ISBN 9781905174362

Fast Track Book AB works extremely well with children who have begun to read, but are falling behind because they have difficulty decoding unfamiliar words. It is an abridged version of Dancing Bears Book A and Dancing Bears Book B. It is suitable for pupils with a reading age of between 7½ and 9 years.

Placement: If your pupil can read this sentence word-perfect and without prompting:

‘Our teacher is waiting for us in the hall.’

you should start with Fast Track Book ...

Apples & Pears is a spelling programme that really works—even with pupils with poor memories or SEN. Built around phonics and morphemes, the scripted lessons are very easy to use; all of the lesson planning and monitoring is built in making it ideal for parents and Teaching Assistants. It progresses through the English spelling code, starting with single letters. Common, less predictable patterns are added next and finally the morphemes that are the building blocks of so many of our longer ...

Bear Necessities is designed for children who need extra support with the basics of learning to read; children who are learning letter-sound correspondences but are struggling with starting to read. All pupils must complete Bear Necessities A1 before starting this book.

Flashcards—which are used at the start and end of each session—teach children instantaneous recognition of single letter sounds and unambiguous digraphs (e.g., or, ck, th). Multi–sensory boxes reinforce letter formation ...