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The PM Plus Teachers' Guide Emerald Levels 25-26 provides suggestions for small-group teaching using the chapter books and non-fiction titles. Each set of teachers notes includes text features of each book including key vocabulary, grammatical conventions, spelling and visual literacy components a variety of comprehension questions at the literal, inferential and critical levels suggested activities for going beyond the text two blackline masters for each text designed to provide practice in specific reading and writing skills a computer task blackline master to enhance students' understanding of the text using ICT skills. The Teachers' Guide also provides ideas for assessment and an overview of a balanced reading program.

The PM Plus Teachers' Guide Ruby Levels 27-28 provides suggestions for small-group teaching using the chapter books and non-fiction titles. Each set of teachers notes includes text features of each book including key vocabulary, grammatical conventions, spelling and visual literacy components a variety of comprehension questions at the literal, inferential and critical levels suggested activities for going beyond the text two blackline masters for each text designed to provide practice in specific reading and writing skills a computer task blackline master to enhance students' understanding of the text using ICT skills. The Teachers' Guide also provides ideas for assessment and an overview of a balanced reading program.

The PM Plus Teachers' Guide Sapphire Levels 29-30 provides suggestions for small-group teaching using the chapter books and non-fiction titles. Each set of teachers notes includes text features of each book including key vocabulary, grammatical conventions, spelling and visual literacy components a variety of comprehension questions at the literal, inferential and critical levels suggested activities for going beyond the text two blackline masters for each text designed to provide practice in specific reading and writing skills a computer task blackline master to enhance students' understanding of the text using ICT skills. The Teachers' Guide also provides ideas for assessment and an overview of a balanced reading program.

The PM Teacher's Guide Sapphire Level provides suggestions for small-group teaching using the twelve chapter books, six non-fiction titles and the anthology of fiction, non fiction and poetry. Each set of teachers notes includes: ' suggested activities for two teaching sessions with a target group, in which the teacher guides the children to read for meaning and to develop appropriate reading strategies and responses; ' suggested focuses for one or more independent reading sessions during which the children complete the reading of the book; ' blackline masters for each title or anthology piece which are designed to focus the children's attention on and provide practice in specific reading and writing skills and knowledge; ' computer task center activity cards for each title which are designed to develop the children's information and technology skills in the content of a language activity; The teachers' guide also provides weekly timetables which demonstrate two ways of organising the classroom for small group teaching.