i-read for Key Stage 1

Series Editors Pie Corbett and Ann Webley

Develop children’s reading skills by building word-, sentence- and text-level work into their enjoyment of a high-quality text.

Audio downloads

Listen to poetry from i-read Key Stage 1 with these free audio downloads!

Carnival (MP3)
written and read by Val Bloom
Dad’s Cooking Pancakes (MP3)
by John Foster
The Kitchen Mouse Rap (MP3)
by Clare Bevan
Quack! Said the Billy Goat (MP3)
by Charles Causley
Wrigglebum John (MP3)
written and read by Paul Cookson

System requirements

PC: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP
Mac: OS X v. 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.4.1,10.4.2, 10.4.9
Adobe Reader 6.0.1 (included on CD-ROM)
Standard web browser

MSI package included for easy installation onto the following networks:

RM community Connect 3 network
Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 network

CD-ROMs

i-read offers a range of activity types. Some of these are teacher-led and involve role-play, annotation, or listening. There are also 8 types of interactive word, sentence or text-level activities.

Sample story

The Story of Grump – The complete, original story from Martin Waddell

(Please note you will need Adobe Flash Player installed to view the story.)

Key features

Screen sample (click to enlarge images)	Description
	1. Main menu The main menu lists 9 themes – 3 per term
	2. Theme menu From the theme menu you can select one of two texts – either fiction, non-fiction or poetry.
	3. Teachers notes Prior to the lesson you may wish to print out any notes you may need for planning, together with PDFs of texts and photocopy masters. Download sample PDFs from The Best Reader in the Whole World: Teacher’s notes Pupil resource sheet
	4. Text menu Five teaching focuses are provided for each text. Each focus provides the text, plus additional activity and enhancement material. You can also read a complete version of the text, which is read aloud from start to finish with automatic page turns.
	5. Starter The starter screen features photos, an audio clip or video to set the scene for the unit, activate prior knowledge and engage the curiosity of the children.
	6. The Rhyme room The ability to hear rhyme and play with rhyming patterns is an important factor in learning to read. The Rhyme Room offers a range of traditional rhymes that children will enjoy as well as helping to improve their phonic awareness and spelling.
	7. Text screen Features of the text screens include: Click words highlighted in pink to read and hear a glossary definition. Click on the speaker icon to hear the page read aloud. Click on the ‘Q’ questions button to see questions relating to the material on screen. Click on the ‘highlight’ button to highlight examples of a particular (predetermined) language feature.