Windows on Literacy is a triple-action teaching tool suitable
for guided, shared and independent reading.

Initially created and developed in New Zealand for the National Geographic Society this programme offers a rich resource of developmental non-fiction, photographically illustrated texts for your beginning through to fluent plus readers.

The programme develops literacy skills as it introduces your pupils to the wider world around them through the key science, technology, social studies and maths themes linked to the strands in the New Zealand primary curriculum.

There are almost 300 levelled maths, science, technology and social studies readers, from Magenta Emergent level 1 through to Gold Fluent Plus level 24. There are 12 selected Big Books for additional instructional support, ideal for mat-time use.

Teacher Guides are available free on this website. These include both literacy and content-area teaching strategies with assessment suggestions. Some are also available in hard copy form at a small charge. These latter are disappearing fast so be quick.

The Triple Action Teaching Tool:

Literacy Development… Supports a full array of literacy skills including * Decoding skills * Vocabulary development * Comprehension strategies * Higher-order thinking skills * Writing, listening and speaking

Informational Text Practice… Develops the skills needed to read informational text including *Tables of contents * Headings * Glossaries * Diagrams and maps * Indexes * Lists * Captions and labels * Graphic symbols

Science, Technology, Social Studies and Maths content… The programme is built around the key science, technology, social studies and maths strands in the New Zealand primary curriculum. High interest topics and visual presentation sparks young readers’ natural curiosity about their world.

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ESOL; Windows on Literacy is particularly successful in the ESOL teaching environment for both children and adults. It is also used effectively in New Settler programmes.

Adult Literacy: Windows on Literacy is popular with teachers of adult literacy nationwide for its ability to provide low level texts without childish visual imagery.

High School Learning Support; Windows on Literacy is in use in high schools throughout New Zealand in both Learning Support and (Fluent Plus titles) year 9 science role.

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