This guide is a vital reference for anyone wanting to improve their reading comprehension. It clearly explains the range of strategies required to be an effective reader. The book is divided into two sections.
Section 1 — covers a variety of social and cultural contexts and explores the differences between printed, visual and non-verbal texts.
Section 2 — focuses on developing specific strategies that can be applied to a broad range of fiction and non-fiction text types. These include:
Previewing,
Making connections,
Predicting,
Visualising,
Monitoring,
Reflecting,... View More...
This guide is a quick and easy reference for basic grammar and punctuation for lower primary school students. It includes examples and exercises to practise and apply the skills shown in eight sections covering the following topics:
Sentences,
Nouns,
Adjectives,
Pronouns,
Verbs,
Adverbs,
Phrases,
Punctuation.
Each section contains simple definitions and examples of usage with a quick TRY THIS quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge. The Guide also includes:
a comprehensive glossary;
a detailed index;
Australian Curriculum correlations;
answers for ... View More...
Blake's Grammar Guide contains simple concise definitions of grammatical terms with practice exercises and examples of how to apply them. There are nine sections covering traditional grammar: Nouns; Verbs; Adjectives; Pronouns; Adverbs; Phrases; Sentences; Clauses and Conjunctions. Each section contains a simple definition of the grammatical term, an example of the usage and a quick ‘TRY THIS’ quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge. Blake’s Grammar Guide also includes:• A section on functional grammar that explores and explains the experi... View More...
Blake's Spelling Guide is a vital tool for anyone wanting to be a great speller.
It contains information about how to:
represent spoken words in written form;
apply the rules and conventions of English spelling;
change words to fit the grammar of written text;
Practice exercises (with answers) and a comprehensive glossary are included to help students improve their knowledge and understanding of spelling.
There are also 12 Word Lists for quick reference covering:
homonyms,
homophones,
antonyms,
frequently misspelt words,
Latin and Greek roots,
homographs,
prefi... View More...
This colourful book is a comprehensive reference book for students from middle primary upwards and for everyone who wants to communicate effectively through writing. Blake's Writer's Guide is split into two parts.
Part 1 - The Writing Process.
Provides step-by-step instructions on the five stages of the writing process:
pre-writing,
drafting revising,
editing/proofreading,
publishing.
The traits of good writing and the tools of an author are also examined in detail.
Part 2 - Text Types.
Explains what text types and genres are and features several samples of imaginat... View More...
This user-friendly guide is a vital reference for Year 3 students wanting to approach the Year 3 NAPLAN tests with confidence. This book will help them to develop knowledge and understanding of the types of questions in the NAPLAN tests and the best way to answer them. There are sections on each key aspect of the tests as well as many examples of the different types of questions and explanation of the terms used.
The books are divided into four sections:
Reading,
Writing,
Language Conventions,
Numeracy.
Each section provides hints and strategies to guide students through a wid... View More...
This user-friendly guide is a vital reference for Year 5 students wanting to approach the Year 5 NAPLAN tests with confidence. This book will help them to develop knowledge and understanding of the types of questions in the NAPLAN tests and the best way to answer them. There are sections on each key aspect of the tests as well as many examples of the different types of questions and explanation of the terms used.
The books are divided into four sections:
Reading,
Writing,
Language Conventions,
Numeracy.
Each section provides hints and strategies to guide students through a wide... View More...
This colourful book is a vital reference for anyone wanting a basic understanding of the grammar, punctuation and correct usage of the English language.
The book contains over 120 alphabetical entries with simple explanations, examples in context and TRY THIS activities for readers to test their understanding.
Blake's English Guide topics include:-
anecdotes,
genres,
homonyms,
idioms,
metaphors,
proverbs, puns,
spoonerisms and much more...
The Guide also includes curriculum correlation tables that link the content to the new Australian Curriculum and is an ideal resource... View More...
Pascal's Basic Primary Grammar Years 3–6 provides the basics of grammar in a book that is easy-to-read and understand. Knowledge of grammar helps students improve their written and spoken language and become better communicators. This book allow for the study of grammar at the sentence, clause and word level. With each new concept, exercises are included to allow students to practice and reinforce their knowledge. Students are encouraged to analyse how texts are constructed and how language is used in a variety of situations. This provides a sound basis for language development. Con... View More...
