Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks: Oxford Levels 1-5: Handbook

Stories to fire children's imaginations and develop comprehension skills

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging variety fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. The books are designed to develop children's comprehension skills and they are phonically decodable. This Handbook provides support for getting the most from these stories in the classroom, along with 72 activity sheets.The Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks Levels 1-5 Handbook has been designed to help you get the most from this emotionally-engaging fiction series. It contains valuable advice and resources to develop children's comprehension skills alongside learning to decode, and enhances enjoyment of the 36 appealing stories at Oxford Levels 1 to 5. The Handbook includes: * 72 photocopiable activity sheets to develop comprehension skills (2 activity sheets per book) * Advice on the importance of variety fiction and wordless books * Advice on the importance of good quality comprehension * Support for guided and independent reading * A suggested teaching sequence * Information for parents to help you achieve successful home-school links. Find inspirational support for teachers' professional development, plus free teaching notes and eBooks at www.oxfordprimary.co.uk.