Reading

Includes: a template and an exemplar

Focus: summarising texts

Includes: a poster

Focus: teaching reading fluency

Includes: publishing template, exemplar

Focus: publishing writing

Includes: a Word or Wonder wall an exemplar
Focus: vocabulary, generating ideas

Includes: story path strip and Story path exemplar

Focus: oral language, reading, writing

Includes: three ‘super reader’ caterpillars

Focus: supporting students to be successful learners

Includes: a timeline at two levels and an exemplar

Focus: retelling the main events in a story

Includes: an inferring activity template and exemplar

Focus: inferring about a character’s feelings at different points in a story

for inspiration and ideas

Includes: a template and exemplar

Focus: vocabulary building

Includes: a template with six kindness coupons

Focus: showing gratitude and fostering generosity

Includes: a three page resource containing activities for using the Question dice and Detail dice. 

Focus: questioning and identifying evidence in texts, and adding detail to writing

Includes: PDF of printable tiles for narrative retelling

Focus: narrative retelling

Includes: ideas for different ways to retell a story

Focus: narrative retelling

Includes: a Word-building template and an exemplar

Focus: adding affixes to base words

Includes: Venn diagram template and two exemplars

Focus: comparing and contrasting

Includes: a template with 3 bookmarks

Focus: to review and recommend books

Focus: vocabulary development

Focus: using digital resources for shared reading with middle and senior students

Using simple props to support oral language development

Focus: retelling known stories

Useful links and resources to support The Reading Book.

PLEASE NOTE: This page does not include the downloadable resources for The Reading Book. If you have purchased the book, use the log in on the title page to access the resources.

A fluency phone, also referred to as a whisper phone or phonics phone, is a self-amplifying device.

Focus: using a fluency phone to support students during writing self-checks

Includes: drama activity cards/poster

Focus: using drama to enhance speaking and listening

Includes: two retelling talking strips

Focus: retelling

Includes: a lesson plan, YouTube video link, student planning sheet and exemplar

Focus: structuring and ordering events in a narrative (story)