Family and Friends Reader 5c Grace Darling - Tim Vicary

Oxford University Press - <p>An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.</p><p><br /><br /></p><p>This six-level course offers a fast-paced syllabus and a wide range of optional resources to support a high number of teaching hours per week. The series starts with an optional pre-school course, First Friends , before children move on to Family and Friends.</p><p><br /><br /></p><p>Key features</p><p></p><p></p>One third of each unit is dedicated to skills training. The step-by-step approach focuses on writing and early literacy skills to build children's confidence in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English.<p></p>One in six lessons is a phonics lesson to train children to recognize and produce English sounds. At levels 1-3 the lessons are supported by flashcards, and by more activities on the Student MultiROM.<p></p>The civic education syllabus educates children in good values and behaviour. The Photocopy Masters Books at levels 1-2 include 15 values worksheets.<p></p>The Testing and Evaluation Book and the test builder element of the Teacher's Resource CD-ROM help teachers to evaluate children's progress.<p></p>One lesson per page with clear lesson objectives makes the course easy to teach.<p></p>Accompanying resources, including the Grammar Friends series, skills series, Teacher's Resource Pack, course readers, and Teacher Resource CD-ROM allow teachers to focus on additional skills training and means the course can fit different teaching programmes per week.<p></p>