A great book to start a new year. Works well with lower primary, SEN and ESL students. Students create a 4 page book to describe themselves, their families and likes and dislikes.

Reading comprehension is understanding what is being read. A good reader tries to build meaning before, during and after reading a text. Readers need to first understand the meaning of words, then sentences, and finally, the whole text. There are many reading comprehension strategies readers can be taught to help them learn how to do this. This activity book includes checklists for students, differentiated activities for LA/HA students and think pair share activities. Includes 18 pages, a complete term of activities.

Writing in a diary is like talking to your best friend. People write down what has happened to them and how they feel about things. Diaries are a great place to write secrets. Some people like to write in a diary because it helps them to remember things that they have done and when they are older they can read their diary and remember. This activity book includes checklists for students, differentiated activities for LA/HA students and think pair share activities. Includes 29 pages, a complete term of activities.

A recount is a record of events. It has an orientation which gives the background to the events that took place. It has a series of events told in the past tense. Time markers such as “yesterday”, “then”, “soon” are used to sequence the events. The core of a recount is its sequence of events. This activity book includes checklists for students, differentiated activities for LA/HA students and think pair share activities. Includes 43 pages, a complete term of activities.

E-mail writing has many uses. You can use e-mails to pass on knowledge and make requests to friends and relatives. You can also use them to record information, such as: • what you did • where you went • when you went • who you met • why you did things • how you did things E-mails can be formal or informal. Let’s take a look! This activity book includes checklists for students, differentiated activities for LA/HA students and think pair share activities. Includes 43 pages, a complete term of activities.

A Dyslexia information leaflet for parents and school staff, teachers and TAs. Contains facts, strategies, signs of Dyslexia. Editable in Word. Produced in the UK.

Presentation (Powerpoint) on supporting students with Dyslexia for mainstream teachers.

A 14 page powerpoint presentation on Dyslexia for Teachers, TAs or parents written by a qualified SENDCO working in an International School. Useful for professional development. Includes identification, assessment, interventions, difficulties reading and writing, mythbusters etc.

Dyslexia Presentation: 10 Classroom Indicators. A useful presentation for TAs and Teachers for early identification of Dyslexia. Written by a SENDCO working in an International School. 12 pages in total with many useful insights into the impact of Dyslexia and how to spot it.

Comprehensive Presentation on how to work with Teaching Assistants (TAs) in the classroom. Suitable for teachers new to working with TAs or Learning Support Assistants (LSAs). Total of 23 pages and a lot of detail, written by a SENCO working in a British International School.

An Introduction to Key Word Signing. This 12 page presentation with links to useful videos provides an introduction to key word signing for mainstream teachers, TAs and parents. Written by a Speech and Language Therapist.