Teach and Assess for Curriculum Success with Reading Comprehension and Word Reading.

Understanding if your pupils are working towards, meeting or exceeding curriculum expectations:

Three summative assessment tests (one after every six units) in each book.

Formative assessment activities built into each unit.

Guidance on assessing pupil performance within three categories: Working towards expectations, Meeting expectations and Exceeding expectations.

Pupil self-assessment is given a central place in each unit.

For Pupils:

• Three pupil worksheets in each unit: a text page, a comprehension worksheet and a word reading worksheet.
• All three pupil worksheets have a self-assessment section, 'My learning log', at the bottom of the page, to encourage pupils to reflect on their own learning and progress.

For Teachers:

• 18 six-page units of work in each book: three pages of pupil worksheets and three pages of accompanying teachers notes.
• Each unit begins with clearly stated curriculum objectives and suggested outcomes at the text, comprehension and word reading levels.
• A lesson plan is provided for each pupil worksheet (three in total) and is divided into useful sections: background, teacher information, introduction, development, differentiated individual/pair/group work and review.
• Three formal assessment units in each book focusing separately on comprehension and word reading for the three terms of the academic year

Answers provided for all worksheets and assessment units.