The English Workbook – Teachers Resource Books

Developing literacy

The English workbook is a series of five student workbooks, each supported by a separate teacher resource book. The workbooks, designed to improve and develop students’ literacy skills, consist of ten units of work, each focused on one of the following writing formats:

• procedures;
• recounts;
• expositions;
• narratives; and
• reports.

Each unit includes:

• Student analysis of writing form, speaking and listening, group and individual activities, literal, inferential and applied comprehension questions, vocabulary development and extension, spelling strategies and rules practice;
• Specific language features of the particular text, such as proper nouns, imperative verbs and punctuation, clearly and concisely explained with practice exercises; and
• Writing activities focussed on specific writing skills related to the particular genre.Writing topics are set with planning proformas and editing and proofreading checklists. Student evaluation is included.

Products:

• Book A - Ages 6+ - RIC-6355 - ISBN 9781921750793
• Book B - Ages 7+ - RIC-6356 - ISBN 9781921750809
• Book C - Ages 8+ - RIC-6303 - ISBN 9781741265606
• Book D - Ages 9+ - RIC-6304 - ISBN 9781741265613
• Book E - Ages 10+ - RIC-6305 - ISBN 9781741265620
• Book F - Ages 11+ - RIC-6306 - ISBN 9781741265637
• Book G - Ages 12+ - RIC-6307 - ISBN 9781741265644