Publisher's Synopsis
This set is one of a series of book packages offering practical, accessible and in-depth resources for the development of literacy skills through group reading.;Each package contains four copies of eight fiction titles, one teacher's manual and one audio cassette. The teacher's manual offers practical strategies for organizing and managing group reading, a sound theoretical rational for its value and relevance in the context of the National Curriculum (and Scottish 5-14 Curriculum), detailed book-by-book lesson plans, both book-specific and generic photocopiable pupils' activities, and a photocopiable anthology for extending studies of author, genre and themes. The audio cassette offers selected extracts from the books and a photocopiable anthology to provide models for reading. 32 plastic jacket covers to protect children's books are also included.
