Extending Literacy: developing approaches to non-fiction, David Wray & Maureen Lewis. This excellent book is based on practical research undertaken by the Exeter Extending Literacy (EXEL) project. Much of the approaches to modelling reading and writing that underpin the thinking behind the Literacy Hour are clearly explained here with many practical examples from primary classrooms including directed activities related to texts (DARTS) and writing frames. Cost £13.99.
Routledge (1997). ISBN 0 - 415 - 12830 -7.
Available from NATE Publications, 50 Broadfield Road, Sheffield S8 0XJ. Tel: 0114 255 5419. Email: natehq@bt.connect.com.

LCP Non-Fiction Reading Cards are a motivating, flexible resource that help pupils develop their non-fiction reading skills. Each card is rich with text, photographs and illustrations perfect for young readers. These child-friendly reading cards offer your children the opportunity to practise skills identified in the NLS non-fiction reading objectives, across all the National Curriculum subjects. There will be an optional CD-ROM available to accompany each box. For more information visit www.lcp.co.uk/index.php or contact LCP Ltd, Hampton House, Longfield Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV31 1XB. Tel: 01926 886914. Email: queries@LCPUK.co.uk

Read All About It. A CD Rom produced by ActionAid to support the teaching of non-fiction literacy at KS2. Includes sections on recounts, non-chronological reports, argument, instruction and explanation, all drawing on information provided about Kenya. Cost £15.
Contact: ActionAid Education, Chataway House, Leach Road, Chard TA20 1FR. Tel: 01460 238000.

Skeleton Poster Books. A set of six poster-size books by Sue Palmer. These are a superb resource to support pupils' understanding of the six non-fiction text types both to help them access text and construct their own text. There are also similar books to support short stories and diary writing. Cost: £5.99 each.
Contact TTS Group on 0800 318686.

The Story Maker's Chest is packed with spinners, a sack of curios, posters, board games and a 120pp teacher's book full of activities and support for teacher and pupils. Its main focus is the teaching of creative writing through multi-sensory, colourful, hands-on resources at KS2 It covers sentence work as well as text work and is also a strong bank of activities to encourage speaking, listening and drama. It is available from Philip and Tacey publishers www.philipandtacey.co.uk

Surviving the Literacy Hour, ed Mike Hinson. Published by NASEN in 1999 for key stage 1 and 2 class teachers in both mainstream and special schools. It aims to provide guidance about specific aspects of the literacy hour that need to be taken into consideration when working with children with reading and spelling problems. ISBN 190148503X, cost £4.
Contact: NASEN, 4/5 Amber Business Village, Amber Close, Amington, Tamworth B77 4RP. Tel: 01827 311500. Fax: 01827 313005 or visit www.nasen.org.uk

Success in the Literacy Hour, ed Dorothy Smith. Follow up to Surviving the Literacy Hour (see above), pulling together articles from educationalists in different parts of the country, in special schools and mainstream schools, as well as from advisers, learning support staff and researchers. Cost £5.
Contact: NASEN, 4/5 Amber Business Village, Amber Close, Amington, Tamworth B77 4RP. Tel: 01827 311500. Fax: 01827 313005 or visit www.nasen.org.uk

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Boosting reading in primary schools, Ian Enters and Greg Brooks. Published by the Basic Skills Agency in April 2005, this booklet details a range of approaches that have proven effective in supporting children who are struggling with reading - both large-scale general schemes and those targeted to address specific issues. While the focus is on reading, many of the schemes listed support language and literacy as a whole. National Literacy Strategy interventions are not included on the grounds that they are well-documented elsewhere. Listings are divided into three categories: schemes delivered mainly or entirely by teachers or teaching assistants (for example, Early Reading Research, Family Literacy and Phono GraphixT); those delivered by adults and peers in partnership with teachers (Better Reading Partnership, Paired Reading and Cued Spelling); and those delivered by computers and mediated by teachers or other adults (AcceleRead AcceleWrite and Aural Read Respond Oral Write - ARROW). Cost: £5.
Contact Basic Skills Agency Publications on 0870 600 2400 or visit www.basic-skills.co.uk, quoting reference A1773.

The Catch Up Programme. The Catch Up Programme, based at Thetford EAZ in Norfolk, is a structured literacy intervention programme originally developed in partnership with researchers at Oxford Brookes University. It was originally designed for children aged seven and eight (Year 3) who have fallen behind with their reading but has since been expanded to work with children from six to 11. Training and resources are available, including materials for work with parents.
Contact: The Catch Up Project, Caxton Way, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 3SE. Tel: 01842 752297. Email: info@catchup.org.uk. Website: www.catchup.org.uk

Early Intervention. A boxed set of six booklets and a video for teachers, covering areas of reading and writing such as phonological awareness and emergent and early writing, produced by North Lanarkshire Education Department. Each booklet contains a section specifically looking at the implications for bilingual learners and the writing booklet has useful ideas for encouraging parental involvement. Cost £150.

The Early Intervention Handbook. A guide written for teachers, nursery nurses and all those involved in fostering early reading acquisition, based on current research and related to classroom practice. Cost £9.99. ISBN 1 902299 00 0
Contact: City of Edinburgh Education Publications Department. Tel: 0131 469 3331.

Key Stage 2: Helping with reading difficulties, Jane Calver, Sandy Ranson & Dorothy Smith. Publication focusing on the teaching of reading to the weak or reluctant reader at key stage 2. It looks at the processes of reading, investigates identification and assessment strategies, and explores visual, auditory, language and motivational strategies that can be used in the teaching of reading. Issues related to the National Literacy Strategy, organisation, working with parents and resources are also covered. Cost £8.50.
Contact: NASEN, 4/5 Amber Business Village, Amber Close, Amington, Tamworth B77 4RP. Fax: 01827 313005. Email: welcome@nasen.org.uk.

Readers who don't ... and how to persuade them otherwise, Chris Powling. Booklet that explores ways of awakening children to the pleasures of reading as a way of making the world meaningful. Cost £3.95.
Contact: Reading & Language Information Centre, The University Of Reading,  Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY. Tel: 0118 931 8820.

Reluctant to Read, Prue Goodwin. Discussion on reluctant readers, starting from children's own perceptions of learning to read. Based on research in primary and secondary schools that was funded by the Cadmean Trust. Published in 1999. Cost £2.95.
Contact: National Centre for Language and Literacy, University of Reading, Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY. Tel: 0118 931 6801. Website: www.ncll.org.uk.

Success for All. Programme of 90 minutes of uninterrupted, daily literacy from Year 1 to Year 6, with children grouped across classes and year groups by their reading comprehension level. More

Supporting Pupils with Special Educational Needs in the Literacy Hour. Free guide produced by the Government to support the introduction of the literacy hour.
Contact DCFS Publications on 0845 60 222 60. Reference: 0101/2000.

Toe by Toe - diagnostic system for the teaching of reading. More

What Works for Slow Readers: the effectiveness of early intervention schemes, by Brooks, Flanagan, Henkhuzens & Hutchinson. Publication comparing 20 early years reading intervention schemes that will be useful to those considering what method would be most effective within their school. It describes approach, age-range, duration and success rate. Cost £8 (plus £2 p&p).
Contact the National Foundation for Education Research on 01753 574123.

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Whole curriculum

National Geographic Windows on Literacy (4-7 years), published by Rigby. Evaluation packs (available on 30 days' free approval): Cross Level Guided Reading £125.75; Cross Level Independent Reading £36.95. A set of graded non-fiction readers for Reception to Year 2 (P1-3). There are two sets of texts designed for use in either guided or independent reading, with a support book for each set in each year. There are two levels of text for Reception (P1) and three for each of Y1 and Y2 (P2 and P3). Call 01865 888044 or visit www.myprimary.co.uk.

The National Literacy Strategy Framework for Teaching Key Stage 1 and 2: Headteachers and Teachers
This document sets out teaching objectives for Reception to Year 6 to enable pupils to become fully literate. It also gives guidance on the literacy hour in which this teaching will take place. Reference Code: DfES 0500/200. Available from DfES Publications, PO Box 5050, Sherwood Park, Annesley, Nottingham NG15 0DJ; Tel: 0845 60 222 60; email: dfes@prolog.uk.com.

Pelican Guided Reading and Writing (5-11 years), published by Longman Primary. Year 1 pack £25.50 (ISBN 0 582 79668 7A). To order a set, contact First Class Ltd at freephone 0800 279 3434. These new books are in addition to the range of similar fiction and non-fiction titles that already exist for Years 2-6. There are three fiction and three non-fiction books in the Y1 set - one of each for every term, each one being linked to National Literacy Strategy text tests for that particular term.

British Library education service resources. The British Library Education Department runs many programmes for schools, including some that promote an enjoyment of children's books and reading. Schools may register to receive a free copy of the Library's newsletter, Sources, as well as the resources catalogue, Publications for Schools (send A4 SAE to the value of 26p).
Contact: British Library, Education Department, Euston Road, London NW1 2DB.

Developing Language and Literacy 3-8. Book covering all aspects of a language and literacy curriculum for 3-8 year old pupils, including working with bilingual children. assessment, planning and policymaking. It is a practical guide to teaching and learning in the early years and includes examples from the classroom to illustrate particluar approaches and organisational issues. Cost £14.99.
Available from Sage Publications, 6 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4PU. Tel: 020 7374 8471. www.sagepub.co.uk

Developing Literacy in the Early Stages. This holistic approach to the teaching of literacy has been produced by Glasgow City Council's education department. It contains guidelines for good classroom practice, a staff development booklet covering individual, group and whole-school activities and a video. Cost £79.95. Distributed by Kingscourt Publishing, PO Box 1427, London W6 9BR.

Development education resources. ActionAid produces a range of fiction, non-fiction, multimedia and language resources for teaching development education and bringing a global dimension to the literacy hour.
Contact: ActionAid Education, Chataway House, Leach Road, Chard, Somerset TA20 1FR. Tel: 01460 238000. Email: deved@actionaid.org.uk.

Enquiries into Building Resourceful, Resilient and Reflective Learners The Cardiff Learning to Learn Project Vols. I, II and III; from Cardiff schools senior adviser Alice Griffith. Email: AGriffith@cardiff.gov.uk for more information.

Graphic novels across the curriculum
Learning and Teaching Scotland has produced a literacy resource which highlights how graphic novels can engage pupils and be used throughout the curriculum. The graphic novels resource is aimed at supporting teachers and librarians in developing their knowledge of graphic novels and understanding their full potential in a classroom/leisure reading situation. www.ltscotland.org.uk/literacy/findresources/graphicnovels/section/intro.asp

Guide to Literacy Resources. Annual guide, covering both primary and secondary ages, produced by the National Literacy Association. www.nla.org.uk/resource_list.php
Contact: National Literacy Association, 87 Grange Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9QB Kent . Tel: 01843 239 952

Integrating the National Literacy Strategy with Curriculum 2000. Publication produced by the  Literacy Team at London Borough of Redbridge Advisory and Inspection Service to show the links in the primary curriculum between subjects (science, design & technology, geography, art, music and religious education) and the national literacy strategy for each year group. Cost £25 (cheques payable to London Borough of Redbridge).
Contact: Lorraine Dawes, Redbridge Advisory and Inspection Service, 255-259 High Road, Ilford IG1 1NN. Tel: 020 8708 3241. Email: ldawes@leonet.co.uk.

Literacy goes MADD - linking literacy hour to music, art, dance, and drama - Jay Matthews - 020 8462 1320 literacygoesmadd@aol.com

Literacy hour. www.literacyhour.co.uk.Suitable for KS1/2 teachers. Organised into text, sentence and word level activities, the site has plenty of practical ideas. KS1 includes coverage of initial, medial and final letter sounds, phonemes and spelling patterns. KS2 covers compound words, homonyms, synonyms, prefixes, suffixes and compound words.

Literacy, the Global Perspectives. Guidelines on global perspectives in the teaching of the literacy hour. Available free.
Contact: Development Education Association, 29-31 Cowper Street, London EC2A 4AT. Tel: 020 7490 8108.

Literacy Training Pack. Produced by DfEE and sent to every English primary school around May 1998, this is an excellent resource full of practical suggestions. It includes many references to other useful resources for the Hour both at the bottom of the resource sheets and in the appendices to the teachers' notes.

Literacy: What Works? by Sue Palmer and Pie Corbett

Make the most of the Literacy Hour. A pack containing practical advice on: ways to teach reading, phonics, spelling, and reading for information; how to inspire young authors; writing frames; good ideas for using big books; and making the most of the literacy hour. Cost £32.
Contact: Reading & Language Information Centre, The University Of Reading,  Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY. Tel: 0118 931 8820.

Model lessons for year 6 (CDRom). A set of 25 model lessons, developed as part of a NLS pilot intervention programme in 5 LEAs, for use with year 6 booster classes in English. The lessons are available at www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/literacy or from DfEE publications on CDRom.
Contact: DfEE Publications. Tel: 0845 60 222 60. Fax: 0845 60 333 60. Email: dfes@prolog.uk.com. Quote reference DfEE 0017/2001.

National Curriculum. The information set out in the two National Curriculum handbooks can also be found on the new National Curriculum website. The site went live in November 1999 and will continue to be developed over the following months to give schools guidance and support. Teachers, parents and educationalists are invited to contribute their ideas about how it can be improved. www.nc.uk.net

National Centre for Language and Literacy provides advice and support to teachers, both member and non-members, offering access to a permanent exhibition of many thousands of books on reading, and places on in-service training courses. However, members have access to additional services such as regular free books written by experts connected to the centre (between 6 and 8 per year), discounts on other publications, and an online service exclusive to members that enables you to search the catalogue of 15,000 learning resources and take part in discussions. Cost £35 per year.
Contact:  University of Reading, Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY. Tel: 0118 931 6801.

Primary Science and Literacy. Association for Science Education publication that provides ideas for linking science and literacy. The material is organised into topic areas loosely linked to the National Literacy Strategy. Photocopiable resources for supporting suggested activities are also included. Cost £15.
Contact: Association for Science Education, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AA. Tel: 01707 283000. Email: timbarrett@ase.org.uk

Promoting Effective Learning. Publication from Perth and Kinross Education Services that draws on good theory and best practice to support effective learning across the curriculum. It looks at the learning processes of children and addresses what implications these have for both pupils and teachers. The implications for whole-school management are also emphasised throughout. Cost £6.
Contact: Bryan Paterson, Perth and Kinross Education Services, Blackfriars, Perth, Scotland PH1 5LU. Tel: 01738 476200.

Science & Literacy. This booklet references the National Scheme of Work for Science (England) and the National Literacy Framework for KS1 and KS2. For each term of the strategy, appropriate activities from a variety of science units are exemplified. The booklet gives a  set of examples which can be used either as part of science activities or within the hour. Cost £10.
Contact: Kirklees School Effectiveness Service Tel: 01484 225 793. www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk

Teaching Literacy Effectively in the Primary School, David Wray and Jane Medwell. Book discussing the implications arising from the authors' research into what constitutes an effective teacher of literacy. It identifies what effective teachers know, understand and do which enable them put effective teaching of literacy into practice, and how these techniques may be applied by other teachers to improve their teaching of literacy. Cost £15.99 (paperback).
Published by RoutledgeFalmer, August 2001. ISBN 0-415-23777-7.

The Literate Classroom, ed. Prue Goodwin. Providing advice and practical suggestions about the teaching of literacy , with direct reference to recent national initiatives. Each chapter takes an aspect of literacy and describes how theory in transformed into realistic learning experiences in the classroom. Includes chapters on learning to read and write; developing a knowledge about language; spelling and handwriting; and responding to literature. Cost £15.
Published by Foultons (1999).
Available from NATE Publications, 50 Broadfield Road, Sheffield S8 0XJ. Tel: 0114 255 5419. Email: natehq@bt.connect.com.

The Literacy Coordinator's File. Advice on implementing literacy effectively throughout the whole school, divided into sections ranging from assesment and recording to Inset materials. The file built up through subscription with one issue published each term.  Three issues cost £44.50 (quote the reference 'NLT offer').
Contact: pfp Publishing, Customer Services. Tel: 0870 241 0731. Fax: 0870 241 2765.

The Literacy Link, Catherine Cheater & Anne Farren. Published as part of CILT's Young Pathfinder series for primary language teachers, this guide provides advice and activities for integrating modern foreign languages into the primary school day and using them to enhance literacy development. It covers a wide range of literacy skills and how they may be developed: vocabulary extension; confidence with text, and with listening, speaking, reading, writing; phonological awareness, phonics and spelling; grammatical awareness; sentence construction and punctuation; reading comprehension; and writing comprehension.
Contact: CILT Publications, c/o Central Books, 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN. Tel: 020 8986 4854. Fax: 020 8533 5821. Website: www.cilt.org.uk.

Use of Language in the National Curriculum, Richard Bain. Guidance on how to develop a whole school policy in both primary and secondary schools, providing a step-by-step guide to identifying the issues in school, organising a working group, reviewing classroom practice, agreeing priorities and setting targets for improvement. Includes photocopiable information and discussion sheets, as well as planning formats to assist policy development. Cost £3.50.
Published by NATE (1995).
Contact: NATE Publications, 50 Broadfield Road, Sheffield S8 0XJ. Tel: 0114 255 5296. Email: natehq@bt.connect.com.

Victorian Britain. Key stage 2 resource consisting of software and online materials, to enable pupils interact with characters in a Victorian industrial town and develop their own creative writing, while covering aspects of the history national curriculum. Cost £99 plus VAT.
Contact: Alive, St Edmund's House, Margaret Street, York YO10 4UX. Tel: 01904 527722. Email: info@alive-uk.com. Website: www.victorian-britain.co.uk.

'We, the world' activity pack. Designed to support curriculum requirements for key stage 2 Literacy and Citizenship in England and Wales, this pack uses the lives of three tribal children and their communities to teach young people about contemporary tribal people and some of the issues they face. The pack includes a teacher's guide containing background information, notes and details of suggested activities. Single copies of the pack are available free to teachers, children and parents.
Contact: Survival, 11-15 Emerald Street, London WC1N 3QL. Tel: 020 7242 1441. Fax: 020 7242 1771. www.survival-international.org

Writing Across the Curriculum, Maureen Lewis and David Wray. Book containing examples of photocopiable writing frames to help support learning and scaffold children's non-fiction writing. Cost £10.50.
Contact: Reading & Language Information Centre, The University Of Reading,  Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY. Tel: 0118 931 8820.

Your Child's Journey: Parents' Guide to the Primary Curriculum (ages 3-7 or 8-11). DfES guides to the National Curriculum that cover what children learn at school and  suggest simple things that parents can do to help children learn at home. The guides are available to schools (from 12 September 2000) to distribute to parents and come with a presentation which can be used to distribute the guides at parents' meetings. Quote reference DfEE 0122/2000 (for ages 3-7) or DfEE 0123/2000 (for ages 8-11).
Contact: DfEE Publications Centre, PO Box 5050, Sherwood, Nottingham NG15 0DJ. Tel: 0845 60 222 60. Fax: 0845 60 333 60. Email: dfes@prolog.uk.com

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First Steps supports literacy teaching by mapping the development of pupils, and helping teachers to make decisions about appropriate and challenging teaching and learning experiences. The new edition of First Steps is the result of over a decade of reflection. Contact 01793 787930 or admin@steps-pd.co.uk

Blank fans and fan screws Contact: Red Education Tel: 0191 268 4141

Blank-out tape (DIY cloze) Contact: Gate-Way Products Tel: 01206 210999

Film Fix (detachable A1 whiteboard sheets) Contact: Rahmqvist Tel: 01784 439888 (order no 24370)

Individual A4 whiteboards can be a useful resource in the classroom, particularly for literacy hour work, as they enable pupils to build sentences by moving words around and correcting themselves. Home-made versions can be made easily by using whiteboard markers on laminated A4 card. However, the Pictorial Charts Education Trust (PCET) supplies manufactured versions in packs of 30 for £28.78.
Contact: PCET, 27 Kirchen Road, London N13 0UD. Tel: 020 8567 9206. Fax: 020 8566 5120.
TTS Ltd sells sets of 30 A4 whiteboards for £14.95 or 30 sets of individual whiteboards in a plastic folder with a pen and a board rubber for £35.00.
Contact: TTS Ltd. Tel: 0800 318686. Website: www.tts-shopping.com.

KnowledgeBox Literacy, Longman (Pearson). A collection of teaching resources, which includes written as well as web-based materials including film clips. The aim is to provide an alternative start to a lesson to gathering a class around a big book, and help embed into the curriculum, allowing it to be used as a tool, rather than an end in itself. Visit www.longman.co.uk.

Non-fiction in the literacy hour. Prue Goodwin and Angela Redfern, Reading and Language Information Centre. This publication is a source of ideas for teachers on how to incorporate non-fiction into the literacy hour. It is aimed at Key Stages 1 and 2 and examines a range of non-fiction including newspapers with ideas for guided reading and writing. Cost £5.95
Contact: Reading & Language Information Centre, The University Of Reading, Bulmershe Court, Earley, Reading RG6 1HY. Tel: 0118 931 8820.

Spellmagic Sticky Foam Letters Contact: Gate-Way Products Tel: 01206 210999

Yellow Highlighting Tape Contact: Nexus Tel: 0800 137245

Fridge Magic - literacy fridge magnets on sale in support of the NLT. A series of chunky magnets containing the words which every child is encouraged to learn during their Reception Year, Year 1 and Year 2. More information

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Home-school partnerships

See also community-wide/outreach resources

Developing Home Learning in Primary Schools: from policy to practice. Booklet produced by Lewisham LEA as a result of the Lewisham Literacy 2000 project to support home school learning. The booklet provides advice about home school learning for both parents and teachers, and many of the ideas and suggestions in the booklet have been used successfully by Lewisham schools. The booklet was sent free of charge to all Lewisham schools and is available is buy for £3.50.
Contact: The Literacy Team, Lewisham Professional Development Centre, Kilmorie Road, London SE23 2SP. Tel: 020 8314 6146.

Pathways to Child Friendly Schools: A Guide for Parents by Fiona Carnie
This guide has been written to help parents identify what makes a school child friendly and to support them in finding ways of becoming actively involved to improve the quality of life for all. Chapters include: Child friendly schools; Parent friendly schools; Existing Opportunities for Partnership; Good Practice Overseas; Parents' Councils or Forums; Alternatives to Mainstream Schooling. More information isfrom http://www.hse.org.uk/pwp/schools.html

School and Home in Partnership: a practical guide to involving parents. Resource pack produced by Inverclyde Council Education Services as a result of its Young Learners Project working with P1 and P2 pupils. The pack contains a wide range of photocopiable materials for activities and resources for including parents. Cost £95 (including p&p).
Contact: Early Intervention, Education Services, Inverclyde Council, 105 Dalrymple Street, Greenock PA15 1HT. Tel: 01475 712850.

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Baby Talk, by Dr Sally Ward. Published by Century Books ISBN-0 712 680985

BT Education BT has set up a website to provide teachers and parents with a range of easy to use activities to help children develop their speaking and listening abilities. There are free games, worksheets, debating exercises and interview practice for both primary and secondary. Visit www.bteducation.org/

Making the most of speaking and listening in the primary school, Wendy Bloom.
This handbook, produced by Birmingham Advisory and Support Service, provides strategies for improving primary pupils' speaking and listening skills. It is based on the premise that while a good deal of speaking and listening leads into or comes from literacy work, oracy for its own sake is vital. The opening chapter gives a useful outline of how children develop early language skills from birth to three, not through structured teaching but as a result of interaction in the home. Key ingredients for developing fluency are identified, including having a purpose for communicating, the opportunity to play with language, being part of a family or community of talkers and having good models to imitate. It also proposes questions that primary teachers should ask themselves as a result: which of these factors do you consider to be most important and which are provided for well in your classroom? There follow examples of good practice in speaking and listening from the primary classroom, and suggested activities to help pupils to distinguish between the conventions of written texts and spoken language.
Cost £11.
Call Birmingham Advisory and Support Service on 0121 303 8081.

Teaching Speaking and Listening in the Primary School by Elizabeth Grugeon et al, published by David Fulton. This includes up-to-date research, good practical activites and a useful section on monitoring and assessment.

Speaking, listening and learning: working with children in key stages 1 and 2. Resource produced jointly in 2003 by the National Primary Strategy and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. It provides a systematic progression through the four areas of speaking, listening, group discussion and interaction, and drama. Examples of teaching sequences are based on a new set of cross-curricular objectives for speaking and listening in Years 1 to 6. The pack includes a video, handbook, leaflets and posters.
Available from DfES Publications on 0845 60 222 60.

Talk to Me!. The Basic Skills Agency has put together a pack that aims to help encourage parents and carers to develop children's language skills.

TalkWrite - ALS type lessons for KS1 by NE literacy consultants - contact Amanda Ackeroyd, Stockton-on-Tees LEA - 01642 397333

Teaching Speaking and Listening in the Primary School, third edition, Elizabeth Grugeon et al. £17. A new edition of a best-selling textbook in this critical area of primary literacy. Brought fully up-to-date with coverage of the impact of ICT on speaking and listening. Visit www.fultonpublishers.co.uk or call 020 8996 3610 to order.

Towards dialogic teaching: rethinking classroom talk, Professor Robin Alexander. Booklet for teachers outlining five principles for developing talk in the classroom. According to Professor Alexander's approach, it should be collective, reciprocal, cumulative, supportive and purposeful.  
Contact: Professor Robin Alexander, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 2BX.

Breakfast Clubs: A How to... Guide. Guide produced by the New Policy Institute and Kellogg's to provide comprehensive information on how to set up and run a club. The guide includes the prerequisites of a successful club; guidance on how to seek funding from public sources; an overview of other resources that are available; and ways to maximise nutritional benefit and learning opportunities within a club. Available free by calling 0800 731 1895.

Extra Special. Education Extra's newsletter, produced termly and sent free of charge to network members. The summer 2001 edition focused on managing study support provision and sourcing funding. Back issues are available to non-members for £1.50 each.
Contact: Education Extra, 17 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL. Tel: 020 8709 9900. Fax: 020 8709 9933. Email: info@educationextra.org.uk. Website: www.educationextra.org.uk.

The Study Support Toolkit. This is a vast resource produced by the DfEE comprising a number of separate publications which aim to inform, guide and enhance the development of study support programmes in primary, secondary and special schools. Their particular focus is to help schools to develop a strategic approach, linking study support activities with raising achievement and school improvement. The elements making up the full toolkit are:

• Study Support: making it work in schools - a large folder of practical advice in 'modules' to support staff self development and training to develop or expand study support programmes
• The Study Support Trainers' Pack
• The LEA Pack
• Introductory Guide for Primary Headteachers (with CD)
• Introductory Guide for Secondary Headteachers (with CD)

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How to Evaluate Education Initiatives. Guide produced by the DfEE to take schools through the various processes in a step-by-step approach to evaluation. It includes guidance on drafting evaluation strategies, defining objectives, gathering data and reporting findings. Available free.
Contact the DfEE Publications Centre on 0845 60 222 60 quoting reference HEEI.

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Literacy books available online