Sparklers for reluctant readers - easy to read...hard to put down
An exciting series of high interest chapter books specially written for Guided Reading in the Literacy Hour for reluctant readers. Designed to complement existing reading schemes, each of the 4 sets consist of 8 levelled, humorous books, with teacher's material to support the texts.
Within each level, the titles become progressively more challenging; the final title acts as the assessment title for that level
Teaching Guides contain comprehensive activity material and Guided Reading sessions for each book
Opportunities for children to practise and improve their reading skills and make the move to longer chapter books.
Readers
In addition to fast-paced and high interest story lines, each title includes a contents page, character synopsis, glossary and orientation map. One book at each level is an Assessment book, designed to be read by the whole class.
Perfect for Guided Reading for reluctant readers, and independent reading
Each Sparklers title is read and approved by children prior to publication.
Teaching Guides
An easy-to-use Teaching Guide designed to help you get the most out of Sparklers is available for each level. Designed to reinforce essential reading skills and strategies in various innovative ways.
Four structured exercises relating to each story integrating word, sentence and text activities
Extra activities that link to other key learning areas
A separate assessment unit with 10 photocopiable sheets for each Assessment Book and an assessment check-list
