are over 100 finely-levelled books, offering 16 stages of reading: these books provide a fast and effective route to reading fluency. In one of the largest independent trials ever undertaken in the UK, Rapid books and software were evaluated by NFER, the UK s largest independent educational research agency. More than 100 schools took part in the trial and it found that Rapid improves reading ages by more than twice the normal rate (5.7 months progress in only 2.3 months). A16 Go to page X on order form or download from

19 Depth A whole new reading Each fiction text is linked to a non-fiction text that builds vocabulary and expands knowledge at the same time. experience Comprehension quizzes and follow-up At activities the ensure that right children are able to read for meaning. level The Rapid Reading Assistant enables children to practise re-reading the book, providing a series of short, in-depth sessions to make progress. Personalisation and choice Assessment is at the heart of personalisation. Rapid uses the principles of Assessment is for Learning to make it easy to personalise the programme for each child. Assessment is the driver for the Reading Assistant software, which prompts and guides the child as they read, providing instant feedback in a non-pressured way. Benchmark books for summative and formative assessment allow you to monitor and track each child s progress. The results allow you to: - place each child at the right level within the programme - identify if they are ready to progress to the next level - monitor the rate of progress through the programme A specially-designed font, cream backgrounds for the text and chunked text boxes allow pupils with dyslexia and other literacy difficulties to access the text unimpeded. Literacy Rapid Coherence Rapid is a coherent, structured programme, linking fiction and non-fiction, with a rich and varied set of texts, all at the right level. Rapid builds on the essential link between talking and listening and reading to make sure children make progress in both of these key areas of literacy. Relevance Reading books have never been so relevant to children as the Rapid series. Each fiction text has a non-fiction link, helping children understand the place of literature in the world around them, while stimulating their interest with everything from blood-sucking bugs to monsters and jellyfish myorders@heinemann.co.uk A

20 A Key Virtual Language reading experience for every Key Language gives you flexible resources with an emphasis on key skills practice. It is the perfect series to sit alongside your language and reading work, comprising three strands: Key Comprehension, Key Spelling and Key Grammar. The programme covers all the essential language skills, enabling Rapid children is the to practise, only special consolidate needs reading and extend programme their learning. for struggling readers which features the amazing speech recognition software. Rapid Reading Assistant SoftwareTM: Key learns Language each pupil s meets voice the in minutes aims and of the listens Curriculum to them read for aloud, Excellence in the Corrects following them when ways: they struggle and helps them when they are stuck, Is specifically tuned into children s voices - with the UK s largest available Challenge database of children s and enjoyment voices (over 240hrs) collected from schools nationwide, Key Language provides self-contained units of work, each focusing on a key Provides objective. interactive The key idea quizzes in each to check session comprehension is clearly labelled, and Power encouraging Point children rewards to engage to in motivate the learning every process. small step forward. Monitors The lively every illustrations child s make reading the performance books fun to use, for you bringing to record important and review. skills to life. Teachers benefit from the clear and practical advice and support for using the series in the classroom. Breadth Key Language provides excellent coverage of all the skills required for a broad understanding of language and its application. The programme covers skills from comprehension including literal, inferential, deductive and evaluative skills to spelling and grammar. Key Language provides excellent genre coverage, using a broad range of examples from different text types. Links across to the wider curriculum help support the teaching of language skills in other subject areas. Progression The units in the Key Language series are progressive. They cover all the key learning objectives, focusing on specific text types. The pattern of whole-class teaching followed by differentiated consolidation is an excellent practice, ensuring that children are taught the key skills, then given the opportunity to use them. The activities are designed to check understanding, practise and consolidate learning and extend learning. Children are always aware of the focus for each session. To support them, there are clear examples of rules or features as a reminder of the learning introduced in the whole-class work. To help teachers give the best support they can, the teachers guides contain helpful advice and guidance about strategies for supporting pupils learning, as well as a clear mark scheme. Depth All of the Key Language units are self-contained, and address a particular concept or rule. These units allow for an in-depth focus on a particular aspect of spelling, comprehension or grammar. Children are introduced to the key concept, then given the opportunity to check their understanding. Plenty of further examples and exercises enable children to consolidate and practise their learning, ensuring that they have a sound grasp of the way language works. A18 Go to page X on order form or download from

21 Personalisation and choice A whole new reading experience There is a great variety of practice and At extension the materials right for individual, level The motivating whole-class sessions are followed up by consolidation work that can be tailored to the needs of your class. group or homework, all with clear differentiation to match children s needs. The units are discrete, meaning that you can target particular problem areas for your class. Alternatively, you could choose a unit that corresponds to particular ideas that are relevant for current class work. Coherence Taken together, the spelling, grammar and comprehension learning in the Key Language series provides a complete, structured and coherent programme for learning and practising the essentials of language knowledge and understanding. Relevance Sound language skills can help children access many other parts of the curriculum. Guidance on why grammar and spelling matter is given, helping children appreciate the relevance of the skills they are learning. Literacy Key Language Competence and confidence in literacy, including competence in grammar, spelling and the spoken word, are essential for progress in all areas of the curriculum. From Building the Curriculum 1, myorders@heinemann.co.uk A

22 Children and young people not only need to be able to read for information: they also need to be able to work out what trust they should place on the information and to identify when and how people are aiming to persuade or influence them. From Literacy and English Cover Paper, 2008 A Rigby Virtual Navigator reading experience for every Rigby Navigator is perfectly aligned to the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence. Active learning, challenging, motivating texts and differentiation are at the heart of this programme, and as a result it will continue to support you in teaching essential comprehension skills. Rapid is the only special needs reading programme for struggling readers which features the amazing speech recognition software. Rigby Navigator meets the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence Rapid Reading Assistant SoftwareTM: in the learns following each pupil s ways: voice in minutes and listens to them read aloud, Corrects them when they struggle and helps them when they are stuck, Challenge Is specifically and tuned into enjoyment children s voices - with the UK s largest available database of children s voices (over 240hrs) collected from schools The Rigby Navigator Teacher s Guides are crammed with suggestions for nationwide, meaningful discussion, collaboration and innovating on others ideas. Active Provides learning interactive is easy to achieve quizzes with to check these comprehension flexible, supportive and Power notes. Point rewards to motivate every small step forward. Rigby Navigator fiction, poetry and plays are excellent for teaching the higherorder comprehension every child s skills reading of inference, performance deduction for you and to record evaluation. and review. Monitors Within Rigby Navigator non-fiction, information is provided verbally and visually to help children develop non-fiction reading skills. Breadth The wide range of genres within Rigby Navigator non-fiction, fiction, poetry and plays means that children have access to a broad range of texts. Rigby Navigator non-fiction has supported the application of cross-curricular links since its inception in Each Rigby Navigator non-fiction book contains 12 complete, self-contained articles, allowing children to apply their literacy skills in other curriculum areas. A20 Go to page X on order form or download from

23 Progression A whole new reading experience flexible and allows you to easily integrate At your the teaching within right the wider curriculum. level of reading strategies, to extend their skills beyond literal comprehension Rigby Navigator fiction is available at two levels, including Navigator Max, which is specially designed for less able readers. The non-fiction is extremely Throughout Rigby Navigator and Navigator Max, children develop a variety into the higher-order skills of inference and deduction. They are encouraged to reflect on and evaluate their own use of these strategies in order to become more confident, self-aware readers. Depth Each Rigby Navigator lesson has a clear focus, which is supported by a number of steps through the lesson plan. The Teacher s Guides prompt the teacher to check for understanding, integrate specific literacy skills and end each lesson with a purposeful plenary. Within Rigby Navigator non-fiction, each spread focuses on a key skill, enabling you to set targets and review performance at the end of each lesson. Literacy Rigby Navigator Personalisation and choice Rigby Navigator is renowned for its flexible and easy to use Teaching Guides. They offer different routes through the material, allowing teachers to modify their guided reading sessions according to the needs of their class. Extra challenges are built in for those children who can accept more challenging interaction with the text. Navigator Max provides high interest books for lower-ability readers. It is specially designed to support the different learning styles of struggling readers, and provides motivating, boy-friendly subjects and artwork. The new Navigator Poetry and Plays strand adds to the wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts available, providing even greater choice. Coherence Rigby Navigator provides an excellent solution for reading. The sessions develop not only reading skills, but talking and listening and group interaction skills too. The writing follow-up for each text completes the transition from talking to reading into writing. Rigby Navigator is flexible enough to be used alongside your other literacy resources to provide a complete literacy experience. Relevance Navigator draws on subjects that are directly relevant to children s lives, and encourage critical analysis not just of print but of other types of text, such as websites, s and text messages myorders@heinemann.co.uk A

24 A Pocket Virtual Reads reading experience for every Pocket Reads is a brilliant way to support independent reading for your juniors. The motivating texts by a range of great authors will capture children s imaginations and help foster a love of reading they are just the right length for an independent read. The careful levelling and progression helps ensure that each child is reading a suitable book, and there s guidance on using Rapid assessment is the only for learning special needs and progression. reading programme for struggling readers which features the amazing speech recognition software. Pocket Reads meet the aims of the Curriculum for Excellence Rapid Reading Assistant SoftwareTM: learns in the each following pupil s voice ways: in minutes and listens to them read aloud, Corrects them when they struggle and helps them when they are stuck, Challenge and enjoyment Is specifically tuned into children s voices - with the UK s largest available database Pocket Reads of children s provide whole voices texts (over by 240hrs) quality collected authors from to be schools used in the classroom. nationwide, Pocket Reads offer children the opportunity to practise their reading skills Provides independently, interactive gaining quizzes fluency to check and confidence. comprehension and Power Point rewards Pocket Reads to motivate have great every boy-appeal small step and forward. are successful in motivating children to Monitors read more every and to child s apply reading and consolidate performance key for skills. you to record and review. Breadth Pocket Reads offer fantastic breadth and variety of genre: - Pocket Tales provides captivating fiction stories - Pocket Sci-Fi stimulates with stories from out of this world - Pocket Chillers spooks and excites with chilling fiction stories Pocket Facts engages children through non-fiction, and Pocket Worlds provides even more non-fiction topics to explore, increasing children s love of reading as they learn about people, places and cultures around the world. Children and young people need to spend time with stories, literature and other texts which will enrich their learning, develop their language skills and enable them to find enjoyment. From Literacy and English Cover Paper, 2008 A22 Go to page X on order form or download from

25 Progression A whole new reading Pocket Reads includes a range of fiction and non-fiction independent readers that have been carefully levelled to ensure each child takes experience home the perfect book. At the right Pocket Reads contain integral notes which support the assessment of key reading skills and strategies. level Depth The Pocket Reads notes ensure targeted questioning, so you can be assured that every reading session counts. Personalisation and choice Pocket Reads offer a huge variety of high-quality texts, providing plenty of choice for independent reading. Pocket Reads are carefully levelled, meaning that you can match each child to the right book every time. Literacy Pocket Reads Coherence Independent practice is an integral part of children s learning. Pocket Reads supports children as they gain confidence in reading independently, providing a sound basis for skills that they will be able to transfer to other areas of learning. The books can be used as discussion points and as exemplar texts, thus drawing together the three lines of development (reading, talking and listening, and writing). Relevance Children love the engaging stories in Pocket Chillers, Sci-Fi and Tales, which have been specially selected to tie in to children s existing interests. Pocket Facts encourages children to find out about and think about the world around them, while Pocket Worlds encourages exploration and discussion of geography, people and customs across the globe myorders@heinemann.co.uk A