This series of 10 comprehension exercises is designed to give pupils practice in reading & understanding a variety of written passages & in answering questions based on their reading. It aims to act as a bridge between the work done in the Reading Comprehension Key Stage 1 pack & the more advanced work in the Key Stage 2 pack. The passages offer a variety of reading experience from childrens fiction through poems to factual passages. The ten units are divided into three levels: units 1
- 6 are aimed at reading level 2 of the national curriculum units 7
- 9 are aimed at level 3a unit 10 is aimed at level 4.

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This is a series of 24 photocopiable comprehension exercises giving children systematic practice in tackling multiple choice questions & helping to develop reading with understanding. The passages include a variety of stories factual passages invitations & posters all of which are delightfully illustrated. They have been divided into three different reading ability levels: units 1
- 8 are aimed at reading level 2c of the national curriculum units 9
- 16 are aimed at level 2a units 17
- 24 are aimed at level 3.


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The six books in this series provide a range of worksheets display materials & teachers notes designed to help teachers deliver the reading element of the Literacy Strategy. They cover an extensive range of text genres ranging from Myths & fables to evaluating press releases! Each activity can be used for individual or shared reading & provides excellent practice for the National Tests. The exercises are differentiated allowing teachers to meet pupils individual needs. ...

First published in 1978 Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students & adults. It combines the best of modern & traditional language-learning techniques & is used widely in schools summer schools & universities across the world. It has also been translated into several foreign languages. This volume provides full grammatical support together with numerous exercises at different levels. For the second edition the presentations of grammar have been substantially revised to meet the needs of todays students & the volume has been completely redesigned with the use of colour. Greek-English & English-Greek vocabularies are provided as well as a substantial reference grammar & language surveys. The accompanying Text & Vocabulary volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills simultaneously receiving a good introduction to Greek culture. ...

A group of friends a few bottles of wine & a good book. What could be better? The women who form the Reading Group are as varied as the books they choose to read: Designer-clad Nicole has the perfect domestic set-up
- apart from a serially unfaithful husb&. Her best friend Harriets husband is perfect; but Harriet just doesnt love him any more. Clare is desperate for a baby
- & is wrecking her marriage in the process while Cressida is terrified shes pregnant. Susan is watching her mothers sad slow decline comforted by her family; Polly wants to marry again but will Jack cope with hers? Can they find the answers in the pages of a good book?

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Opening at the Hay Festival & ending with the prospect of a spring wedding Sue Gees novel is a lively story of tangled relationships & the sustaining powers of good books loyal friends & conversation. Friends since university with busy working lives behind them Dido & Georgia have long been looking forward to carefree days of books & conversation when each finds herself caught up in unexpected domestic drama. Dido for the first time has cause to question her marriage; widowed Georgia feels certain her husband will return to her. Meanwhile an eccentric country cousin goes wildly off the rails children are unhappy in love & perfect health is all at once in question. ...

This compact handbook enables users to quickly & accurately read Latin epitaphs in churches no matter what their knowledge of the language is. John Parker has reproduced the text of 52 church memorials in Latin & this edition is illustrated with photographs of eight of the epitaphs providing explanatory captions that help contextualize each inscription. With an introduction that discusses the conventions of lettering abbreviations Latinized personal names & stock phrases found on these memorial stones Reading Latin Epitaphs "is not only a volume for ecclesiastical scholars or historians but an excellent tool for travelers & architecture enthusiasts as well. Giving readers all the tools they need to decipher these texts Parker has included a very brief Latin grammar that lays out the basics of the language in a clear & concise fashion & notes on Roman numerals & dates. A glossary of all the words found in the included epitaphs as well as additional words often found in inscriptions rounds out this indispensible guide." ...

Even the best software can not teach your child to read. You need books & the most important tool of all
- the kitchen table
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In her entertaining & edifying New York Times bestseller acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side & take a guided tour of the tools & tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Written with passion humour & wisdom Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a fresh eye & an eager heart
- to take pleasure in the long & magnificent sentences of Philip Roth & the breathtaking paragraphs of Isaac Babel; to look to John le Carre for a lesson in how to advance plot through dialogue & to Flannery OConnor for the cunning use of the telling detail; to be inspired by Emily Brontes structural nuance & Charles Dickenss deceptively simple narrative techniques. Most importantly Prose cautions readers to slow down & pay attention to words the raw material out of which all literature is crafted & reminds us that good writing comes out of good reading.
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Ricky Tomlinson master storyteller was right there in Liverpool at the start of the Mersey Beat music revolution led by The Beatles. In SEARCHING FOR THE ROCK ISLAND LINE Ricky captures one of the most exciting eras in the history of rock n roll when it was being challenged in the popularity stakes by the washboard beat of skiffle. It is the compelling story of how the lyrics of a song lead a young Scouse musician on an adventure that takes him across the United States & through a series of life-changing experiences. This is a thrilling tale that is certain to strike a chord with anybody interested in the formative times of The Beatles. Those were the days my friends.. . ...