Structure
Fiction
The fiction texts offer the reader a choice of paths, each one leading to a different outcome. Animation and audio are used to play scenes from the story, whilst pupils evaluate plot, setting and character in making their choice of route-perfect for group discussion.
Fantastic fiction titles include:
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Level 1 - Sleeping Beauty by Caroline Plaistead
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Level 1 - Theme Park Adventure by Monica Hughes
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Level 2 - The Lost Purse by Martyn Beardsley
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Level 3 - Excuses, Excuses! by Shoo Rayner
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Level 4 - Toms' Travels by Haydn Middleton
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Level 5 - Planet Prison by Jonny Zucker.
Non Fiction
Non-linear texts include opportunities for group discussion and support the development of non-linear reading. Pupils navigate their way through information on a particular topic, with content designed to look and function like a website and with navigation features such as home page, hyperlinks and buttons.
Captivating non-fiction titles include:
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Level 1 - Scary Animals by Claire Llewellyn
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Level 2 - Out and About in the UK by Emma Lynch
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Level 3 - Invaders and Settlers by Jane Penrose
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Level 4 - Interactive Universe by Stuart & Nicola Clark
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Level 5 - Discover Ancient Greece by Mick Gowar.
Mystery
Mystery texts link literacy to the wider curriuclum with video, animation and audio to encourage critical thinking and information gathering. Pupils are presented with a mystery scenario linked to learning in another area of the curriculum. Around the main scene are links which take them to different clues or bits of information, presented in a variety of different ways, e.g newspaper report, a diary entry, an audio video. Through, reading and discussion, pupils can piece together the clues and solve the mystery.
Intriguing mystery texts available:
Level 2 - The Great Fire of London by Martyn Beardsley
Level 3 - Who Stole the Tarts by Alan Brown
Level 4 - The Twenty Pound Note by Antony Lishak
Level 5 - The Body In the Bog by Haydn Middleton
Teaching Guides
Each CD is accompanied by a FREE Teaching Guide. Within each Guide there are:
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Two Shared Reading lesson plans - focusing on demonstration and modelling of the reading strategies and skills need to access the text.
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Three Guided Reading lessons plans - offering lots of opportunities for Independent Reading, followed by group discussion and evaluation.
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Suggestions for differentiated independent follow-up work.
Each of the lesson plans are easy to follow and well structured, ensuring that you are in control of the lesson and covering essential traditional and multimedia literacy skills.