1. Special Free Book Offer
For each six (6) books purchased directly from us via this site, we will send you extra books of the same value free, that is:
Buy 6 books, receive 7 books.
Buy 12 books, receive 14 books.
Buy 18 books, receive 21 books, and so on.
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a.) Learn to Read, Write and Spell
A complete phonics based programme of 7 books to easily help your child
( each book is 128 pages and $15.95 inc GST)
Item 177 - Learn To Read, Write and Spell 1 Years K-1 $15.95 
Item 178 - Learn To Read, Write and Spell 2 Years K-1 $15.95
Item 179 - Learn To Read, Write and Spell 3 Years 1-3 $15.95
Item 180- Learn To Read, Write and Spell 4 Years 1-3 $15.95
Item 181 - Learn To Read, Write and Spell 5 Years 1-4 $15.95
Item 182- Learn To Read, Write and Spell 6 Years 3-8 $15.95
Item 183 - Learn To Read, Write and Spell 7 Years 5-10 $15.95
Why Phonics is so valuable to Learn to Read, Write and Spell
The Australian report of the “National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy”, released on 8th December 2005, was extremely critical of the way children are being taught to read. The report recommended that schools return to “systematic, direct phonics instruction” so that children master the alphabetic code-breaking skill needed for reading.
On 8th December, 2005 Brendan Nelson, the Federal Education Minister, unveiled a strategy to reintroduce phonics around the nation. He said that he believed the national literacy levels were unacceptable and teaching methods were failing children. He stated that as a result 30% of children were leaving the school system functionally illiterate. He also admitted that many teachers had not been taught how to teach phonics to children.
Many schools have been teaching a limited form of phonics for some time, along with the whole language approach, as a means of decoding (reading). The limited nature of what they teach has lead many educators to believe that the phonetical approach does not work since there are too many exceptions. When a complete phonetical approach is taken there are few exceptions and most of these can be easily learnt.
Phonetics is the basis for reading. Without the knowledge of all the sounds, single, double and multiple and the spelling rules that apply to them, children are left with inadequate tools for reading. Phonics supplies them with the basis for decoding unfamiliar words and also for spelling them. The wealth of information available today demands that children be able to read accurately and comprehend well. If they are struggling with words and substituting others they will be unable to adequately understand this information.
At the end of last year a complete phonics programme, the Learn to Read, Write and Spell series was released. This is a series of seven workbooks, that enable children to progress logically through all the phonetical sounds, learning the spelling rules as they progress.
The biggest advantage of the Learn to Read, Write and Spell series is that it does not assume that the parent or teacher has any previous knowledge. All the information required to teach a child is contained in the workbooks. Unlike most phonics programmes, reading passages keyed to the sounds already taught, have been included. Only thirteen sight words are taught. These enable the student to begin reading faster.
The books are well illustrated and contain plenty of written exercises. Simple tests at the beginning of each book help with placement of the student allowing the books to be used for a variety of ages and abilities. Spelling rules are included and a summary of these rules are included in each book so they can be detached and kept once a workbook is completed.
b.) HSC Maths Past Papers with Worked Solutions,
including the 2007 examination paper
All 4 levels now Available for Back To School
Item 37 - Extension 2 (Formerly 4 Unit) from 1990
16 papers with Worked Solutions $35.00
ISBN 186294 2676
Item 36 - Extension 1 (Formerly 3/4 Unit) from 1990
16 papers with Worked Solutions $30.00
ISBN 186294 2668
Item 35 - Mathematics (Formerly 2/3 Unit) from 1990
16 papers with Worked Solutions $30.00
ISBN 186294 2653
Item 175 - General Maths (New Course) from 2001
5 papers with Worked Solutions $25.00
ISBN 186294 2684
c.) Two New books for Selective School/ Scholarship Tests
(128 pages - $15.95 inc GST)
Item 173 - Giant Book of Reading Comprehension Tests Years 5-8 $15.95
Item 176 - Giant Book of General Ability Tests Years 5-8 $15.95
d.) Succeeding in Science for Year/Grades 1 - 7
(7 books, items 159 – 165; 64 pages) plus 2 New Test Books
All these 7 titles are now available. These have been extremely well received throughout Australia and overseas, and supply a definite need for quality, low-priced, informative books on Science and Technology. They are filled with up - to - date vital knowledge for students and teachers, with accurate diagrams and thoughtful questions.
Now also Available, items 170, 171 test books, which cover the topics in items 159-165.(64 pages - $8.95 inc GST)
Item 170 - Science and Technology Tests Book 1 Years 3-4 $8.95
Item 171 - Science and Technology Tests Book 2 Years 5-8 $8.95
e.) The Easy-learn Maths Books - 2 New titles for Preschool and Kindergarten (128 pages - $12.95)
Item 145A - Preshool/Kinder A $12.95
Item 145B - Preshool/Kinder B $12.95
Also available Years 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B (14 Books, each 128 pages)
These are now available and proving very popular with students and teachers throughout Australia and overseas. They offer real value for money with excellent visuals, easy to follow explanations, well thought out examples, carefully graded exercises with detailed answers to all questions. They are ideal for class use, for parents to help their children at home and for home schoolers. They are designed to be used as pairs per grade, for example 3A, 3B together cover the whole year's work for Grade 3. (Other publishers have one rather expensive book per grade, with little real work, which children often complete in one term or so, and then teachers/parents need to search for extra materials). Our books give the most informative range of questions and problems available and are a tremendous source of exercises for that essential practice to fully understand each topic in Maths.
Many thousands of parents are dissatisfied with the Maths standards of their children - these are the ideal books for them to succeed!
Available soon will be 8A, 8B to cover the Grade 8 Maths Course. These continue the same methods as the other Easy-learn Maths Books for Grades 1 to 7. They are eagerly awaited by a great many teachers and parents.
e.) The Early Learning Skills Series for Pre-School/Kindy to Grade 3
Already most popular with parents of young children are four new titles. These are: item 166 – Single Sounds; item 167 – Three Letter Words; item 168 – Blending Sounds; item 172 – Grammar, Punctuation & Vocabulary. These titles should be preferably used with the following phonics books; item 111 – First Phonics; item 113 – First Phonic Reading; item 115 – First Words; item 120 – Second Words; item 60 – Phonic Reading/Spelling; item 75 – My First 1000 Reading & Spelling Words. Children who follow this programme of Phonics will undoubtedly be able to read well (and understand what they are reading). This development can be guided through our reading comprehension series of books: items 88, 124, 68, 77, 78, 57, 58, 59, 105, 152, 149, 103, 104, 108, 116, 121, 72, 109, 147.