- Paperback: 48 pages
- Publisher: Collins Educational (20 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007116721
- ISBN-13: 978-0007116720
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‘sure to be a welcome addition to any school’s library of materials to support the development of literacy in weaker readers… [the] books blend fiction and non-fiction interestingly and attractively… should appeal to both girls and boys.’
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Collins Soundbites is a revolutionary series of readers for 11-14 year olds with poor literacy skills. The Turning Point has a reading age of 8-9 and around 40 words per page. It tells a powerful multicultural story of gangs and goes on to introduce students to some basic PSHE concepts. This pack contains six copies.
Soundbites is a graded series of readers aimed at reluctant readers in Key Stage 3, with accompanying teaching resources.
Soundbites has three progressive stages of readers. The Turning Point is a stage 3 title with a reading age of 8-9 and around 40 words per page. Six different level 1 books are available in a pack (0003230856).
The book includes a tense story about gangs, as well as basic English concepts.
A variety of text types are used, such as autobiographies, biographies, journals, diaries, letters (personal and formal), travel writing, leaflets, reports, reviews, adverts, newspaper/magazine articles, tables.
Specialised, difficult or technical vocabulary is explained on the page, plus a one-page glossary at the end.
The topics covered address the KS3 English and PHSE curricula.
Photocopiable teaching resources, containing a range of literacy-boosting activities, are available in the Soundbites Bumper Pack (ISBN 0 00 323086 4) or individually (0007116926).
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