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Rainbow
Reading Programme
Teacher's Manual:
The Rainbow Reading Programme Teacher's Manual is a comprehensive guide to setting up and operating the programme. This manual includes a trouble shooting section, a photocopiable student's handbook and a copy of the research report.
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Rainbow
Reading Programme
Assessment Manual:
Support material (Assessment Sheets and student activity sheets for Cloze, Text Sequencing, Word Search, Writing and Dice Game) is available in two formats:
1) By activity e.g. Cloze Manual which includes all Cloze sheets for 120 titles Red – Violet
2) By level or series e.g. Red Activity Manual which includes all the activities for all the titles at the red level
In the Rainbow Reading Programme Assessment Manual the texts are presented for taking Running Records. Each photocopiable sheet has an orientation and comprehension questions. There are instructions for administering and scoring. Running Records are the best means of assessing accuracy, cues used and strategies in operation.
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Rainbow
Reading Programme
CLOZE (Text Completion) Manual:
In this photocopiable manual, the texts are presented with gaps for students to read and to fill in. There are instructions for administering, making alterations and for scoring. This is an ideal activity for improving and testing comprehension.
Rainbow
Reading Programme
Text Sequencing
Manual:
In the Rainbow Reading Programme Text Sequencing Manual, texts are summarised and divided for students to read and assemble in sequence. This activity gives students another reason to read the text and to think about the order in which events took place.
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Rainbow
Reading Programme
Word Search Manual:
In the Rainbow Reading Programme Word Search Manual, words from the actual books are hidden in grids. High frequency words feature at the earlier levels with interest words included at higher levels. This activity encourages students to search across words in sequence to improve word identification and spelling skills.
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Rainbow Reading Programme
Writing ManualFeatures and benefits:
- A variety of writing activities
- An activity directly related to every title
- Meaningful, text related
- Designed to encourage students to:
- Comprehend and interpret what they have read and to identify text structures.
- Templates included for each of the main categories
- Improves skills in both reading and writing
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Rainbow Reading Programme
Dice Game ManualThe Dice Game Manual features the texts from the book presented in Dice Game format. Students throw a dice, move their counter (both provided), read and follow the instructions. This activity encourages repeated readings and reading for meaning.
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Rainbow
Reading Programme
Assessment Kit
The Rainbow Reading Programme Assessment Kit consists of an Assessment Manual and 18 books in a carry file. It is designed for easy use as a Reading Assessment package
Rainbow
Reading Programme
Video:
The Rainbow Reading Programme Training Video is a comprehensive outline of what the programme involves and how to operate it.
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