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Intensive Reading Program Primary

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Heather Harvey Australian author

  • Intensive Reading Program Primary
  • Intensive Reading Program Primary
    The Intensive Reading Programs are designed for the child who, for some reason or other, has failed to acquire adequate reading skills from the normal classroom language program. These programs are for upper primary kids reading 2 or more grades below.


Interest Age: 8 to 12
Reading Age: 7 to 10.6

The Intensive Reading Programs are designed for the child who, for some reason or other, has failed to acquire adequate reading skills during the course of the normal classroom language program. They are not designed to replace existing language programs but to supplement them by filling the gaps in the child's repertoire of skills, thereby improving their overall performance in language related areas.

Program content is based on the belief that adequate word attack skills and sight vocabulary are prerequisites for a child to be able to concentrate unhindered on the real task of reading, i.e. to extract meaning from print. The challenge, however, is not simply to identify a series of skills which need to be learned, but to present them in a manner which is radically different in style to that which they have experienced (and failed at) before. The approach must be intensive, systematic, motivational, must be seen by the student as relevant to his or her needs and must guarantee success. It is with these criteria in mind that the programs have been designed.

There are four separate programs, each designed to be completed in 10 weeks, each consisting of a teachers manual, reproducible student workbook, and reproducible games book. These are structured, skills-based reading programs with an easy to follow format for teachers or parents and feature lessons prepared with strikingly illustrated worksheets and games.

  • Level 1 Program is a 10 week intensive reading course designed for the student with severe reading problems, i.e. R.A.<8 yrs. Content provides the student with extensive sight word vocabulary, knowledge of long vowel conventions (with final e) and introduction to syllable work.
  • Level 2 Program is designed for the student who has completed Level 1 or who has already acquired those skills. The program teaches conventions such as ar, or, ee, ea, oa, ow, er, ou, etc. It also provides more work on syllables, and significantly increases vocabulary levels.
  • Level 3 Program is appropriate as a starting point for the child who knows the basic skills but lacks knowledge of the more difficult conventions such as soft c, soft g, au, aw, ea (as in bread) silent letters etc. These students typically have a Reading Age between 8.6-9.6 yrs approx.
  • Level 4 Program is particularly appropriate for the 6th class child with a Reading Age between 9.0-10.6 yrs approximately, who lacks knowledge of the advanced phonic skills needed to cope with reading at the secondary level, e.g. sounds of y, ch says k, ph, unconventional words, endings such as -sion, -cious, -tial, etc. Vocabulary enrichment is directed at upper primary level.

The workbooks of the Intensive Reading Programs are designed to be used in a particular way, with great emphasis being placed on reaching daily and weekly targets, charting progress and so on. Descriptions of all aspects of the program and instructions for best implementation are included in the Teacher's Manual.

Eight short novels and accompanying student books are also available to support the programs.

Item MediaPrice
img_2103Intensive Reading Program Primary
Set$697.23Cart+
img_1754Intensive Reading Program Primary Teachers Manual
sample_1754Spiral Bound$44.09Cart+
img_2133IRP Primary Student Workbook Level 1
sample_2133Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Workbook Level 2
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Workbook Level 3
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Workbook Level 4
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Games Book Level 1
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Games Book Level 2
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Games Book Level 3
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Games Book Level 4
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
img_2117Bobby Beachball
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
Cameron Cane Toad
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
Ernie
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
img_2120Fantastic Flo
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
img_2121Mickey Meets Mac
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
img_2122Ronnie Rat
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
img_2123Trickey Mickey
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
img_2124Wendy Whipcracker
IRP Primary Novel
Paperback$9.05Cart+
IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Bobby Beachball
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Cameron Cane Toad
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Ernie
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Fantastic Flo
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
img_2129IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Mickey Meets Mac
sample_2129Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Ronnie Rat
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Trickey Mickey
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+
IRP Primary Student Activity Book, Wendy Whipcracker
Spiral Bound$36.32Cart+