A boy takes home a seal skull that he finds at the beach. It has dark empty eyes that stare back at him. Now a storm is brewing & his room is filled with shadows
- will he be able to calm the storm? This mysterious story by Anne Curtis is evocatively illustrated by Chris Corner. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence helping struggling pupils not only to read but to love reading * Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level * Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise systematic measurable progression to help close the ability gap * The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic graphic syntactic & contextual to build confident accurate fluent readers * Designed to build speaking & listening skills as well as reading skills the books are highly visual & include incredible illustrations & photographs * Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-&-feel to engage older pupils & avoid stigmatisation * Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 & connected to the curriculum & framework objectives for these years to support inclusion * Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to & recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension * Ideas for Reading written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child