Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Transform your literacy outcomes and engage your whole schoolin reading. Inspire and delight your children with contemporary,diverse and engaging texts that will spark a lifelonglove of reading for pleasure.Get the most out of best-loved children's books with our bestsellingRead & Respond series - the perfect way to explorefavourite stories in your classroom. This resource book brings youa wealth of inspiring activities, discussion ideas and guided readingnotes based on The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark byJill Tomlinson.Stimulating content mapped to curriculum objectivesGrammar, punctuation and spelling sectionShared reading and whole-class guided reading section includingnon-fiction extractsTime-saving lesson plans, activities and assessmentsHuge variety of speaking, listening and creative activities.Our Read & Respond series now has a dedicated online spacecontaining:Curriculum and teaching overviews with recommendations onbooks to read for pleasureClassic small-group guided reading notes and resourcesTeaching reading resources such as ideas for vocabulary and fluencyAccess to the additional content referenced in the teacher'sbook. Including media resources and interactive activities (thiscontent was previously available via a CD-ROM, it is an installabledesktop program for Windows).Read & Respond helps you build a whole-school literacyprogramme based on timeless children's stories, chosen to inspirereading for pleasure. Fun-filled activities help children to fullyengage with each story, encouraging a love of reading and buildinga range of skills.Underpinned by a wealth of research the teacher's guides provideactivities with a strong focus on all of the 'big five' plusoracy and reading for pleasure, as well as concentration on grammar,punctuation & spelling and writingFoster reading for pleasure with stories from acclaimed and award-winningauthorsPrepare with confidence with essential teacher's books and supportiveresourcesSave hours of preparation time with ready-to-use print and digitalresourcesBoost guided reading in every year group with detailed teachersnotes.PRAISE FOR READ & RESPOND'The resources are wonderful. I like the fact that it has amix of fiction and non-fiction activities ... and how material canlink to other areas of the curriculum, not just literacy.'Miss North, teacher'Reading for enjoyment and writing for enjoyment are two ofthe most powerful ways of getting children interested in books.Read & Respond provides exactly this.' Michael Morpurgo, author'[Read and Respond] makes it easy to explore texts fully andensure that the children want to keep on reading more.' ChrisFlanagan, Primary teacher.

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