I feel that the Story Steps books are of a very high quality, and will definitely give our SEN children great pleasure reading them, as well as providing them with enough repetition to promote learning.

St Patricks Primary School

Story Steps has beautifully presented bright and interesting pupil books covering a variety of styles and genres including non-fiction.

The teacher friendly guide completes a well-structured scheme with built in Benchmark Assessment.

Knowetop Primary School, North Lanarkshire

We use Storyteller, Literacy Links Plus, Story Steps, and Wildcats in school. We have used Kingscourt / McGraw-Hill resources for five years.

The resources are linked very well to the National Literacy Strategy and have solved a lot of problems when first setting up and then building up the resources gradually.
We feel absolutely that Kingscourt / McGraw-Hill understand our needs. Our local representative is excellent. They keep us up to date with all the new literacy development, meeting with our Literacy Consultant for all the latest news. The materials and resources are tailored to the demands of the National Literacy Strategy and all the new initiatives. This makes my job much easier.

We value the service of our local rep, the range of materials and the features of the materials, the quick and easy ordering and delivery, and the teacher support.

Ings Farm School, Redcar

What’s good about the set... by Child Education

• The Storysteps guided reading books are up to the normal high standard of Kingscourt materials and are extremely attractive to look at and handle. Many of them have novelty cut-outs which have been linked to the storyline and this really adds to the books’ appeal.
• The teacher’s guide to each level is incredibly detailed and yet simple to use. There are full instructions on how to take a group of children through a guided reading session - almost a mini lesson plan. Also included are a range of follow-up suggestions.
• The supports and challenges that may be considered in each book are listed along with features to note any high frequency words. This is very useful for busy teachers working with several guided reading groups each and every week.
• The texts are written in an easy-to-understand and meaningful way with everybody language that children can relate to. The writing is clear, easy to follow, and printed in a variety of different sizes and fonts. Different illustrator styles reflect children from different ethnic backgrounds and good photographs accompany the non-fiction texts. These Storysteps guided reading books are a pleasure to use and are much enjoyed by children.

Child Education

A new early intervention series to support pupils who need a wealth of varied (nice to see plays at this level) and stimulating little books to enchance their literacy development. The series has 20 levels of carefully graduated steps, with a handy-sized Teacher’s Guide for each level. The vocabulary is controlled but not to the extent of detracting from the storylines.

The National Literacy Association