Author Description

"ORT Stages 8 & 9: Talking Stories: CD-ROM" includes features such as: sensitive narration of Roderick Hunt's imaginative stories: whole story, single sentence or individual word; animation of Alex Brychta's page-by-page illustrations with lively sound effects; interactive Word, Sentence and Text level activities for each title, including printable Book Review activity; and comprehensive tables to enable teachers to keep complete printed records of children's individual progress of activities, plus viewing and printing of children's book reviews. Best pages include features such as Book Review activity: children can create their own individually printed book review for each title, and animations and sound effects of each of Alex Brychta's illustrations. Cross references to other OUP resources: Oxford Reading Tree; Stage 8 Stories and More Stories; Stage 9 Stories and More Stories; Guided Reading Cards for Stage 8 and 9 Stories; Take-Home Cards for Stage 8 and 9 Stories; Stage 8 Playscripts; Stage 8 and 9 Workbooks; Citizenship Stories; Fireflies non-fiction; True Stories; Conkers and More Conkers Poetry; Jackdaws and More Jackdaws Poetry; Group Activity Sheets Book 3 Stages 6-9; Fact Finders Unit F; Oxford Reading Tree Online; Floppy and Friends; Clip Art; and Games Stages 6-9.