Of Mice and Men: An Abridged Text

£35.99

Subject: English as an Additional Language
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11-14 and 14-16
Order Number: 5259
Romeo & Juliet is one of the most popular love stories of all time. It is a favourite in schools at both KS3 and KS4

Classic texts can be very difficult to understand for students not fully conversant with the English language, or with special learning needs. However, the difficulty of the language that these texts have been written in can be mitigated against by an abridged version that seeks to communicate the essential meanings, themes and symbolism of the texts. Moreover, characterisations can be clarified and illuminated so that students can more easily relate to and empathise with what motivates their actions.

Accompanying the texts are stimulating exercises to enhance language acquisition. These work alongside each act, encouraging students to recognise the personality traits of the main characters in an attempt to understand why they act as they do. Students are also asked to think about turning points in the story and how characters change as a result of the actions of others.

The texts chosen have been widely used in English and special needs classrooms and promote the development of reading, writing and listening skills.

£47.99

Subject: Special Educational Needs
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 5253

Grammar is Easy, Teacher! serves the needs of anyone who wishes to improve his or her English language skills:

1. The native speaker who feels his written and spoken English needs work.
2. The person learning English who wants a reliable guide to the essentials of correct, confident expression.
3. The teacher in UK or abroad who wants both a worked-through system of learning and a quick reference source.
4. The person learning English without the aid of a teacher.

The material is based on years of successful experience of English teaching in the UK, Middle and Far East and Latin America to native speakers, complete beginners and pre-university candidates at Cambridge Certificate, Cambridge Board and International Baccalaureate levels.

It works by building blocks: each of the successful components of a sentence is clearly explained, leading to a quick, sure-fire sentence-building ‘kit’ which allows everyone to transpose thought into confident, correct expression. All teachers want to guide students in what is the right thing to do: this material does that. It has been written in response to the frequently-asked questions of students and teachers over the years. For example, how do I tell more about a noun? I use an adjective. But does the adjective go before or after the noun? Before? Always?

The material is also concise and easy to follow. Everything you need to know about verb tenses is shown in an easy-to-understand diagram. Fluent in five languages, this native English speaker has written the resource to cater for students’ needs for practical, to-the-point guidance which can be easily remembered.

Once purchased, the CD-ROM can be freely copied and networked throughout the school.

£23.99

Subject: Special Educational Needs
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11-14
Order Number: 16002

Resources for Dyslexia: Accelerated Learning Techniques

Accelerated Learning Techniques are used to solve problems with spelling, reading, tables, counting, confidence & concentration! Our resources to support dyslexia use the latest scientific and educational methods to make breakthroughs that were not previously thought possible. These unique, revolutionary techniques, as highlighted on TV, have hundreds of satisfied parents and pupils. Can your pupils:

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• Read better than the class average in 6 to 10 weeks?

Using Accelerated Learning Techniques, now available to schools as photocopiable booklets, they will be able to soon!

Think of a deaf person speaking. Having never heard themselves speak, they are often unable to speak properly. Poor readers have exactly the same problem. Having never heard themselves read, they are unable to imagine how they would sound reading properly. The Repeat Reading technique allows this to happen. It is an extremely powerful tool - even the poorest reader can make progress to better than average within six to ten weeks - and uses books appropriate to the age of the reader. It's a simple and stress free method, based on the way we naturally talk, and simply quire another person for poor readers to interact with.