Interactive English 9: Extending
By Frances Gregory et al.
June 2009
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
Hodder Education
ISBN: 9780340948965 
90 pages, Illustrated
$24.95 Paper Original
Interactive English 9: Developing
Interactive English 9: Establishing
Summary:
Interactive English is a complete yet flexible package of resources for English departments to support the teaching of the revised Key Stage 3 curriculum to pupils of all abilities and by experienced and newly qualified teachers alike.
Teachers will be guided through this comprehensive set of resources via a printed Teacher’s Book and a Dynamic Learning Teacher's Resource. Each year every pupil will have a Pupil’s Book tailored to the ability level (approximated to NC levels) they are working at which guides them through the essential language and skills work, plus a Pupil’s ‘lite’ version of Dynamic Learning on CD-ROM for independent use on a PC at school or at home.
The Year 9 package includes a full-colour Teacher's Book, a Dynamic Learning Teacher's Resource and a three Pupil's Books for pupils working from NC Level 3 to NC Level 6. Each Pupil's Book (Establishing, Developing and Extending) includes language skills and functions presentation and practice material and contains a Pupil's DL CD-ROM with digital presentation material and interactive practice activities for pupils to work on independently.
The ‘Establishing’ Pupil’s Book supports pupils working at NC Levels 3–4 with presentations, examples and practice exercises. Each page spread is a carefully graded version of the 'core' material so that all pupils in each class are working with the same material but at their own level.
* Comprehensive and engaging coverage
of the full range and content in revised KS3 English programme of study with
presentation and practice material.
* Fully differentiated Pupil’s
Materials exemplifies personalisation within the classroom – three
Pupil’s Books for each year, enables teachers with mixed ability classes
to have all pupils working on the same texts with carefully designed tasks
and activities tailored to their NC level.
* Tailored to meet the needs of
pupils working at NC Levels 3-4, comprehensively supported by the Year 9
Teacher's Book and DL Teacher's Resource.
* Each book is accompanied by a
Pupil's Dynamic Learning CD-ROM which contains digital presentations of language
work together with interactive activities for use on a PC at school or at
home.
* Full coverage of level 1 functional skills standards for reading
and writing required at KS3.
Table of Contents:
Unit 1 Ten lessons
Unit 2
Ten lessons
Unit 3 Ten lessons
Unit 4 Ten lessons
Unit 5 Ten lessons
Unit
6 Ten lessons
Unit 7 Ten lessons
Unit 8 Ten lessons
Unit 9 Ten lessons
About the Author(s): All the authors are experienced classroom practitioners. Linda Hill is a former Head of English and is now a freelance English consultant and OFSTED inspector; Zoe Livingstone is the lead English advisor for Slough LEA, and also works across Bracknell Forest and Hillingdon LEAs; Saira Sawtell is Head of English at Budmouth Technology College, and was the regional winner in the 2006 Outstanding New Teacher category; Anita Spires is an English consultant at Slough LEA; Margaret Ryan is Assistant Head and Head of English at Counthill School in Oldham; and Pat Woolfe is a former Head of English and now an English consultant for Oldham LEA.
Readership: Pupils
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