PM Multicultural

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PM Multicultural Introduction

PM Multicultural is a series of literacy resources meticulously redesigned from a selection of highly successful Nelson readers. Custom designed for our diverse cultural classrooms, each book comprises authentic Middle Eastern settings, with stunning illustrations and photographs featured throughout.

All components of PM Multicultural emphasise strategies to support children in learning English. Using the rich culture and heritage of the region, the books provide a sound platform for the exploration of a new language in a meaningful and contextually relevant way.

Each PM Multicultural literacy resource has a strong pedagogical underpinning, based on sound research about how children best learn to read.

PM Multicultural provides:

vocabulary and photographs relevant to the Middle East
narratives and factual texts utilising content that is familiar to children
a range of text types covering a variety of topics
explicit links between all components to provide meaningful learning opportunities
specific instruction to develop the sounds and grammar of the English language
opportunities to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills
Teachers’ Resource Books that provide in-depth pedagogical support for each book

PM Multicultural Components

26 PM Alphabet Starters books, one for each letter of the alphabet
34 PM Alphabet Blends books, for common onset blends and digraphs
100 PM Levelled Texts, factual and fiction, from levels 1–20

PM Levelled Texts

The PM Levelled Texts are a set of 100 books for levels 1–20, with five books per level. The texts feature genuine Middle Eastern settings. Each text features:

built-in logic which develops reasoning and prediction
meticulously levelled fiction or factual text to ensure a gradual learning gradient
deliberate close match of text with illustrations and photographs to help students interpret and derive meaning from the text
teaching notes on the inside front cover.

Levels 1 & 2

Levels 1 and 2: Texts focus on two or more high-frequency words with a high repetition rate.

Levels 3-5

Levels 3 to 5: New high-frequency words are introduced gradually and reinforced throughout books at the same and succeeding levels, while sentence construction is kept short and simple.

Levels 6-10

Levels 6–10: Texts continue to increase the number of sight words known to students. Sentence construction becomes gradually more complex and a more diverse range of language features are included.

Levels 11-15

Levels 11-15: Texts continue to build sight word recognition. The range of content extends to explore a wider range of themes such as Values and Beliefs, Identity and Humans and the Environment. Factual texts develop greater complexity in structure and content. Students are given situations which they can relate to

but are gradually introduced to environments and culturally appropriate concepts beyond their immediate experience.

Levels 16 -20

Levels 16-20: High Frequency word knowledge and recognition continues to grow. Sentence structure becomes more challenging with two clauses appearing within the sentence, adverbial clauses are specifically developed. Familiar suffixes, particularly those signalling tense are reinforced and built upon. Themes are explored more deeply.

PM Alphabet Starters

The 26 PM Alphabet Starters provide an in-depth understanding of letters and the sounds they represent for emergent readers and English language learners.

Each book contains five or seven words that begin with the same letter, allowing students to concentrate on one letter-sound at a time. Clear, readable text and stunning images feature throughout.

Reading the books, students are also able to practise the valuable skills of word and picture matching, one-to-one matching of spoken and written words, and aural reinforcement of the onset sound in each set of words.

PM Alphabet Blends

An extension of the PM Alphabet Starters, the PM Alphabet Blends teach students the more complex skills of blending consonants and recognising digraphs.

Hearing the sounds, saying the sounds, reading the sounds and writing the sounds of blends and digraphs help students learn both the phoneme (sound) and visual appearance of each consonant blend and digraph.

The PM Alphabet Blends are designed to be used in conjunction with the PM Levelled Texts, in which the same blends and digraphs are found.

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