Reading Skills Assessment

Progress tracking grid supplied

One side shows Mechanical Skills

Box Dictations

• Structured phonic dictation exercises, transforming phonic dictation into a fun, accessible challenge.

• Children enjoy writing in boxes.

• The boxes give the child valuable clues as to the shape of the word and the number of letters in each word.

• Each book consists of a series of carefully structured dictation sentences for reinforcing specific phonemes and spelling rules, and a corresponding set of “boxes” pages for the children to write in.

• Best used with a colored overlay or a pouch pocket and a dry-wipe marker so children can experiment with grapheme choices before settling on a spelling.

• Each photocopiable book is approx. 90 pp, and comes with full explanatory introduction.

• Recommended for 1:1, small groups and whole class work.

BOX15 Books 1-3 in one download $12.99

Texts converted to letter shapes. Children love writing in boxes

Use with a colored overlay for a tinted dry-wipe worksheet

How to Write like a Writer

• Bob Hext’s bestselling course that gives reluctant writers the skills to write creatively in accurate, correctly structured sentences.

• Using the techniques of narrative, description, and dialogue, this book starts from first principles and finishes with questions of style and advanced punctuation (colons and semi-colons).

• The course introduces punctuation and parts of speech in an interesting and structured format that encourages students at every stage to review their work, think imaginatively, and produce writing to feel proud of

• Whether it is worked through progressively, or dipped into to teach specific skills, this book will provide reluctant writers - and willing ones - with a refreshing alternative that gives them the keys to producing work that has the hallmarks of being written “by a writer”.

• For older elementary and secondary students.

• Approx 130 pp.

HOWT02.... $7.99

Getting it Right for Dyslexic Learnersthe Complete Teacher’s Toolkit by Beccie Hawes

A comprehensive framework for a graduated response to ensure early identification and intervention. Packed with professional expertise, the Complete Toolkit will leave no learner’s needs unmet. It includes: ü Issue - initiative - impact models ü Separate toolkits for all three waves ü Personalised survival kits ü Identifying barriers to learning ü Tips for pre-teaching ü Tracking and monitoring tools ü The identification process ü Phonological awareness check ü SMART targets ü Teaching phonics ü Metacognition skills ü The “pupil passport” ü The learning environment ü Using scaffolds ü Transferring back to the classroom ü Recommended resources

...and lots, lots more!

GETT02 $9.95

Populated by friendly alien faces!

Phonics for Young Astronauts

Phonics for Young Astronauts is an exciting and engaging reading program, aimed at preparing struggling young readers for the Phonics Screening Check (or any struggling young reader) through a variety of structured reading activities, assessments and motivating games, delivered in a consistent format.

The programe provides:

• Outer space-themed content to motivate and then inspire the learner

• 50 structured lessons, teaching essential digraphs and trigraphs in a meaningful way and delivered at the child’s pace of learning.

• Over 200 flashcards with pictures, real words and alien words.

• Research-based reading cards to collect and use for practice, in order to improve reading.

• Separate, in-built programme delivery guidance and monitoring checklists for the adult and child.

• Daily visual record of success for the learner to self-assess and monitor personal progress.

• 10 ‘Fly High’ phonics-related games to promote engagement.

• Launchpad and Touchdown assessment checks to measure success.

• Opportunities for the child to collect alien characters and to complete the motivating space poster

It consists of 2 books, with half of the program in each.

PHON14 Book A $7.99

PHON15 Book B $7.99

Readers (THAT01US)........... $79.00

Workbook (THAT02US)........ $49.00 usasales@crossboweducation.com