For Ages: 10-12 years

• Eileen Marshall

Teachers looking for effective new ways to develop pupils' writing, comprehension and vocabulary skills will welcome this innovative series of three books. Using the process writing approach, with lessons organized around themes, topics are drawn from various subject areas. Pupils are exposed to a variety of writing forms while interactive discussions develop speaking and listening skills. 

This text offers a wide range of stimulus materials and creative activities that help to students' develop reasoning and comprehension abilities. Rich literary excerpts, stories and poems are used to teach appreciation for reading and literature. The course is particularly appealing to students who enjoy the exciting, relevant content and the fresh, creative activities. 

Key Features:

• Organization of lessons around themes
• Exposure to a variety of writing forms, e.g. letters, poems, dialogues, journals, compositions
• Opportunities for oral discussion to develop speaking and listening skills and interaction with peers and teacher
• Comprehension passages assess understanding of explicit and implicit meanings
• Rich literary stimuli relate literature to real life experiences and aid the development of an appreciation for reading and literature
• Imparting of important values and attitudes such as courtesy, respect for the environment, etc.
• Strong emphasis on development of pupils' reasoning skills, e.g. distinguishing between cause and effect, inferring meaning, making judgments, etc.
• Inclusion of a variety of interesting and creative exercises such as responding to picture stimuli, completing word webs, dramatization, etc. to engage pupils' interest while they develop a range of skills

Look Out For:

• Journal writing and portfolio assessment exercises
• Exercises that give valuable practice in communication tasks

Other books in the Live Language series: 

• Live Language: A Writing and Comprehension Course for Juniors - Book 1
• Live Language: A Writing and Comprehension Course for Juniors - Book 2