The Literacy Box 1

The Literacy Box

 

Use The Literacy Box to:

Target comprehension strategies

* High-interest reading material in a wide variety of genres, incorporating
both fiction and nonfiction.
* Topics that link into key curricular themes in science, geography andÂ
history.
* Practice of comprehension strategies

 using questions pitched at the literal, inferential and applied levels.
Focus on vocabulary and word study

* Vocabulary and word study questions specifically linked into the reading
piece.
* Constant repetition of question types to ensure continuous practice.
* Suggestions for additional speaking and listening

, reading, writing and cross-curricular activities relating to each card and
topic contained in a comprehensive teaching guide.
Creates independent readers and promotes spelling, punctuation and grammar
skills through
text-based activities.

Engage in station teaching and group work strategies 

* Reading cards that are colour-coded according to reading level and
difficulty.
* Cards can be used in mixed-ability or same ability groupings within the
classroom.
* Independent correcting scheme to encourage children to correct their own
work, freeing up teacher's time to work with selected groups in the classroom.
* 'Something extra' section at the end of the cards to encourage writing and
further reading responses.