Going Places offers a unique approach to Reading for English Language by focusing on Strategy and HOW to approach questions. It starts from the premise that every student can improve their Reading performance and offers accessible strategies to enable them to do so. It is ideal for Years 9 – 11 to introduce English Language Assessment Objectives/ skills, reinforce understanding and improve performance.
- It is designed to simplify and clarify the Essential Skills needed for success in reading fiction and non-fiction texts.
- It is divided into helpful 2-page sections which focus on specific skills.
- It is organised by the skills which make up Assessment Objectives.
- It includes multiple fiction and non-fiction text extracts to demonstrate the concepts, skills and strategies.
- It includes hundreds of skills questions to develop understanding of these concepts.
- It offers precise, practical Strategies for Success for tackling examination questions, including those which test multiple assessment objectives.
- It includes DIY tasks, which reinforce the link between Reading and Writing.
- It offers guidance on the wording of GCSE examination questions and the different approaches taken by AQA, OCR and Edexcel Examination Boards.