READING & LITERACY RESOURCES

Let your child roll these tactile cubes and inspire writing ideas! Students can use these quiet foam cubes in both creative storytelling and non-fiction writing activities.

Feature different writing prompts on every side (36 prompts total).
Activity Guide included. Cubes measure 4cm.
Ages 6-10

“Zone 13” is a high interest age, low reading age series covering the supernatural. These exciting action packed stories appeal to children with a love of the unexplained. The set includes the following titles:

The Shadow from the Past

Crawlers

Space Weeds

A nest of Aliens

Interest Age 8 – 14 years

Reading Age 8 – 9 years

Set of mini books suitable for dyslexic or adult beginner readers.

This Student’s Book contains the complete reading passages and exercises in the updated Alpha to Omega Teacher’s Handbook 6th Edition. Written specifically for students with dyslexia in association with Dyslexia Action. Along with the Alpha to Omega Teacher’s Handbook 6th Edition, this will be a core text for teachers being trained by Dyslexia Action, the only national dyslexia teaching body in the world.

This separate 136-page Student’s Book contains the complete reading passages and exercises featured in the Alpha to Omega Teacher’s Handbook 6th Edition. Provides students with an appropriate text size for reading. Carefully designed exercises help students develop their skills step-by-step. Saves teacher’s preparation time by taking away the need to photocopy their Teacher’s Handbook.

The Alpha to Omega Teacher's Handbook provides detailed lesson plans for each stage of the course. These are backed up with carefully devised exercises which take students step-by-step through the skills they are developing.

The 6th Edition of this popular resource has been updated by Dyslexia Action - the world's only national dyslexia teaching body - and retains all the successful features of the previous handbooks. Dyslexia Action are using this book as one of the core texts on their teacher training courses, so you can be confident that it can be used to develop the literacy skills of students with dyslexia.

This manual provides the theory and specific steps to develop concept imagery, the ability to image a gestalt (whole) from language. It describes the important questioning techniques that stimulate mental imagery, so the teacher can learn to help students visualize language and verbalize what they have imaged. This imagery-language connection is essential for oral and written language comprehension, as well as critical thinking.

The Visualizing and Verbalizing Manual includes sample lessons, step summaries, illustrations, and useful tips for implementing Visualizing and Verbalizing instruction. This second edition is updated and revised, offering more than 100 pages of new material.

Presents the theory and science behind concept imagery
Includes lessons and summaries to assist instructors
Contains diagrams, artwork, lists, and other teaching materials
Develops and improves critical thinking skills
Improves oral and written language comprehension

Dark Man is a hugely successful series for teens and young adults with very low reading levels. The gritty and mysterious books grip readers even though the text is limited. The sinister atmosphere and strong black-and-white illustrations entice even the most reluctant of teen readers. The dark tales have a 'grown-up' style which doesn't patronise the reader. Set One is the lowest level of readers. The books can be read in any order, but across series the text offers some reading progression.

This pack contains the first six books in the series:
Dark Fire of Doom
Destiny in the Dark
The Dark Never Hides
Escape from the Dark
The Face in the Dark Mirror
Fear in the Dark

Dark Man is a hugely successful series for teens and young adults with very low reading levels. The gritty and mysterious books grip readers even though the text is limited. The sinister atmosphere and strong black-and-white illustrations entice even the most reluctant of teen readers. The dark tales have a 'grown-up' style which doesn't patronise the reader. Set Two is at the same low level of readers as Set One. The books can be read in any order, but across series the text offers some reading progression.

This pack contains the second six books in the series:
The Dark Dreams of Hell
The Dark Side of Magic
Danger in the Dark
The Shadow in the Dark
The Dark Waters of Time
The Dark Glass

Readers will find this practical and comprehensive guide to spelling invaluable. Day-to-day advice on how to help those with difficulties is underpinned by information on the development of the English language and its spelling rules with explanations of common language problems.

Chapters cover:
Spelling processes
Teaching and learning phonics
Individual cognitive and learning styles
Assessing and monitoring spelling progress
Teaching strategies and techniques.


This is an essential companion for teachers, SENCos, and dyslexia specialists alike, as well as anyone interested in spelling and language difficulties. By author Philomena Ott.

The series presents exercises in inferential comprehension, where pupils must use common sense and reasoning. Series progresses in both difficulty and maturity. Perfect for pupils who can read but 'struggle to read between the lines'.

In the books pupils are asked to read passages of text and answer questions relating to them. The answers to these questions are not directly stated in the text and so pupils must read between the lines, using common sense and reasoning.

Saddleback's Literacy Books, Teen Emergent Reader Libraries offer three levels to support step-by step learning by increasing the ability and complexity along the way. Starting at a Pre-K reading level, the Libraries will entice even your most struggling, at-risk, special needs and English language learners.

To distinguish the books as teenage material, the books in the level EMERGE are a substantial 48 pages in length, supported on every page by full-color, riveting photographs. Grouped by genre, with five genres per level and extensive teacher support, this series offers middle and high school teachers the solution for differentiating instruction while still teaching grade-level content and meeting Common Core standards.

Page Count: 48 pages per book
Word Count: 525 to 650
Genres Include: Action/Adventure, Fantasy/Science Fiction, History/Culture, Realistic Life, Sports

Saddleback's Literacy Books, Teen Emergent Reader Libraries offer three levels to support step-by step learning by increasing the ability and complexity along the way. Starting at a Pre-K reading level, the Libraries will entice even your most struggling, at-risk, special needs and English language learners.

To distinguish the books as teenage material, the books in the level ENGAGE are a substantial 48 pages in length, supported on every page by full-color, riveting photographs. Grouped by genre, with five genres per level and extensive teacher support, this series offers middle and high school teachers the solution for differentiating instruction while still teaching grade-level content and meeting Common Core standards.

Page Count: 48 pages per book
Word Count: 800 to 950
Genres Include: Friendship, Health/Safety, Mystery, Realistic Life, Science Fiction

Saddleback's Teen Emergent Reader Libraries offer three levels to support step-by step learning by increasing the ability and complexity along the way. Starting at a Pre-K reading level, the Libraries will entice even your most struggling, at-risk, special needs and English language learners.

To distinguish the books as teenage material, the books in the level EXCEL are a substantial 64 pages in length, supported on every page by full-color, riveting photographs. Grouped by genre, with five genres per level and extensive teacher support, this series offers middle and high school teachers the solution for differentiating instruction while still teaching grade-level content and meeting Common Core standards.

Page Count: 64 pages per book
Word Count: 1100 to 1300
Genres Include: Careers, Fantasy, Mythology, Romance, Teenage Firsts

The Stareway To Spelling Manual helps transform students into confident readers, writers and spellers. The manual focuses on the 300 most used words in the English language. It helps students become so familiar with these words that they can read, write and spell them quickly, confidently and accurately.

JUST 300 WORDS COUNT FOR 72% OF EVERYDAY SPOKEN ENGLISH
It may astonish you to know that just 300 words form 72% of the all the words that we regularly use in day to day English. Given the importance of those 300 words and the frequency in which we use them, it is fundamentally important that anyone using English should know how to correctly read and spell these words.

The Stareway To Spelling Manual does just with a systematic approach that commits the 300 words to long-term memory. Once learnt, students recall the words easily, correctly and at will.

The success of Stareway to Spelling is its unique RAWS process: Read – Analyse – Write – Spell. The exercises are fun and the student is encouraged to learn more as they see rapid improvement in their writing and spelling skills.

Stride Ahead has been written for students who can read but have difficulty in understanding what they are reading.

Many believe that this is the result of their minds being too taken up with the mechanics of decoding the written language to be able to give adequate attention to meaning. Often these students become so adept at disguising their poor reading skills (by guesswork allied with contextual clues) that their teachers may not even be aware that they have a problem. In effect, they are on a ‘reading plateau’ and they often remain there throughout their school careers and on into their adult life.

In the late 70’s Keda Cowling created a unique syllable division which was incorporated into the reading manual Toe By Toe. Over the last few years this system has successfully taught thousands of people – dyslexics and non-dyslexics alike – to read (i.e. decode). This success has been due to the application of this easy-to-use syllable division and the structured over-teaching of the phonemes in question.

The aim of Stride Ahead is to make these phonemes so familiar to dyslexic students that they become able to recognise them instantaneously and without concentrated mental effort and thus they can get on with the process of understanding the text in front of them. Timing is the key to this process and careful timing forms the essence of the Stride Ahead method.

Aimed at teachers, teaching assistants and one-to-one tutors who have the task of boosting the writing skills of lower-attaining students in Secondary Schools. It is about making fast and enjoyable progress. The new Ofsted inspection framework and the new standards for teachers require a renewed focus on literacy and differentiation, and those two things are exactly what Getting on with Writing is concerned with.

The new Ofsted framework is strongly focused on how teachers meet the needs of lower attaining and less advantaged students. Getting on with Writing provides engaging activities aimed at moving students from Level 2 up towards Level 5 in writing. The activities are a timely contribution to effective intervention programmes.

The activities can be used in lessons, in small groups, and can be easily adapted for one-to-one tuition sessions. The sessions are clearly explained and set out and are accompanied by ready-for-use resources. Each session ahs a clear learning focus and relevant success criteria in plain language. An invaluable support for new standards that require teachers to use 'approaches which are appropriate to pupils' needs in order to involve and motivate them'. If you are looking for help with primary aged children we have produced 'Think Writing'.

The Corrective Reading Decoding Level A LS32 Student Workbook is designed to strengthen foundational reading skills in emerging readers. This workbook focuses on essential reading areas, including word recognition, phonemic awareness, and decoding strategies, to enhance students' reading accuracy and fluency. Packed with structured exercises, targeted practice activities, and regular progress checks, this workbook is ideal for learners who need additional support in mastering reading fundamentals. Empower students to build confidence and improve literacy with the comprehensive skill-building tools provided in this workbook.

The Corrective Reading Decoding Level B1 Student Book offers targeted instruction to help students advance in reading fluency, comprehension, and decoding accuracy. Designed for intermediate readers, this book provides structured lessons in word recognition and decoding techniques, supporting students as they build confidence and improve their literacy skills. With engaging exercises and incremental skill checks, the Level B1 Student Book is perfect for learners progressing beyond foundational reading abilities.

The Corrective Reading Decoding Student Workbook Level B1 is crafted to reinforce key reading skills through hands-on practice. This workbook provides structured exercises focused on decoding accuracy, comprehension, and reading fluency, making it an essential resource for students aiming to build stronger literacy skills. With a mix of activities and skill assessments, the Level B1 Workbook is designed to support reading development and boost confidence in students progressing through intermediate reading levels.

The Corrective Reading Decoding Student Book Level B2 is designed for students ready to advance their reading abilities with a focus on fluency, comprehension, and decoding techniques. This book provides carefully sequenced lessons that help students refine their word recognition and comprehension skills, supporting their journey toward reading mastery. Ideal for intermediate to advanced readers, the Level B2 Student Book combines targeted practice with ongoing skill assessments to build reading confidence and accuracy.

The Corrective Reading Decoding Student Workbook Level B2 provides targeted exercises to reinforce advanced reading skills. This workbook supports students as they practice complex decoding, comprehension strategies, and fluency exercises, helping them become more confident and skilled readers. Designed to complement the Level B2 Student Book, it includes structured activities and assessments that encourage steady progress in literacy development for intermediate and advanced learners.

The Corrective Reading Decoding Student Book Level C is tailored for students advancing toward higher levels of reading proficiency. This book provides rigorous instruction in comprehension, complex decoding techniques, and fluency-building strategies, helping students develop stronger literacy skills. Ideal for advanced learners, Level C lessons are structured to challenge students, improve their understanding of texts, and enhance reading confidence. With targeted exercises and regular assessments, this book supports students in achieving reading mastery.

The Corrective Reading Decoding Student Workbook Level C is designed to reinforce advanced reading skills through focused practice. This workbook includes exercises that deepen comprehension, improve fluency, and strengthen complex decoding abilities, making it an essential resource for students aiming to excel in reading. Paired with the Level C Student Book, this workbook provides structured activities and assessments that challenge students to achieve a high level of reading proficiency and build lasting literacy confidence.