Heather Harvey's Intensive Reading Programs
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    Intensive Reading Programs for secondary students
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Even the most reluctant learner will enjoy these games

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Programs
  • Consists of a Teacher's Manual, four reproducible Student Workbooks and four reproducible Games Books. 
  • Offers structured, skills based reading programs for secondary students with reading problems. 
  • Designed for group instruction 
  • Results in dramatic improvement, with built in monitoring system 
  • Presents an easy-to-follow format for teachers and parents. All the work is done for you!
Programs are divided into weekly units which include:
...reading rule vocabulary list oral reading word meanings
... comprehension reading games 

Program A is a 12 week intensive reading course designed for the student with moderate reading disability e.g. Reading Age 8.6 - 10.6 at age 12 yrs (R.A. 9.0 - 11.6 at age 13yrs and older). Students would typically be within 'normal' general ability range. Content teaches advanced phonic concepts which dominate secondary texts and teaches relevant vocabulary. Reading gains of 3 years or more are common with this program.
Suitable for Grades 7 - 11.

Program B is a 15 week intensive reading course designed for secondary students with severe reading problems, i.e. Reading Age below 8.6 Yrs. Students would typically be in low ability range. Units 1 - 6 teach sight vocabulary from combined subject areas, and the remaining units cover reading rules.
Suitable for Grades 7 - 10. 

Program C (1996) is a 10 week program consisting of subject-specific Units of Work, covering Geography, History, Health/P.D. and Maths. Same format as other programs except for absence of reading rules. Provides students with comprehensive subject related vocabulary allowing them to focus on topic content. Units can be treated in special reading class or within faculty area.
Suitable for Grades 7 - 8.

Program D is a 10 week program consisting of subject specific units of work in Science, Computers, D & T, Art and English.
Programs C and D have the same format as the other programs except for the absence of reading rules. Provides students with
comprehensive subject related vocabulary, allowing them to focus on topic content. Units can be treated in special reading
classes or within faculty area.
Suitable Grades 7 - 8.

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Secondary Games Books
Contents: 

Games books contain cards for Memory Games and meanings Games which are an integral part of the Intensive Reading Programs, and an invaluable aid for learning.

The order of each games book corresponds with the order of work units in the teaching programs 

  • Each Memory Game has 24 pairs of words, selected for their potential difficulty 
  • Each meanings game consists of 24 word/meaning cards, selected from the unit word list 
  • Games Book A, 67pp, 
  • Games Book B, 80pp, 
  • Games Book C, 70pp, 
  • Games Book D, 70pp 
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Wipeout!

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Secondary Support Material
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Novels by Rob Harvey
Interest age
Approx. R.A.
Wipeout! 
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6 
Party Time! 
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6
Grudge Match! 
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6
The Dinner Date! 
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6
Grunge Girl
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6
Busted!
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6
Stake Out
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6
King of the Mountain
11 - 16yrs
9.6 - 10.6
All novels contain:
  • Reader friendly text 
  • Illustrations on almost every page 
  • Interest age 11 - 16 yrs 
  • Reading age 9.6 - 10.6 yrs 
  • Paperback size, 53 - 57 pp 

Wipeout! 

Novel about surfing, written by a surfer

Party Time! 

Sequel to Wipeout! Ron sneaks out to a party.

Grudge Match! 

Ron stars in a football game.

The Dinner Date! 

Ron's disastrous first date

Grunge Girl 

An unusual friendship starts at the skate ramp

Busted!

Howie and Grunge Girl run into trouble on rollerblades

Stake out

Something suspicious is going on at the caryard where Howie and Grunge Girl work at the weekend.

King of the Mountain

Is Grunge Girl good enough to compete in thebig race?
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Cost $9.95 ea (Plus GST)

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About the Activity Books
  • Written by Heather Harvey
  • Contain exercises in comprehension, vocabulary and writing, related to novel
  • Include revision of sounds and syllabification skills, crosswords, wonderwords, mystery words
  • Clear layout, easy to follow
  • Reproducible, A4 size, 52 pp. 
Cost $32.95 each (Plus GST)

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ABN  80 066 109 948
P.O. Box 3080 Bateau Bay, NSW 2261 Australia
Phone 61 2 4332 4224  Fax 61 2 4334 6544
Email teaching@ozemail.com.au
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