Cengage Learning [Australia or New Zealand]

Introduction

The PM Sounds in Words series explores phonological awareness in a meaningful context, in a PM context. It enables children to become aware of the sounds made by regular letter patterns that can be found in high-frequency and interest words. The series enables children to hear the sounds, say the sounds, read the sounds and write the sounds.

Little Books

There are 10 Little Books in each of the four PM Sounds in Words sets. The books have been designed to be used in guided-reading groups with the teacher guiding the children to focus on hearing the sounds in words, saying the sounds in words, and reading and talking about the sounds in words. The Little Books are also ideal for independent reading to reinforce students' learning.

Assessment Recording Sheets and Teacher Resources

Free on the website are Pre-Assessment, Post-Assessment and Activity Sheets for teachers to download to use in conjunction with the PM Sounds in Words program. Teacher Resources complementing the four sets of the PM Sounds in Words series are also available as a free download. To access bonus material visit the Teacher Resources section.

Big Books with IWB Software

These resources reinforce and extend what has been learnt with the Little Books. Focus sounds are repeated and then shown within a sentence from a PM book, allowing the children to learn about sounds within a meaningful context.

IWB software features:

Same words and sentences from the corresponding Big Book
Animation from each word highlighting the focus sounds, the word, an elongated version of the word and a sentence containing the word
Audio to accompany each step in the animation sequence. Children can hear each sound spoken clearly
Some fun, animated illustrations from familiar PM books
A video demonstrating how teachers can use PM Sounds in Words in a classroom setting
An introduction by the leading PM consultant and author Annette Smith.

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Student Levelling

How the student levelling works

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