Accompanies the Student Support Book for AQA A English and English Literature low ability, and gives teachers detailed notes and photocopy masters to help their teaching of students who need the most help to achieve their potential. Like the Support Book it accompanies, the Teacher's Book is divided into the main areas of study - novels and poems, drama, writing original narrative, non-fiction and media texts, and writing non-fiction texts. For every section in the book, the teacher is guided through: setting objectives; introducing the topic; using discussion to introduce activities; using the photocopy masters to structure and scaffold students' work; and reflecting on learning at the end of the lesson. All materials have been trialled in both mainstream and special schools. So whether you are using film posters to learn about genre, staging a Ricki Lake show, deciding what reading material would appeal most to teenage boys or to grandmas, you can be sure your lower-ability students will be given the best chance to fulfil their potential.

Julia Waines

`It's very good - just the basic level we hoped for, and it will plug a real gap in the market. It straddles the Entry Level/low GCSE very well and takes the students through helpfully. It also stretches them a bit while giving them lots of support.' Peter Buckroyd, senior examiner