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 553_REORGANISATIONCOPYMASTERCOVER
  KEY into reorganisation

  Chris Parkin, Catherine Parkin, Brian Pool

  © 2002 Triune Initiatives NZ  Revised 2008


2 book kit

FOR USE BY
specialists and classroom teachers

FOR USE WITH
♦ 9 year olds to adults - wherever English is being read
♦ use with competent younger students who decode well
♦ use orally with older students whose decoding ages are low

SETTING
individual, groups (as part of a guided reading program)

RATIONALE
♦ Reorganising information is a necessary research skill
♦ Reorganising is necessary for mathematical problem solving
♦ Reorganisation is a sub-skill of evaluation and reaction
♦ Reorganisation is multi-faceted - not to be underestimated

PURPOSE
To provide a graded resource with an extensive range of original, well-crafted material that is designed to:
♦ meet the needs of a wide range of students
♦ demonstrate (model) how reorganisation works
♦ provide practise examples - fiction & non-fiction texts

CONTENTS

♦ One Copymaster book (96 pages)
♦ One Guide & Answers book (39 pages)

STRUCTURE

Organised into three graded levels:
Level One decoding levels 8 – 10 years
Level Two decoding levels 10 – 12 years
Level Three decoding levels 12 – 14 years

At each level, reorganisation is introduced in single paragraphs
♦ Models demonstrating joining/grouping separated information
♦ Followed by practice material in the form of complete texts
Level Three texts include: history, geography, science,
technology, news, sports news, leisure reviews & advertising

There are 2 main reorganisation types:
♦ joined information
♦ grouped information

and 4 sub-types:
♦ joined with referent (they, these, them, we, it, her, his etc.)
♦ grouped with referent
♦ grouped with elimination
♦ grouped with calculation (assists in reading math problems)-
PLUS reorganisation in conversation (direct speech) -
traditional conventions and two modern variations.

KEY FEATURES
♦ Three graded levels in the one resource
♦ Photocopiable material -
  89 pages of sentences, paragraphs and texts
♦ Fiction and non-fiction material at every level
♦ Progressive developmental process
♦ Full answers to all questions
♦ Comprehensive, user-friendly guide -
  with instructions & extension activities
♦ Use with individuals, groups or whole classes
♦ Proved to be very successful with older students and adults
♦ Improves teacher/tutor awareness & understanding

UNIQUE FEATURE
KEY words with all answers -
demonstrating how a competent reader would reorganise texts


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