Discovering Chapter Books # 1 Blackline Master: Literacy Units for the Early Years

A teachers' resource book for the study of narrative texts using popular Aussie Bites titles:

• Patricia Wrightson's The Water Dragons
• Christabel Mattingley's Ginger
• Patricia Wrightson's Rattler's Place

Implementation in the Classroom: This material can be used either with the whole class, in small groups as part of Guided Reading or individually during Independent Reading.

The materials in this book are able to be photocopied. For small group work each student should have a copy of the Aussie Bites chapter books.

The resource book contains activities and answers for the following literacy components:

• Comprehension
• Spelling
• Writing
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Vocabulary Development

Louella Freeman and Sue McLain are involved in Literacy Research, and are consultants to schools in the development of their literacy programmes. Sue McLain is an experienced special needs teacher and Louella Freeman is a university lecturer in Teacher Education.