New to the library

Literacy

Pearson Rapid Reading: We now have the complete set of Rapid Reading decodable readers and teaching guides. These readers are finely levelled and organised into Rapid Starter, Rapid Phonics and Rapid Reading. They include fiction and non-fiction titles designed for ages 7-14, with an assessment guide, benchmark texts and record forms to accurately place your student within the series. Readers are complemented with teaching materials, including lesson plans and assessments.

Targeted at reluctant or struggling readers. Highly stimulating topics with dyslexia-friendly fonts. Chunked text interspersed with facts and jokes. 100% decodable readers Integrated quizzes and discussion topics.

http://www.pearson.com.au/educator/primary/browse-resources-online/english/rapid-reading/

View the series chart here: http://www.pearson.com.au/media/1882207/Rapids_A3_Poster_LR.pdf

Pearson Phonics Bug Club

A combination of 143 fiction and non-fiction decodable readers available through Pearson’s and thanks to Cops for Kids you can now borrow or view some in our library. http://www.pearson.com.au/media/1892238/phonics-bug-flyer.pdf

Decodable Readers Australia: Level 4. 20 books Introduces: sh, ch, th, qu, ng, wh, g (gent), c (circle). Word count ranges from approximately 175 – 400. Levels 5 and 6 coming soon!

Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School: Simple Strategies for improving literacy. By Pat Guy. Routledge, 2015

The Early Handwriting Toolkit: Activities for developing motor & Perceptual Skills (with CD). By Sheilagh Blyth. Hinton House, 2015

Helping Children to Improve their Communication Skills. Therapeutic Activities for Teachers, Parents and Therapists. By Deborah M. Plummer. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.Developing Language and Literacy. By Julia M. Carroll, Claudine Bowyer-Crane, Fiona J. Duff, Charles Hulme & Margaret J. Snowling. Wiley Blackwell, 2011.

Developing Reading Comprehension. By Paula J. Clarke, Emma Truelove, Charles Hulme & Margret J. Snowling. Wiley Blackwell, 2014.

Turning Pages by Shannon Trust. A one to one program for adults to learn to read. Manuals 1-5 with support texts for each manual. For more information about Shannon Trust go to http://turningpages.shannontrust.org.uk/

Maths

Maths resource books by Ronit Bird:

The Dyscalculia Toolkit Overcoming Difficulties with Number The Dyscalculia Resource Book: Games and Puzzles for ages 7 to 14

Ronit Bird’s approach to teaching numeracy – and the idea that drives all her books – is that we should be teaching for understanding, in a hands-on and multisensory way, and not through rote-learning or memorised procedures. Working with concrete and highly visual materials, such as Cuisenaire rods, is an ideal way to explore numbers and the relationships between numbers in a way that enables children to discover facts for themselves and develop true conceptual understanding. Offering plenty of mathematical games is a good way of motivating children to spend time on those facts or topics that they need to practise, without their realising how much learning and reinforcement is happening as they play.

Five Tips for teachers of dyscalculic learners: http://www.ronitbird.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Top-Five-Tips-for-Teachers.pdf

Ten Tips for parents of dyscalculic children: http://www.ronitbird.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/toptentips.pdf

Understanding Maths Learning Difficulties: Dyscalculia, Dyslexia or Dyspraxia? By Judy Hornigold. McGraw Hill Education, 2017.

Dyslexia and learning difficulties

The New IQ: Use your working memory to think stronger, smarter, faster. By Tracey and Ross Alloway. Fourth estate Publications, 2014.

The Dyslexia Handbook: BDA International Conference & EXPO 2018

Dyslexia in the Workplace. By Margaret Malpas. BDA Association, 2012

Tips for the Dyslexic Adult. Edited by Eorann Lean. BDA Association, 2012.

Dyslexia, Languages and Multilingualism. Edited by Prof. John Everatt. BDA Association, 2012.

Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties: A Teacher’s Practical Guide. By Gavin Reid, Gad Elbeheri & John Everatt. Routledge, 2016

Dyslexia: A Practitioner's Handbook 5th Edition. By Gavin Reid. Wiley, 2016

Dyslexia Friendly Schools Good Practice Guide 2nd Edition. Edited by Linda Eastap and Joanne Gregory. BDA Association, 2018

Glue Ear: An essential guide for teachers, parents and health professionals. By Dr. Lindsay Peer. David Fulton Publishers, 2005.

Developing Memory Skills in the Primary Classroom: A complete program for all. By Gill Davies. Routledge, 2015.

The SENCo (Special Education Needs Coordination) Handbook: Leading and Managing a Whole School Approach, 6th Ed. By Elizabeth Cowne, Carol Frankl and Liz Gershel. Routledge, 2018

Maths

Maths resource books by Ronit Bird:

The Dyscalculia Toolkit Overcoming Difficulties with Number The Dyscalculia Resource Book: Games and Puzzles for ages 7 to 14

Ronit Bird’s approach to teaching numeracy – and the idea that drives all her books – is that we should be teaching for understanding, in a hands-on and multisensory way, and not through rote-learning or memorised procedures. Working with concrete and highly visual materials, such as Cuisenaire rods, is an ideal way to explore numbers and the relationships between numbers in a way that enables children to discover facts for themselves and develop true conceptual understanding. Offering plenty of mathematical games is a good way of motivating children to spend time on those facts or topics that they need to practise, without their realising how much learning and reinforcement is happening as they play.

Five Tips for teachers of dyscalculic learners: http://www.ronitbird.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Top-Five-Tips-for-Teachers.pdf

Ten Tips for parents of dyscalculic children: http://www.ronitbird.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/toptentips.pdf

Dyslexia and learning difficulties

Getting to "Got It!": Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn, by Betty K. GarnerWhy do some students “get it” and some students don’t? In this book, Betty K. Garner focuses on why students struggle and what teachers can do to help them become self-directed learners.

SPELD SA Borrowing GuidelinesSPELD SA Members2 week borrowing period of up to 5 readers and 3 resource items at any one time.

One extension of 2 weeks on any item that is not reserved.SPELD SA Rural and Remote Members4 week borrowing period, as above.SPELD SA TutorsOne month borrowing period of up to 10 readers and 3 resource items at any one time. Tutors can borrow against the family of current students with permission of the family. No extensions.No items may be borrowed while any others are overdue.Member Schools

Schools can assign no more than two authorised borrowers.2 week borrowing period (4 weeks for rural and remote schools) of up to 5 readers and 3 resource items at any one time.One extension of 2 weeks on any item that is not reserved.Please make use of the green DECD Courier Bag to borrow/return items.