The Story With ...

Motivate your pupils to use language more effectively with The Story with Language, Reading, Writing and Editing series. Each book features short stories with associated activities that provide pupils with opportunities to practise and develop a range of English skills. The series is useful for collaborative or individual use or for homework. By helping your pupils to better understand how language works, you will be helping them to produce work that has greater clarity and impact.

Ages: 9-15 years

Past, present and future tense

Work on your vocabulary

Singular, plural and collective nouns

Prefixes and suffixes

Abbreviations and contractions

Word families

Work on your spelling

Literal and figurative language

Practise your language skills

First Steps: Narrative text + comprehension activities

Not Enough: Narrative text + comprehension activities

Online At Last: Narrative text + comprehension activities

Time for What?: Narrative text + comprehension activities

Just Do It!: Narrative text + comprehension activities

Another One: Narrative text + comprehension activities

This is Good: Narrative text + comprehension activities

This and That: Narrative text + comprehension activities

One Thing Leads: Narrative text + comprehension activities

Explanations: Narrative text + comprehension activities

Writing on a theme of 'lost and found'

Writing on a theme of 'animals' or 'making excuses'

Writing on a theme of 'being tidy'

Writing on a theme of 'a bad day'

Writing on a theme of 'communication'

Writing on a theme of 'a natural disaster'

Writing on a theme of 'breaking rules'

Writing on a theme of 'confronting fear'

Basic proofreading skills

Challenging proofreading skills

Writing: Sense making skills

Writing: 'Tightening' skills

Writing like a reader: Non-fiction

How to make your writing flow

Editing your last draft

Test your proofreading skills

Synonyms, antonyms and homonyms

About the Authors

Marie Langley

Marie Langley’s experience in education includes 19 years teaching in secondary and area (Years 1 to 13) schools, 10 years as head of an English department, and seven years as a deputy principal. Her published works include a thesis for a Master of Teaching and Learning degree, magazine articles, short stories, poetry, picture books, a junior novel and numerous educational resource texts. She currently lives and works in Golden Bay in the top north-west corner of the South Island of New Zealand.

Tanya Tremewan

Tanya Tremewan is a freelance writer and editor who specialises in educational publishing. In addition to more than a decade of experience in the publishing industry, she has tertiary qualifications in history, psychology and publishing.