The TEEM evaluations
It is most effective elements are for small group, or whole class teaching as part of the Literacy
Hour. It supports the word level element of the introduction to a lesson and also for a group
to work with supported or independently. It allows the teacher access to comprehensive pre-selected
word lists, or the ability to create your own and from these to make use of a range of activities
to reinforce the children's knowledge and understanding. It is also a very comprehensive resource
for quickly accessing appropriate word lists to link in with specific teaching objectives and
this, although an offshoot of the software, is very valuable on teacher time.
It is difficult to navigate the CD-ROM to begin with and to ascertain how to make use of your
own lists, but after some continued use this becomes easier.
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This title supports word level activities within the National Literacy Strategy. It helps to
develop word recognition and building skills in a format that is accessible and familiar to many
children. It is possible to use it for small group work, or for a whole class. The program is
useful because it can generate random lists for children to work with and provide answers to
their work immediately. It is possible for the teacher to produce their own word lists that enable
customisation of the programs for individual classroom use. There are different activities for
each week of the school year, although it is not possible to record an individual's progress
through the activities using the program, although there are photocopiable checklists listed
in the teachers' book. This program would be best used with a small group of children. It would
work either as an activity with children of the same ability, or with children of differing abilities.
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