Left Hand Writing Skills

A specially-designed, fun and funky learning programme to help the budding left-handed writer to write well, and without undue stress or discomfort. The programme is invaluable to help correct bad writing habits where these have already begun to take hold. It's available in book form, as a CDRom or as a download. Each consists of 83 enjoyable, highly-illustrated worksheets. 

HI Primary Series

The action-packed Primary Novels suit most students for independent or guided reading. Every element is tested for maximum impact. The goal is to get primary students, avid to reluctant, hooked on a book, sucked into a frenetic storyline, then finish it without a struggle! Gripping, well-told, page-turners! With a Teachers' Handbook for each story, this Series is simply a classroom essential.

HI Teenage Series

The action-packed Teenage Novels suit most students for independent or guided reading. Every element is tested for maximum impact. The goal is to get teenage readers, avid to reluctant, hooked on a book, sucked into a frenetic storyline, then finish it without a struggle! Gripping, well-told, page-turners! With a Teachers' Handbook for each story, this Series is simply a classroom essential.

Spotlight

A complete set of worksheets and activities to improve spelling skills, reading accuracy, grammar and phonological awareness. The Spotlight titles explore blends, suffixes and phonics through uncluttered, fun exercises that are classroom and attention friendly. Suitable for use with early structured programmes up to Key Stage 3, for both special needs and mainstream, and for Adult Learning.

Therapy Books

This series of titles from Robinswood is designed for use by professional therapists, by mainstream or special needs teachers, and just as much by parents, too. Each title focuses on a particular developmental or practical problem area, and is suitable for working with both children and adults.

Bruno

Bruno is a very clever basset hound. But, like many of his young readers, he sometimes gets confused by the complexities of life. His way of coping with these is to stop what he's doing, and have a BIG THINK. Well, that's sensible... Isn't it...? Or is it...? Follow Bruno's charming adventures in these beautifully illustrated and humourous stories. 

HI Drama Workshops

These High Interest novels are loved by everyone in the class. So everyone can be included in talking about them. That's when they've read them, or whilst they're reading them, of course. Sometimes, though, it's not so easy to get some students to pick up a book in the first place. Now here's an interesting way to get them all intrigued... 

New Titles

New titles always coming. Printed books, downloadable books, e-books for your Kindle or iPad – all in our programme! Downloadable Left Hand Writing Skills next. Then Alison Hodge's incredible story – The Long Secret Hunger – overcoming anorexia. And then more Bruno... Keep in touch: join our e-Newsletter list. We won't inundate you – just short bits of text with basic info... Click here fo...

Hilary Hawkes

Funny, quirky, exciting short adventures. Each Hilary Hawkes' story encapsulates the author's inimitable, off-beat style and is designed to encourage the enjoyment of reading by everyone. Fast-moving – and very original – tales in everyday language. Even the most book-shy will find these stories compulsive reading...

The Lifeboat Read & Spell Scheme

The Lifeboat Read & Spell Scheme (also known as 'Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell'). A highly-structured, multi-sensory scheme of 100 lessons to help dyslexic children - and adults - to read, write and spell.

Back Catalogue

If you can't find what you're looking for in the main tabs above, then it's probably in this library... unless we have no more stock or have completely discontinued the line. Worth taking a peek, anyway... there are Children's books, General Interest titles, books about Eurythmy (and details about the Lifeboat books)...

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Lifeboat

 
 

Lifeboat Read and Spell Scheme

Background

From its inauguration in March 2000, the Lifeboat Read and Spell Scheme has proved a tremendous success in a wide range of mainstream, special needs, adult literacy and ESOL teaching.

Originally designed – by experienced SEN professionals – for use with dyslexic and other children with literacy difficulties, the Scheme, in the opinion of Professor TR Miles, former editor of the Dyslexia Journal, “so obviously represents good practice that one can recommend it as being suitable for teaching reading and spelling to all students, whether dyslexic or not”.

And so it has proved. The Scheme is now used in around 3,000 primary and secondary schools and colleges throughout the UK and in many countries around the world; with children and adults, for working in the classroom, in groups and independent and differentiated learning situations. It is also in use in Adult Dyslexia and Sure-Start centres, YOIs and Pupil Referral Centres, and also with parents working at home with their own children.

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell – the full name of the scheme – is presented through a series of ten books, and includes 100 photocopiable lessons, each of which follows a consistent lesson format.

Together the series makes up a truly inclusive, highly-structured, easy-to-manage, multi-sensory teaching resource for a wide range of literacy teaching. Its ease of use also means that the lessons can be delivered and supported by both Classroom Assistants – and parents.

Using the Lifeboat Scheme

A detailed description of the use of the Lifeboat Scheme, including the Lesson Programme, Assessment Sheets and other details is available as a free pdf download. Click here for the Lifeboat Teaching Guide.


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(Although the Lifeboat Read and Spell Scheme is named after the authors' ex-RNLI lifeboat Gallichan, the Scheme is not connected in any way with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution itself. The registered trade mark 'Lifeboat' is owned by the RNLI and incorporated here with RNLI consent.)

Book One

Book One

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Two

Book Two

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Three

Book Three

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Four

Book Four

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Five

Book Five

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Six

Book Six

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Seven

Book Seven

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Eight

Book Eight

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Nine

Book Nine

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.

Book Ten

Book Ten

Launch the Lifeboat to Read and Spell.