Teach-Reading-and-Writing-Issue-21

www.teachwire.net | 29 Resource roundup Five ideas for exceptional literacy teaching Subscribe to Dandelion Learning – providing inspirational English training for over 20 years, and trusted by over 28,000 teachers worldwide. Only £49+VAT per month, per school. Whole-school unlimited access to: • All live online training events • All recorded training • Two new recordings every term • Live Q&As every term • Termly English Leader briefings See what’s included at training .dandelionlearning.co.uk Don’t know the quality of our training? Watch our FREE recordings: • Briefings for Primary English Leaders • Developing Reading for Pleasure • Using Writing Journals to Improve Vocabulary Watch these and read our testimonials vi a dandelionlearning.co.uk Solve ALL your English CPDneeds! 1 Essential phonics support for your classroomor library Designed for readers aged four–seven years, DK Super Phonics: My Big Book of Phonics is a one-stop visual reference book to help children master essential reading skills. Each page is packed full of fun illustrations of words that include the target sound for children to point to and sound out. Mouth placement photos guide pupils in forming sounds correctly, reinforcing accurate pronunciation. With decodable words, high-frequency sight words and hands-on exercises, this book builds reading fluency and confidence. It’s an essential addition to any classroom or school library. Visit tinyurl.com/tp-BigPhonics 2 Truly decodable books for older pupils who need support with their reading Help struggling readers aged eight to 14+ gain reading confidence with Get Out of the Game , a thrilling 12-book adventure series. This decodable set introduces key spelling patterns in a cumulative and structured way, so pupils build their phonics skills systematically. With age-appropriate storylines and illustrations, this action-packed quest story takes pupils from CVC and CVCC word text through to alternative consonants, consonant digraphs and suffixes -ed and -ing . A photocopiable activity book is available, offering reading, writing and comprehension activities based on the reader set. Visit tinyurl.com/tp-GetOut 3 STABILO MARKdry – the next-generation marker for white- boards and paper The STABILOMARKdry combines the feel of a pencil with the functionality of a whiteboard marker—perfect for schools and offices. Made from 100 per cent PEFC-certified wood, it writes smoothly on whiteboards and paper, offers high colour intensity, and never dries out. Solvent-free and safe for children, it’s easy to grip, wipe clean, and sharpen. Available in black, blue, red, and green, STABILO MARKdry is sustainable, durable, and always ready—making it the ideal tool for teaching, learning, and presenting without the frustration of dried-out markers. Visit tinyurl.com/tp-MARKdry Bring history to life Shrapnel Boys is a powerful novel from award-winning author Jenny Pearson following the lives of a group of young boys living through the Second World War. Publishing in May to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, and with historical content reviewed by the Imperial War Museum, readers can explore life in wartime London through the day-to-day lives of Ronnie and his friends. Covering themes of friendship, courage and resilience, Jenny Pearson’s first historical novel illuminates the realities of war for a new generation. Find out more at usborne.com 4 5