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• DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) - A digital book file format. DAISY books from Bookshare are DAISY 3.0 text files that work with just about every type of access technology that reads text. Books that contain images will have the download option of ‘DAISY Text with Images’.
• BRF (Braille Refreshable Format) - Digital Braille for use with refreshable Braille devices and Braille embossers.
• MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) - Provides audio only with no text. These books are created with a text-to-speech engine and spoken by Kendra, a high quality synthetic voice from Ivona. Any device that supports MP3 playback is compatible.
• DAISY Audio - Similar to the DAISY option above; however, this option uses MP3 files created with our text-to-speech engine that utilizes Ivonas Kendra voice. This format will work with Daisy Audio compatible players such as Victor Reader Stream and Read2Go.
• EPUB - A standard e-book format that can be read on many tools, such as iBooks, Readium or others.
• Word - Accessible Word output, which can be unzipped and opened in any tool that allows .docx files

Literacy Edition Storyworlds, Stage 8, Once Upon A Time World: The Three Wishes (PDF)

The tale of a woodcutter who is granted three wishes in return for a good deed.

Literacy Edition Storyworlds, Stage 8, Once Upon A Time World: The Three Wishes (PDF)

The tale of a woodcutter who is granted three wishes in return for a good deed.

Literacy Land, Step 7, Book 1: Part 1 (PDF)

"Sam had some news for her friends. 'There's a removal van outside the house with the SOLD sign,' she said. 'New people are moving in.'" Story Street for ages 4-7: Ensures children progress at the right pace with supportive, gradual progression through carefully graded steps Provides engaging humour and lively fiction plots provided by top authors and illustrators enhance excellence and enjoyment in teaching and learning Includes varied fiction styles are introduced through fantasy, cliff-hanger, adventure and novelty format titles to motivate and maintain attention Promotes valuable awareness of community and citizenship as Story Street is modelled round a contemporary multi-cultural community and many titles are ideal for teaching citizenship and PSHE including issues that range from conservation to bullying Specific assessment activities to help teachers monitor children's reading progress and simple integration of assessment for learning throughout Story Street Teacher's Notes ensure children's reading and writing skills progress at word, sentence and text level

Literacy Land, Step 7, Book 1: Part 1 (PDF)

"Sam had some news for her friends. 'There's a removal van outside the house with the SOLD sign,' she said. 'New people are moving in.'" Story Street for ages 4-7: Ensures children progress at the right pace with supportive, gradual progression through carefully graded steps Provides engaging humour and lively fiction plots provided by top authors and illustrators enhance excellence and enjoyment in teaching and learning Includes varied fiction styles are introduced through fantasy, cliff-hanger, adventure and novelty format titles to motivate and maintain attention Promotes valuable awareness of community and citizenship as Story Street is modelled round a contemporary multi-cultural community and many titles are ideal for teaching citizenship and PSHE including issues that range from conservation to bullying Specific assessment activities to help teachers monitor children's reading progress and simple integration of assessment for learning throughout Story Street Teacher's Notes ensure children's reading and writing skills progress at word, sentence and text level

Literacy Support: Word Level Work (PDF)

Literacy Support

Little blue, big blue (Rigby Star Guided #White Level)

Little Blue is a new-born blue whale, the biggest creature on earth. Life isn't easy as he migrates great distances, fighting off killer whales along the way.

Little blue, big blue (Rigby Star Guided #White Level)

Little Blue is a new-born blue whale, the biggest creature on earth. Life isn't easy as he migrates great distances, fighting off killer whales along the way.

The Little Red Bus (Rigby PM Storybooks #Green (Level 13))

One day the little red school bus broke down on the way home. The mothers and fathers had to come in cars to get the children. PM is a firm favourite amongst Primary Schools due to its reputation for reading success. Offering over 800 carefully levelled fiction and non-fiction books, PM builds confidence through gradual progression and step-by-step support.

Llifogydd (Coeden Ddarllen Rhydychen Cam 8 Rhagor o Storïau A)

Mae'n bwrw glaw ac yn bwrw glaw. Mae'r nant yn gorlifo ac mae'r parc dan ddŵr. Beth fydd yn digwydd os na fydd y glaw yn peidio? [Part of Coeden Ddarllen Rhydychen Cam 8 Rhagor o Biod.]

Llyfr Teithio Noa (Cyfres Wyt Ti'n Gwybod? #1)

The Lonely Beast

Have you heard of the Beasts? No, not many people have. That's because they are very rare. This is the tale of one such Beast, whose determination to overcome his loneliness leads him to undertake a daring and dangerous quest to find others like him . . .

Longman Reading World, Level 3, Book 3: Poor Rabbit

Poor Rabbit has a bad day. This course is designed as a flexible framework for primary English. It aims to provide an easy start to literacy for children. The workbooks are designed to complement and extend responses to children's reading of the books in the series and they place great emphasis on comprehension.

Look Inside the Woods: (PDF)

Look through the trees, see under leaves and discover what's lurking behind the bushes in this beautifully illustrated flap-book. Young nature lovers will enjoy opening the flaps to discover hidden animals and amazing facts. Look out for birds, squirrels, foxes and bears and find out how trees and woods help make our planet a better place to live.

Look Out on the Road

Three children take the reader on a walk around town and out into the country to point out the many dangers that face children when they are out on their own or with their parents, walking or cycling on the road. The aim of this book is to guide rather than to frighten children.

Lost!

A small boy on his way to school befriends a very large bear who is lost. The boy shows the bear the sights of the city, then finds that he too is lost. But the bear makes sure that the boy gets home safely. This book is by the author of The Bear's Bicycle and The Bear's Toothache.

Macbeth (Young Reading)

Mae Popi Yma (Pobl Pentre Bach)

Mae Popi eisiau cael gwallt cyrliog bendigedig fel ei chwaer fawr, Pili Pala. Tybed a ydi Bili Bom Bom a Sali Mali'n gallu helpu? Stori'n seiliedig ar gymeriadau Pentre Bach. [Popi wants to have beautiful curly hair like her big sister, Pili Pala. A story based on the characters of Pentre Bach.] *Datganiad hawlfraint Gwneir y copi hwn dan dermau Rheoliadau (Anabledd) Hawlfraint a Hawliau mewn Perfformiadau 2014 i'w ddefnyddio gan berson sy'n anabl o ran print yn unig. Oni chaniateir gan gyfraith, ni ellir ei gopïo ymhellach, na'i roi i unrhyw berson arall, heb ganiatâd.

Magic Belt Series with workbooks: (pdf)

12 books The Magic Belt series is an exciting quest phonics series for older, struggling readers ages 8-12. Twelve different books in the series combine step-by- step phonic progression and exciting stories and illustrations that will engage the older beginner reader. The Magic Belt series is an award-winning quest series for older, struggling readers ages 8-12. Twelve different books in the series combine step-by- step phonic progression with exciting stories and fantastic illustrations that will engage the older beginner reader. “I waited for the response -‘Uuggh do I have to read?’ But it didn’t come…..instead the boy’s eyes went wide, and he grabbed the book from my hand and started flipping through the pages. We had a bit of a chat about the cover, what he thought the book may be about and how the book was set out. Well, he couldn’t wait to get started with the reading….”

Mam i'r Adwy (Coeden Ddarllen Rhydychen Cam 5 Rhagor o Storiau Pecyn B)

Rhan o Coeden Ddarllen Rhydychen Cam 5 Rhagor o Storiau Pecyn B. [Part of Coeden Ddarllen Rhydychen Cam 5 Rhagor o Storiau Pecyn B.]

Mango Tree

'Did you have mangoes in Pakistan?' said Amlna. 'Yes,' said Grandma. 'I wish we had a mango tree here.'

Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx (Brownstone's Mythical Collection #2)

Many years have passed since the tale of Arthur and the Golden Rope, and Arthur is now a world-famous adventurer. If only his daughter Marcy shared his enthusiasm for exploration... Determined to bring out Marcy's adventurous side, Arthur sets off to Egypt to bring back the legendary Book of Thoth. When Arthur doesn't return, Marcy must follow in his footsteps. Can she overcome her fears and rescue her father from the clutches of the great Sphinx?

Marvel Paws (PDF)

Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Marvel Paws is one of nine anthologies from the Cambridge Reading Poetry strand, compiled by Richard Brown and Kate Ruttle. Marvel Paws, illustrated by David Parkins, is an anthology of poems about pets of all sizes and descriptions, from wriggly-wiggly worms to granny goats. And not forgetting Marvel Paws the pussycat witch! Includes poems by Tony Mitton, Grace Nichols and Wes Magee. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading. Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Maths: Letts Make it Easy New 2014 Curriculum (PDF)

Fun Maths activities and quick tests to energise young learners and fully prepare them for national tests with confidence.

Maths — No Problem! Textbook 1A: (pdf) (Maths — No Problem! English National Curriculum)

"Maths — No Problem! is a series of textbooks and workbooks written to meet the requirements of the English National Curriculum and all subsequent non-statutory requirements. The focus of the series is on teaching to mastery. This research-based approach emphasises problem solving and utilises pupils’ core competencies to develop a relational understanding of mathematical concepts."

Maths — No Problem! Workbook 1A: (PDF)

Maths — No Problem! is a series of textbooks and workbooks written to meet the requirements of the English National Curriculum and all subsequent non-statutory requirements. The focus of the series is on teaching to mastery. This research-based approach emphasises problem solving and utilises pupils’ core competencies to develop a relational understanding of mathematical concepts.