Teaching Time vs Decodable Readers L7&8

Tick Tock Tick Tock Understanding time is hard! Hours 1-12, minutes 1-60, seconds 1-60, fractions, quarter past and quarter to… Am and Pm… Learning to tell the time is HARD! Little Monkey Apps contains six modules which will help you to teach your student to tell the time. Modules include Broken clock, Ordering, Time Tables, What time is it? Teacher tool and Current Time. *Broken Clock* An introduction to the analogue clock. Place missing pieces back on the clock in the correct position Level 1 Place numbers 1-12 in empty shadowed positions Level 2 Place numbers 1-12 on the clock – positions indicated by 5 minute positions Level 3 Place numbers 1-12 on a blank clock. *Ordering* Order the analogue clocks from earliest to latest Level 1 o’clock Level 2 o’clock and half past Level 3 o’clock, half past, quarter to, quarter past Level 4 tell the time to five minute increments *Time tables* Read the sentence and timetable to solve the time elapsed Level 1 Hour increments Level 2 Half Hour increments Level 3 Fifteen minute increments *What time is it?* Move the analogue clock hands to match the digital clock shown Level 1 o’clock Level 2 half hour increments Level 3 quarter hour increments Level 4 five minute increments *Teacher Tool* * Hour markers * Minute markers * Past & To shaded sides of the clock * Minute Hand * Link Hands * Digital Clock * Show hour numbers * Show Roman Numerals * Time Sentence

The Decodable Readers Australia books support a systematic approach of learning to read. This approach ensures kids are given the “right-fit” book. Decodable, or phonic readers, only contain words made up of the sounds a child has learnt. Within each level in the Decodable Readers Australia Series, a new group of sounds is introduced. As children move through each level the sounds progress from simple to complex.

The Decodable Readers Australia – Level 7 books introduce the sounds a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, a (baby), e (we), y (funny), i (find), y(sky), o (go) Our Level 8 books introduce the sounds aw (draw), ew (drew), ou (touch), air (chair), are (dare), ear (pear), eer (cheer), ore (more), dge (edge), tch (match). All the words in each of the 20 books in Level 7/8 are made up of these sounds and those introduced in Level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5/6 along with minimal sight words. After having mastered the Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/6 sounds and the reading skills of blending and tracking, children should have gained the confidence to read Australian stories with new words and more text on each page.

Each story in Level 7/8 can be enjoyed by listening to the professional audio or read aloud with the support of tapping and hearing the word if required. The audio function can be controlled independently within each page. Both parents and teachers can continue to support children with vocab and comprehension development through using the post-reading activities provided within each story. An addition to the Level 5/6 readers are the wide range of pre-reading activities that can be used to help set the purpose for reading.

Key Features:

• listen to each story being read to them using the audio function

• use each book to practice reading independently

• tap each word to hear the sounds and the word if support is needed

• tap to turn each page for individual reading pace

• all Australian themes and characters

• beautifully illustrated with detail for engagement and enjoyment