Why Not Read...
Tony Gregory
'a heartfelt memoir of the man and his legacy ... there is much else in here to impress'
Sunday Independent
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Resource Material -- The O'Brien Reading Programme
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The O'Brien Reading Programme -- Real Books for Primary Schools
For many years now, teachers have been using our novels as the basis for their class reading material.
And, because of recent changes
to the curriculum, many others have approached us seeking advice on how best to introduce real books to their pupils.
As a result, we have produced a Reading Programme for Schools which offers detailed suggestions on how to use real books
in the classroom in a cross-curricular and integrated way. Written by primary teachers with long experience of
using real books, our
Programme offers you variety, and offers you choice. It puts you in charge and helps you to
- Select real books for your classroom
- Plan oral work for language classes
- Plan cross-curricular work
- Develop interesting and worthwhile extension work based on class reading material
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O'Brien Teaching Guides
We realise that teachers of senior classes need more extensive resource material if they are to make the best use of our novels.
With this in mind, we have produced a series of Teacher Guides, in-depth studies on each of the books featured in our Reading Programme.
Each Guide offers a summary of the novel and lists themes as well as possible discussion points and activities which could be considered
when reading the book with the class.
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Collection 1, available in shops nationwide,
contains Guides to eight of our most popular novels and is an invaluable
resource for both primary and secondary school teachers.
All materials now available for free download. |
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Collection 2, available in shops nationwide,
contains Guides to eight of our most popular novels and is an invaluable
resource for both primary and secondary school teachers.
All materials now available for free download. |
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Collection 3, available in shops nationwide,
contains Guides to eight of our most popular novels and is an invaluable
resource for both primary and secondary school teachers.
All materials now available for free download. |
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Teaching guide to
In Deep Dark Wood by
Marita Conlon-McKenna. Four pages of themed classroom activities and ideas. |
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Guides for Second-Level Schools Volume 1,
available in shops nationwide and priced €12.68, contains Guides to eight of our most
popular novels and is specifically designed for use in second-level schools.
All materials now available for free download.
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To view and print these resources, you will need a PDF file reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free from Adobe.
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