Ten new Ditty books, with engaging colour illustrations by Tim Archbold. These books offer early practice in reading short decodable passages that form an important bridge between reading single words and whole sentences. They reinforce the Read Write Inc. Phonics Speed Sounds Set 1.

Ten new Ditty books, with engaging colour illustrations by Tim Archbold. These books offer early practice in reading short decodable passages that form an important bridge between reading single words and whole sentences. They reinforce the Read Write Inc. Phonics Speed Sounds Set 1.

Ten new Ditty books, with engaging colour illustrations by Tim Archbold. These books offer early practice in reading short decodable passages that form an important bridge between reading single words and whole sentences. They reinforce the Read Write Inc. Phonics Speed Sounds Set 1.

This is the teacher's handbook introducing Read Write Inc. Phonics - a synthetic phonics reading scheme. It contains step-by-step guidance on implementing the programme, including teaching notes for lessons, assessment, timetables, matching charts and advice on classroom management and developing language comprehension through talk.

Ten new Ditty books, with engaging colour illustrations by Tim Archbold. These books offer early practice in reading short decodable passages that form an important bridge between reading single words and whole sentences. They reinforce the Read Write Inc. Phonics Speed Sounds Set 1.

The Get Writing! Books contain a range of writing activities for each of the Storybooks to make the strong link between reading and writing. Full teaching notes are provided in the Get Writing! Handbook, which includes a CD-ROM. The Phonics Handbook includes guidance on implementing the Read Write Inc. programme.

With breathtaking illustrations and a touching story, this dazzling picture book introduces young readers to one of nature's most magnificent and essential insects: the butterfly. See how a little girl recovering from poor health finds wonder in nature and delights in planting a garden with her father to attract a fascinating array of butterflies. Exploring the life stages of butterflies, their importance to our ecosystems and the revitalising power of nature, this book is a heart-warming information story for children who love the outdoors and all its incredible creatures. At the back of the book, discover tips on how to create your own wildlife garden to attract betterflies!

The Read Write Inc. Phonics storybooks provide structured practice for children in decoding words and reading through phonics. Each set of books is carefully graded so children can read them with confidence. Read Write Inc. Phonics storybooks help parents support their child by: - Using Ruth Miskin's successful tried-and-tested phonic methodology for reading success - Offering practical and effective advice in guiding their child through every story - Building confidence using fun and engaging stories with opportunities for talk and praise throughout The structured phonic story-rhymes in Books 1a and 1b are written for parents to plan one-a-night achievable reading sessions with their child - great for busy parents! Reading steps for success: - Practise reading the Speed Sounds before each story - Read the Red and Green words before each story - Read the story to decode every word - Re-read the story to reinforce meaning - Re-read the story for fluency Sun hat fun, Book 1a, includes the following phonically decodable story-rhymes: 1. Sun hat fun 2. Pop! 3. This cat 4. Gus Every rhyming story uses artwork by Tim Archbold, who uses a style that has been likened Quentin Blake's, which children love. It is recommended that parents use the RWI Phonics Speed Sound Flashcards Set 1 to practice before and alongside children reading any of the RWI story books. RWI Level in Schools: Although these books have been created for the home market, they have been written to Red Level of the RWI school books. The creator of Read Write Inc., Ruth Miskin, is currently involved in a series of nationwide training programmes for primary schools, commissioned by the UK government's Department for Education and Skills.

The Ditties are short, phonically decodable passages based on the letter sounds learned in Speed Sounds Set 1. Each book contains three Ditties and seven reading activities, including: a list of Speed Sounds to practise before reading each Ditty, a list of Green words and Red words ('tricky'high-frequency words) and questions to talk about. The Ditties prepare children to quickly move on to the Storybooks, building their vocabulary and ensuring they will be able to decode all the words in the stories with confidence.There are accompanying Get Writing! Red Ditty Books which provide practice in early writing skills and a Get Writing! Handbook which contains guidance on how to use the Ditties to support children's writing.Full guidance on using the Ditties as part of Read Write Inc. can be found in the Read Write Inc. Phonics Handbook.Channel 4 featured Ruth Miskin and the Read Write Inc. method being used in schools in a series of programmes broadcast in Autumn 2007 and Summer 2008. Read Write Inc. raised standards and turned struggling and non-readers into more confident and competent readers.