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The
Starter Book contains 20 papers. Each paper contains
20 questions and is intended to take about 30 minutes
to complete.
Extra
sample paper
This is a free paper to try. It is an extra paper,
not one from the book. It is written at the level
of papers midway through the Starter Book. It will
give you a good idea of the overall standard and
content of the papers.
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End
of book tests
This short test provides a check on learning to
be used at the end of the Book. It covers content
from the book in the key areas of spelling, grammar,
punctuation and vocabulary. You can use it to test
children's recall of the skills covered and to pinpoint
strengths and weaknesses in learning.
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Ideas
for creative writing
We have provided ideas for writing activities for
use alongside papers in the book. Ideas for story
writing and for different kinds of information writing
are given. They are in line with the kinds of writing
activities set in exams such as the National Tests
in English for this age group.
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Contents
chart
This chart shows you exactly what skills and content
each paper in the Starter Book covers in the areas
of comprehension, spelling, grammar, punctuation
and vocabulary. The content is fully in line with
the National Curriculum and the National Literacy
Strategy for this year.
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Teacher's
record sheet
This
record sheet allows you to record the performance
and coverage of the book by individual children.
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These
extra materials come in the form of PDF files. To view
these PDF files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed
on your computer. Most modern browsers (Internet Explorer
and Netscape Navigator) come with Adobe Acrobat already
installed, but if this is not the case, you can download
it for FREE from the Adobe
web site.
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