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Story Sparks

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This collection of 72 emotionally powerful stories draw children in, making them think, laugh, get cross, nervous, and enjoy the anticipation of a great story.

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Story Sparks supports the UK National Curricula, covering Reception to Year 2/P1-3.There are lots of opportunities to link the topics and ideas addressed in the stories to other areas of the curriculum such as Maths, Science, Geography and History. A selection of cross-curricular activities can be found in the online teaching notes.

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Each expertly levelled story develops the deeper comprehensions skills children need to meet the expectations of the National Curriculum.• Wordless books at Level 1 give plenty of opportunities for talk• Rhyming stories at Levels 1+ to 3 and comics at Levels 4 to 5 provide rich variety• At Levels 6-11 captivating stories give plenty of opportunities for reflection, inference and broadening of children’s reading experience

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Oxford Level 1+, A Big Egg for Hen

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The compelling mix of chapter books, comics, rhyming stories and picture books encourages reading for pleasure, as all children will find something to love.

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Oxford Level 8, Superhero Bunny League Saves the World!

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Talented authors and illustrators have created a variety of writing styles, plots and artwork to encourage inference and talk.

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Oxford Level 6, Dear Mum

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Oxford Level 8, The Story of the Train Stop

The books are carefully levelled using our Oxford Primary Reading Assessment approach, so it’s easy to match children to the right books and ensure that they all progress.

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• Two Teaching Handbooks offer photocopiable activity sheets to help deepen comprehension and inference skills, provoke discussion and motivate children to move forward • Inside cover notes provide targeted support for parents and teaching assistants• Free teaching notes are available on Oxford Owl

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