Clever Tails

Mary-Anne Creasy

Clever Tails

Mary-Anne Creasy

ISBN:

9781742340784

Binding:

Paperback

Published:

1 Jan 2019

Availability:

443

Series:

Flying Start to Literacy

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Description

About this text:

Title:Clever Tails
Synopsis:  Clever Tails is a report on how some animals use their tails to help them to get food.
Year level(s): 1  2
Reading level: 12
Text type: Report
Curriculum link: Science: Biological sciences  Living things
Content vocabulary:
cat claws crocodile drink eat fish food insects jungle mice monkey snake tail water whale worm
High frequency words: New: away big near over these use
Key concepts: Many animals have tails. Some animals use their tails to help them get food. The structure of an animal’s tail relates to the tail’s function.
Reading strategies: Many animals have tails. Some animals use their tails to help them get food. The structure of an animal’s tail relates to the tail’s function.
Phonics: Identifying e making the long /i/ sound as in lie, tries
Paired text: The Monkey's Tail
Supporting material: Lesson Plan - Clever Tails / The Monkey's Tail
Series: Flying Start to Literacy
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Digital sample pages: can be viewed at www.flyingstarttoliteracy.com.au/online-sample


Series information:

Flying Start to Literacy is an award-winning comprehensive literacy program. It reflects best practice in literacy instruction and supports the systematic development of students’ reading strategies and skills.

Each Student Book is part of connected pair, a narrative book and an informative book, both presenting the same key concepts and vocabulary. These titles have been trialled with a range of readers, including English language learners.

Each pair of Student Books is supported by a Lesson Plan. These visually appealing resources are durable and easy-to-use.  They integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.

Reading strategies, phonics and phonemic awareness and repetition of high-frequency words are all developed through this series, enhancing the reader’s fluency and comprehension. With an array of engaging titles to choose from, readers will laugh, explore and share in the adventure whilst learning and expanding their vocabulary.

Flying Start to Literacy resources are suitable for use as part of an early intervention program and provide effective support for English language learners.

This series is supported by a wealth of teacher resources, which can be obtained by visiting www.flyingstarttoliteracy.com.au

Teacher Resources

Flying Start to Literacy is supported by an array of free teacher resources, including:

  • scope and sequence documents
  • phonics and phonemic overviews for each reading stage
  • reading and writing across the curriculum overviews of text types, text features, curriculum links, key concepts, and content vocabulary for the books at each of the reading stages
  • records of reading behaviour are provided for books at each stage
  • ongoing assessment checklist forms
  • getting started tips and guidance
  • title-level correlations to the Australian Curriculum
  • information about the research that underpins the series
  • percentage of decodable words tables for Levels 1—10.

Visit www.flyingstarttoliteracy.com.au to access these free resources.