This is part of an English programme which places emphasis on basic skills support for special needs pupils who are working at levels two to four of the National Curriculum Key Stage 3. Progression is built into each unit, between each book and across the course as a whole. The book provides material for a full year's work divided into six half-termly units and the three books arranged across three years establish, revisit and consolidate key skills. The units cover the full range of curriculum requirements and work on basic skills is embedded in the context of purposeful reading, writing, speaking and listening activities and additional language-specific units. Full access is provided to suitable pre-20th century and contemporary literary and non-literary texts.

 

This book is part of a book series called Hodder English Gold .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Hodder Arnold .

Sue Hackman is a Key Stage 3 Literacy Pilot Director for the National Literacy Strategy. Alan Howe is an experienced classroom teacher, and author of books on English and Literacy.

This book has the following chapters: Horror; newsroom; Macbeth; the language detective; scandal; stone cold.