Springboard Level 14

From Macmillan Education Australia, the PRIMARY PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 3 years in a row, comes this fantastic literacy program: Springboard. It is designed for children who are considered “at risk” for reading. In order to engage children who may not like to read, the content is varied and interesting, and the language starts very simple, gradually getting harder.

◆14-a　 Listen to Me　　

Eddie the Emu gets into all sorts of trouble when he walks into town.

Word Count: 327
Text type: Literary recount

◆14-b　 Brian Fixit　　

Brian likes to fix things…is there anything he cannot fix?

Word Count: 317
Text type: Literary recount

◆14-c　 This Little Boy　　

He might not be able to hear very well but this little boy can still do all the things the other kids do.

Word Count: 305
Text type: Factual description

◆14-d　 A Hot Day at the Farm　　

How will all the animals cool down when Farmer Fred goes to the beach?

Word Count: 321
Text type: Narrative

◆14-e　 Ringo the Dingo　　

A delightful story about a baby dingo found in the bush who is being brought up like a dog.

Word Count: 314
Text type: Narrative – realistic fiction

◆14-f　 People and Gorillas　　

Find out he things that are same and the things that are different between people and gorillas.

Word Count: 303
Text type: Factual description

◆14-g　 Bessie Bunyip　　

Bessie Bunyip like going to high places…where is the highest place she can go?

Word Count: 321
Text type: Narrative

◆14-h　 Who Works at the Supermarket?　　

Find out about all the different people who work in the supermarket.

Word Count: 325
Text type: Information report

FREE Teaching Guides

You can download free teaching guides for the books. They include reduced-size pages from each book along with detailed instructions for using each book with a class.
The teaching guides also contain 2 worksheets per book! After reading the book, have the students do the fun worksheets which check comprehension and give reading/writing practice.