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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.

Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.

The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers’ story comprehension and develop vocabulary.

Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.

The are many famous Muslims in this book – for example, Malala Yousafzai, Sir Mo Farah and Muhammad Ali. But there are many more Muslim people who have changed our world. From pirate queens and athletes to warriors and mathematicians, this book is about some of these amazing Muslims.

Visit the Penguin Readers website
Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

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Brings the teaching of conceptual knowledge, vocabulary and challenging literature to the foreground and shows teachers how to develop students reading and writing proficiency over time.

Making Every English Lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Great Reading and Writing goes in search of answers to the fundamental question that all English teachers must ask: What can I do to help my students to become confident and competent readers and writers?

Writing in the practical, engaging style of the award-winning Making Every Lesson Count, Andy Tharby returns with an offering of gimmick-free advice that combines the time-honoured wisdom of excellent English teachers with the most useful evidence from cognitive science. The book is underpinned by six pedagogical principles challenge, explanation, modelling, practice, feedback and questioning and provides simple, realistic classroom strategies to bring the teaching of conceptual knowledge, vocabulary and challenging literature to the foreground.

It also points a sceptical finger at the fashions and myths that have pervaded English teaching over the past decade or so such as the idea that English is a skills-based subject and the belief that students can make huge progress in a single lesson. Instead, Andy advocates an approach of artful repetition and consolidation and shows you how to help your students develop their reading and writing proficiency over time.

Making Every English Lesson Count is for new and experienced English teachers alike. It does not pretend to be a magic bullet. It does not claim to have all the answers. Rather the aim of the book is to provide effective strategies designed to help you to bring the six principles to life, with each chapter concluding in a series of questions to inspire reflective thought and help you relate the content to your classroom practice.

In an age of educational quick fixes, GCSE reform and ever-moving goalposts, this precise and timely addition to the Making Every Lesson Count series provides practical solutions to perennial problems and inspires a rich, challenging and evidence-informed approach to English teaching.

Suitable for English teachers of students aged 11 16 years.

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What is grammar? Why is it so central to the teaching of English? How can we teach it with confidence in secondary schools?

Essential Grammar will provide clarity, meaning and teacher expertise to this much debated area of the English curriculum. By exploring grammar as applied to literary analysis and using a range of examples from commonly-taught and popular texts, this highly accessible book provides an extensive overview of how to use grammar to enhance the teaching of academic and creative writing. Drawing on a range of resources, best-selling authors Webb and Giovanelli:

• discuss the context of grammar teaching in schools

• provide a clear overview of concepts and terminology for the teacher

• offer a wide range of examples of how grammar can be applied to the analysis of texts and the development of students’ writing

• debunk the unhelpful view of grammar as a list of prescriptive rules and limits

• outline grammatical concepts in a way which is clear and simple to understand

• provide a huge range of practical ways to ensure that teaching of grammatical concepts can be rigorous and successful for all.

This resource, with its grounded and straightforward approach to grammar, will be immediately useable in the classroom with strategies that be used by teachers in their classroom today. For any training and practicing secondary English teachers, Essential Grammar will be a compulsory classroom companion.

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Exam Board: Edexcel, AQA, OCR & WJEC Eduqas
Level: GCSE 9-1
Subject: English
Suitable for the 2023 exams

Complete revision and practice to fully prepare for the GCSE grade 9-1 exams

Revision that Sticks! Collins GCSE 9-1 English Language and Literature Complete All-in-One Revision and Practice uses a revision method that really works: repeated practice throughout.

A revision guide, workbook and practice paper in one book!
With clear and concise revision for every topic, plus seven practice opportunities, Collins offers the best revision at the best price.

Includes:

• quick tests as you go
• end-of-topic practice questions
• topic review questions later in the book
• mixed practice questions at the end of the book
• more topic-by-topic practice in the workbook
• a complete exam-style paper
• free Q&A flashcards to download online
• free ebook version

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Based on Ruth Miskin’s trusted and successful Read Write Inc. synthetic phonics programme, the kit also provides handwriting practise to ensure your child can progress as a writer as they gain confidence in reading. This is the second kit in the series, but each kit can also be used on its own.

The kit includes: two Blending Sounds books, focussing on first blending skills as a first step in learning to read words; five storybooks with introductions for the parent and child to share; handwriting book linked to the content of the Blending Sounds books, encouraging children to practise writing simple words; poster and sticker sheet for the child to keep and stick on their bedroom wall as a record of achievement; parent handbook provides practical advice for developing your child’s reading skills.

Read Write Inc., developed by Ruth Miskin, provides a structured and systematic approach to teaching literacy. It is used by more than a quarter of the UK’s primary schools and is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.

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Exam Board: AQA
Level: GCSE Grade 9-1
Subject: English Literature
Suitable for the 2023 exams

Everything you need to revise for GCSE 9-1 power and conflict

Need extra help with the Power & Conflict AQA GCSE Grade 9-1 Poetry Anthology ahead of the exam? Revise tricky topics in a snap with this handy Snap Revision Guide.

· Includes all 15 Power & Conflict poems, like The Prelude by William Wordsworth and War Photographer by Carol Ann Duffy, along with detailed analysis.
· Revise and review your understanding of the poems, themes, context, poetic voice and structure with easy-to-read sections on key quotations, additional context, sample analysis and quick tests
· Advice on how to come up with ideas and structure a comparison of two poems
· Loads of top tips throughout
· Score top marks on your AQA GCSE Grade 9-1 English Literature exam with assessment objectives, Grade 5 and Grade 7 annotated answers and exam-style practice questions
· QR codes link directly to online videos providing further analysis of the poems

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The world we are preparing our students to succeed in is one bound together by words and phrases. Our students learn their literature, history, math, science, or art via a firm foundation of strong reading skills. When we teach students to read with precision, rigor, and insight, we are truly handing over the key to the kingdom. Of all the subjects we teach reading is first among equals.
Grounded in advice from effective classrooms nationwide, enhanced with more than 40 video clips, Reading Reconsidered takes you into the trenches with actionable guidance from real-life educators and instructional champions. The authors address the anxiety-inducing world of Common Core State Standards, distilling from those standards four key ideas that help hone teaching practices both generally and in preparation for assessments. This ‘Core of the Core’ comprises the first half of the book and instructs educators on how to teach students to: read harder texts, ‘closely read’ texts rigorously and intentionally, read nonfiction more effectively, and write more effectively in direct response to texts.
The second half of Reading Reconsidered reinforces these principles, coupling them with the ‘fundamentals’ of reading instruction—a host of techniques and subject specific tools to reconsider how teachers approach such essential topics as vocabulary, interactive reading, and student autonomy. Reading Reconsidered breaks an overly broad issue into clear, easy-to-implement approaches. Filled with practical tools, including:

• 44 Video clips of exemplar teachers demonstrating the techniques and principles in their classrooms

• Recommended book lists

• Downloadable tips and templates on key topics like reading nonfiction, vocabulary instruction, and literary terms and definitions.

Reading Reconsidered provides the framework necessary for teachers to ensure that students forge futures as lifelong readers.

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Concise and reliable study notes – perfect for achieving your best grades in 2024 and 2025.

This brilliant Revision Guide is the perfect companion to the GCSE AQA English Language course! Every Reading and Writing skill is clearly explained, and there’s a big focus on helping students develop their exam skills throughout the book. For each topic, there are exam-style sample questions with fully-worked answers, and at the end of the book there are step-by-step guides to tackling Paper 1 and Paper 2 – complete with sample answers to show students what’s needed to achieve grades 4-5, 6-7 and 8-9. We’ve also made some crystal-clear Knowledge Organiser pages – ideal for revising the essentials. And we’ve included online videos that walk students through how to answer each question in the exam and score top marks! For extra practice, a matching Exam Practice Workbook (9781782943709) is also available.

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