I Can Write

In this book I Can Write the reader will follow a simple photographic story about small children writing in recognisable settings using a range of writing implements.The features of this book are:

• Bold and easy to read text
• Photographs to support the text.
• Different settings for each picture.
• Repetitive and predictable structure.
• The high-frequency words:- “I”, “in”, “the”, and “on”.
• Silent “w” in “write”.
• Initial letter change from “in” to “on”.
• The compound word “anywhere”.
• The theme covered in this book is: Communication

I Can Write can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce the following skills and strategies:

• Practising pointing one-to-one as each word is read
• Reading a range of simple, high-frequency words in context
• Introducing and discussing new words contained within the story
• Writing new words independently by hearing and recording the sounds in sequence.

Reading Level: 1-2 (Magenta)Book dimensions 16.5cm x 14.5cm; 8 pages