Student Handbook and Manual.  This is a phonetic, linguistic approach to the teaching of reading, writing and spelling.  It is a well-structured programme in 3 stages which closely follows the normal pattern of phonological language acquisition with each stage leading naturally and logically on to the next.  It offers a complete learning package, with a Photocopiable Activity Pack for each stage of the programme and a new edition of the Flashcards.  Alpha to Omega Activities on CD provides carefully structured exercises to develop and reinforce the teaching points in stage one of the Alpha to Omega handbook.  It offers a wide variety of activities - mazes, wordsearches, games, picture puzzles, rhymes and miniature stories - to improve children’s recognition, understanding and use of language.  All the activity sheets are photocopiable and are supported by separate detailed teachers’ notes giving advice on their use.  It also provides handy, ‘at-a-glance’ checklists showing the skills and concepts covered in the activity sheets.08
€43.00

CD Rom    €316.70 (& VAT & 21%)

A Visualised/Verbalised Vocabulary Book, Level 2, aimed at developing vocabulary through imagery.  Each word in this book has a definition and high imagery sentences for the individual to visualise.  The student then verbalises his/her own sentence and, if possible, writes it down.  The book also includes “vignettes”, which, besides adding humour and fun to the task of learning, allow the student to experience the words in context.

€38.95

This book contains original stories and higher order thinking skills questions written specifically for the Visualising and Verbalising Programme.  The stories are approximately graded from kindergarten to about 13/14 years old with ten short paragraphs and two multiple paragraphs at each level.

€30.95

One of the causes of reading comprehension problems is a neuropsychological problem in creating imaged gestalts to connect to and interpret language.  A significant number of students only grasp or connect to “parts” of the language they read or the language they hear.  They must read and reread material many times.  They may recall a few details but cannot generalise and create a “whole” from incoming language.  This inability to process a whole stems from a corollary inability to form imaged gestalts.  Without the gestalt from which to process, they are unable to interpret and reason with language.  This is called concept imagery dysfunction.  Many students have this language comprehension disorder and are frequently diagnosed as “not motivated”.  They may have: weak reading comprehension - they have to read and reread material several times and still frequently remember only a few details rather than the “whole”.  Higher order comprehension skills such as main idea, inference, conclusions are not possible: weak oral comprehension - they connect only to part of a conversation and have difficulty responding relevantly and thinking logically.  They may ask and re-ask the same question and are labelled as “poor listeners”: weak oral language expression - they may be shy and have difficulty organising their verbalisation or they may be talkative but scattered, relating information out of sequence: weak written language expression – their writing is not organised and specific.  They don’t respond to the main idea of the question or the topic; weak sense of humour; weakness in following directions; difficulty with “cause and effect”.  The Visualising/ Verbalising programme successfully develops concept imagery and language comprehension.  The specific steps are: picture to picture; word imagery; sentence by sentence imagery - including a “picture summary” and a “word summary”; paragraph imaging; page imaging; chapter interpretation.  This book, Visualising and Verbalising, identifies the important sensory connection that imagery provides and teaches specific techniques.  Specific steps and sample dialogue are presented.  Summary pages after each step make it easy to implement the programme in the classroom.

€77.95

This book will help to supplement and consolidate a school’s programme for the teaching of spelling.  The content is based on five stages through which learners pass on their way to become accurate spellers: Pre-communicative, semi-phonemic, phonemic, transitional and correct spelling.  All of the ideas have been used successfully in the classroom.

€9.70

This package contains a phonological training programme that can be used to enhance the literacy skills of reading-delayed or dyslexic children.  It can be used in conjunction with any structured approach to the teaching of reading.  Contents; Introduction and guide to the programme (including an account of the Cumbria-York study and the Reading with Phonology programme).  Test of phonological awareness.  Identification of words as units within sentences.  Identification and manipulation of syllables.  Phoneme blending.  Identification and supply of rhyming words.  Identification and discrimination of phonemes; Phoneme segmentation; Phoneme deletion; Phoneme substitution; Phoneme transposition; Phonological linkage activities; Bibliography; Picture sheets; Photocopiable record sheets. (WR)

€84.60  

In order to help teachers draw up effective individual Education Plans for children with literacy difficulties, this book provides a wealth of information for the teacher together with photocopiable resources for use with children with literacy problems.  Information is provided about assessment, setting objectives, selecting targets and establishing criteria for success.  This book also contains resource sheets to support a number of recommended activities and information about suitable books and resources for use with children with literacy difficulties.

€27.50

This extremely helpful manual contains a basic kit of suggestions to help children who struggle with learning to read and spell.  The materials build on the content of an earlier manual, Learning Difficulties in Reading and Writing: A Teacher’s Manual which has been widely and successfully used by teachers.  The detailed teaching sequences, combining the enjoyment of content with the more systematic practice of subskills, which were particularly appreciated in the earlier volume, have been further developed in this one.  Its practical A4 format, photocopiable materials and case studies make this an invaluable handbook for day to day use in the classroom.  Phonological Awareness Training Programme (PAT) Jo Wilson.  The PAT programme teaches children to read, spell and write phonically regular single syllable words by making analogies.  There are no lists of words to remember, no spellings to learn.  PAT is based on recent research identifying the importance of phonological awareness in learning to read.  The programme includes photocopiable worksheets and record forms, reading lists and sentences for dictation.  After the early stages of use, a very small amount of adult input is needed.  The PAT programme takes only 10 - 15 minutes daily.  The materials are structured to ensure progression and consolidation.  Suitable for children of 5 years upwards, including secondary age pupils, the programme has beenfound to be of particular value to children with Spld.

€41.10

Joe McEntee (NASEN).  This book, which is a new version of Games to Develop Reading Skills, includes 74 games grouped according to the particular skills which they are intended to improve, including: sight vocabulary, word attack skills and reading for meaning as well as a new section composed of pencil and paper games.

€8.10

Photocopiable Pack, Wood.

€58.90

In order to help teachers draw up effective individual Education Plans for children with literacy difficulties, this book provides a wealth of information for the teacher together with photocopiable resources for use with children with literacy problems.  Information is provided about assessment, setting objectives, selecting targets and establishing criteria for success.  This book also contains resource sheets to support a number of recommended activities and information about suitable books and resources for use with children with literacy difficulties.

€27.00

Activities designed to help participants express themselves, explore situations, compare ideas and develop both imagination and creative ability.  More than 100 stimulating activities are described with hundreds of alternatives, suggestions for further development and ideas for discussion.

€41.95

This book provides teachers with an immediate and source of practical ideas for use in regular classrooms.  The author has drawn on his own teaching experience and on research to identify well-tried and tested approaches covering basic academic skills improvement, behaviour management, social skills development and curriculum adaptation.

€30.60