The Literacy Box
Use The Literacy Box to:
Target comprehension strategies
* High-interest reading material in a wide variety of genres, incorporating
both fiction and nonfiction.
* Topics that link into key curricular themes in science, geography and
* Practice of comprehension strategies
using questions pitched at the literal, inferential and applied levels.
Focus on vocabulary and word study
* Vocabulary and word study questions specifically linked into the reading
* Constant repetition of question types to ensure continuous practice.
* Suggestions for additional speaking and listening
, reading, writing and cross-curricular activities relating to each card and
topic contained in a comprehensive teaching guide.
Creates independent readers and promotes spelling, punctuation and grammar
Engage in station teaching and group work strategies
* Reading cards that are colour-coded according to reading level and
* Cards can be used in mixed-ability or same ability groupings within the
* Independent correcting scheme to encourage children to correct their own
work, freeing up teacher’s time to work with selected groups in the classroom.
* ‘Something extra’ section at the end of the cards to encourage writing and
further reading responses.