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Level 3 Senior kit
This level build on the skills developed in level 2, and adds in ck, -all words, ay, and le, led, et and en suffixes. Books are longer and much more sophisticated. This kit contains 13 books for 11 - 14 year olds.
$250 + GST
The resources in this kit teach children how to apply their developing awareness of sounds in words to reading and spelling. To develop this awareness of sounds, you will need either Wordchain 2, or a set of letter tiles, or both. Letter tiles can be added to this kit for $35.00 + GST. Relevant activities are included in the manual. Total cost with letter tiles $285.00 + GST
Level 3 Junior kit
This level builds on the skills developed in level 2, and adds in ck, ay, le, et and en suffixes. This kit contains 15 books suitable for 8 -10 year olds.
$265 + GST
The contents of this kit teach children how to apply their developing awareness of sounds in words to reading and spelling. To develop this awareness of sounds, you will need either Wordchain 2, or a set of letter tiles, or both. Letter tiles can be added to this kit for $35.00 + GST. Relevant activities will then be included as an appendix in the manual at no extra charge. Total cost with letter tiles $300.00 + GST
Composite kit Level 3
This kit includes all the resources for older kids struggling at this level, regardless of age. There are 16 books in total, some written with 8 - 10 year olds in mind, others for 11 – 14 year olds, and more for all ages. It is the recommended option for full primary schools, area schools, and for tutors who work with mixed ages.
$270 +GST
The contents of this kit teach children how to apply their developing awareness of sounds in words to reading and spelling. To develop this awareness of sounds, you will need either Wordchain 2, or a set of letter tiles, or both. Letter tiles can be added to this kit for $35.00 + GST. Relevant activities are included in the manual. Total cost with letter tiles $305.00 + GST
The Books
The Old Tom Cat
By Betsy Sewell
$6.50 + GST – 282 words
$5.50 + GST each for four or more books
ay words. The old Tom cat just wants to rest, but is pestered by a playful rabbit.
The Tin and Box Man
By Betsy Sewell
$7.50 + GST – 713 words
$6.00 + GST each for four or more books
Many ay words, er, y, ed and ing suffixes. Some ck words. As the children build a man from tins and boxes, he comes alive, and tells them what to do.
Bob Bobs Up
Story and play by Jan Farr
$6.50 + GST – 187 words
$5.50 + GST each for four or more books
ck words. This one can pay a buck to that one when the other one pays him. Easily decoded story suitable for older children.
Cop and Robber
By Betsy Sewell
$7.50 + GST – 657 words
$6.00 + GST each for four or more books
Cop and Robber Includes some initial blends. A foolish robber and a not very bright cop, but everyone is happy in the end.
A Hat for the Rugby
By Betsy Sewell
$7.50 + GST – 642 words
$6.00 + GST each for four or more books
ck, and ay and y words. The characters try deception to get a rugby hat for nothing, only to realise that the red hat may be free, but an embarrassment at an All Blacks game. Comprehension suitable for older children.
All for a Better Shell
Story by Betsy Sewell
$8.50 + GST – 1375 words
$7.00 + GST each for four or more books
The strategies and antics hermit crabs employ to get a better shell.
A Better Daybed for Mum
Story by Ali Foster
$6.50 + GST – 294 words
$5.50 + GST each for four or more books
Dad must get rid of the tree that Mum loves because it is rotten, but he builds a new daybed for her from the old tree.
A Letter in a Bottle
By Betsy Sewell
$7.50 + GST – 1001 words
$6.00 + GST each for four or more books
Many ck words, and le and en suffixes. The story of young Nick who at 11 ran away to sea with Captain Cook, and who first sighted Young Nick’s Head on the East Coast. His duties on board, and the fear of falling off the end of a flat earth. Suitable for older children.
Mr. Ducket’s Ferret
By Betsy Sewell
$8.50 + GST – 1147 words
$7.00 + GST each for four or more books
Many ck words. et and en suffixes. How is Mr. Ducket to stop the pick-pocketers on his way to the bank? He goes to the pet shop to buy a big dog, but the owner suggests a ferret in his pocket…Suitable for older children.
Picking up Kitty
By Betsy Sewell
$7.50 + GST – 874 words
$6.00 + GST – each for 4 or more books
By a process akin to Chinese whispers, the little kitten becomes a big black ox.
A Spy in the Colony
by Betsy Sewell
ck, and le, et, ly suffixes
$9.50 + GST – 1689 words
$8.00 + GST each for four or more books
A seagull chick must learn to survive, to avoid becoming a snack for the cats and ferrets that roam the colony. But what do the cats and ferrets live on once the chicks learn to fly? This chick wants to find out, and becomes a spy.
A Shipwreck
By Betsy Sewell
$8.50 + GST – 1297 words
$7.00 + GST each for four or more books
The villagers are struggling to survive and pay the land tax, when a ship loaded with valuable metal sinks close to the village. When the owners come to salvage the goods, no-one in the village knows where the ship lies, no-one saw a thing… Suitable for older children.
Fishing for Cod
By Betsy Sewell
$8.50 + GST – 1403 words
Cod, once hugely abundant in the North Atlantic, are now facing possible extinction. How did that happen? The story is told through several generations of one family of fishermen.