ORT Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imagination and deepen their comprehension skills. This Handbook is designed to help you get the most from these stories in the classroom; it includes guidance on comprehension, practical advice and useful resources including photocopiable activity sheets.

Features

• These imaginative, emotionally-engaging stories encourage reading for pleasure and a love of reading.
  
• The series develops the deeper comprehension skills children need to reach the higher expectations of the new curriculum.
  
• A wide variety of writing styles and plots give every child a broad reading experience.
  
• Talented authors provide stories that draw readers in making them think, laugh, feel, and enjoy the anticipation of a great story.
  
• A mix of illustration styles provides visually diverse books with something to interest every child.
  
• The stories are accompanied by teaching notes and a handbook, which focus on deeper comprehension.
  
• The series is underpinned by Oxford Assessment and Levelling, matching every child with the right book through careful grading.
  
• Inside cover notes provide targeted support for parents and teaching assistants.
  
• The Series Advisor is literacy expert Nikki Gamble

ISBN: 978-0-19-835632-5
Publication date: 10/09/2015 
Pack: 96 pages
Dimensions: 297x210mm