Nelson English: Starter Level Teacher's Book

Develop early reading and writing skills ready for Primary

Nelson English provides an integrated approach to teaching the core literacy skills. Nelson English Starter Level caters specifically for Early Years with engaging activities for young learners covering phonics and spelling, comprehension, early grammar and punctuation skills and writing - with speaking and listening practice embedded throughout.Nelson English provides an integrated approach to teaching the core literacy skills. Nelson English Starter Level caters specifically for Early Years with engaging activities for young learners covering phonics and spelling, comprehension, early grammar and punctuation skills and writing - with speaking and listening practice embedded throughout. Get your learners ready for Nelson English Level 1 by providing early coverage of the core areas of literacy. Plan fun and focussed lessons with step-by-step lesson notes to support the Starter Level Workbooks, including a clear breakdown of learning objectives and mapping to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Encourage talk and unlock prior knowledge with lesson warm-ups for every unit. Set up partner work and group work using the Workbooks as a focus for collaborative activities and expand learning to other subject areas using cross-curricular links. The Teacher's Book includes answers for all activities in the Workbooks; guidance on teaching early phonics and letter formation and a comprehensive Teacher Glossary providing definitions of all the relevant terminology. This Teacher Handbook supports Nelson English Starter Level Workbook A, Workbook B and Workbook C. The programme is further supplemented by a range of online resources accessible via Oxford Owl including teacher training videos; flashcards; audio readings of the rhymes from the workbooks; illustrations for display on the whiteboard and end-of-term assessments.