Book Description | At the 2012 olympics, the modern pentathlon will be 100 years old. This photographic non-fiction report shows the events that are included in the pentathlon and the extraordinary skills needed to compete in this challenging event. * collins big cat progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading * dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level * every book is levelled by reading expert cliff moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap * the books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers * designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs * every book has a key stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation * topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion * progress titles contain a reader response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension * ideas for reading, written by primary literacy expert gill howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child * this book has been quizzed for accelerated reader |