Product DescriptionStructured activities in the students' books enable students to work independently or in groups. Carefully planned units each contain :* Introductions to the features of different text types* Text models* Comprehension activities* Language analysis including grammar* Plenty of writing practice and extended writing activities* Speaking and listening opportunitiesAbout the AuthorGeoff Barton is a teacher and best-selling author of Comprehension to 14. Michaela Blackledge was Literacy Coordinator in an NLS pilot school, and is now Literacy Consultant for pilot LEA Wakefield.