Nurturing a Culture of Literacy
Our trained Literacy Specialists will accompany you every step of the way, whether your school has just taken its first steps on the road to better literacy or is already on the path to school-wide immersion.
From advice on book banding and guided reading to demonstrating best practice for conducting running records to explaining how you can get the most out of the existing books in your library, our experienced Reps will provide your school with a comprehensive level of support.
Contact your Literacy Specialist to learn how your school can nurture a culture of literacy!
PM
The original and most widely recognised book-banded reading scheme. Discover over 1,000 meticulously-levelled readers.
Collins Big Cat
A fantastic, whole-school graded reading programme suitable for Junior Infants to 6th class.
Engage Literacy
An excellent guided reading programme with over 300 book-banded readers for 4-11 year olds.
Cambridge Reading Adventures
A banded literacy programme designed for multicultural classrooms with some of the most comprehensive teacher lesson plans available on the market.
Flying Start to Literacy
A comprehensive core literacy programme that supports the systematic development of reading strategies.
Red Squirrel Phonics
A series of 70 fully decodable readers for Junior Infants - 2nd Class. Created by the publishers of Engage Literacy.
Summer Bundle Offers 2022
Amazing bundle offers on PM and Fast Forward Hi-Lo readers. Combine Hi-Lo books and PM's digital offerings to empower your pupils' reading. We also have a PM great offer to help you expand the range of text types in your literacy library. Choose a package that suits your school.
Offers run from 25th April - 30th June 2022
PM Bundle Offer
Choose any 5 title from levels 1-24 x 5 copies (600 books) for €3,765
Receive either:
A free, new PM Literacy kit AND 10 free PM eCollection licences
OR
The new PM Guided Reading Planner AND 35 free PM eCollection licences
Contact your Literacy Specialist about PM Offer
Fast Forward Hi-Lo readers bundle offers
OFFER 1: Hi-Lo starter bundle
Choose any 100 books from across levels 6 to 25
Was €875 Now €775
OFFER 2: Guided Reading Hi-Lo bundle for use with small groups
Choose 4 titles x 4 copies from across levels 6 to 25 (320 books)
Was €2,800 Now €2,450
Contact your Literacy Specialist about Fast Forward offers
Expand your range of text types
Are most of the books within your school, narrative or fiction? We have a great offer to help you expand the range of text types in your school and unlock one of PM's most powerful digital tools.
Spend over €1,000 by choosing titles from a wide range of text types such as Narrative; Recount; Description; Explanation; Procedure; Information Report; Exposition; Discussion; and Response.
and receive
a 1-year free subscription to the PM Guided Reading Planner worth €226
See list of PM text type titles
Contact your Literacy Specialist about expanding your range of text types
Live workshop on using levelled and banded books effectively in the classroom
Join Irish Literacy expert, Rosie Hogan, for a live workshop on how to use levelled and banded books effectively in your classroom. FREE goodie bag worth €50, including literacy samples and a Primary Teacher's Yearbook for all attendees.
Rosie will be looking at different bands e.g.: pink, blue, green, orange, silver – and will aim to reach as many different levels as possible in the audience. This workshop is suitable for all teachers from junior to senior end of primary school.
The workshop takes place on Tuesday 10th May from 16h00 to 17h15 at the Carlton Hotel Blanchardstown, D15 EYX5. Tickets cost €10.
Talk to your Literacy Specialist for more information
Implementing Guided Reading during Covid-19
During these difficult times, we understand the challenges that teachers are now facing running guided reading lessons in their classrooms due to Covid-19 restrictions. We hosted a webinar with reading expert Rosie Hogan where she showed teachers how they can manage guided reading in their classrooms while children remain in their pods and how to sort generic materials for them as well.
Contact your Literacy Specialist to find out about future events/webinars
Stephen Graham delivered a live webinar on the new PM Benchmark Literacy Assessment kit
The 90-minute webinar took place in September 2020 where Stephen:
- unpacked the PM Benchmark Literacy Assessment resource
- discussed how to develop a Balanced Reader
- examined the new Pre-Level 1 and Post-Level 30 assessments
- gave an overview of the four steps involved in taking a Reading Record
Contact your Literacy Specialist to find out about future events/webinars
Learning opportunities within levelled and banded texts - webinar with Rosie Hogan
We hosted a webinar with reading expert Rosie Hogan where she looked at learning opportunities within levelled and banded texts and how teachers can best support children's reading.
Contact your Literacy Specialist to find out about future events/webinars
A Practical Guide to implementing Guided Reading - Webinar with Rosie Hogan
Rosie Hogan (an Irish Literacy expert and former Reading Recovery tutor) shared her insights on how to introduce guided reading in your classroom.
Her webinar addressed a number of topics including, how to use different levelled texts within the lesson, and tips & ideas for effective planning and developing independent stations.
Contact your Literacy Specialist to find out about future events/webinars
Folens Literacy Digital Collections
Contact your local Folens Literacy Specialist to learn more about any of the following series
PM eCollection
- Access over 400 eBooks taken from the PM collection. Perfect for schools who are looking for a digital solution for guided and independent reading
- The PM eCollection comprises three pillars: The Content, The eReader App, and The Website
- Supports reading at school and at home
Engage Literacy Online
- Access to 136 interactive eBooks, all of which are precisely levelled and cover pink to lime book bands and Reading Recovery Levels 1-25
- Supports reading at school and at home
- One-time fee – no need to worry about annual subscriptions!
Collins Big Cat eBook Library
- Access over 1,000 levelled eBooks at school and at home with the Big Cat eBook library
- Suitable for all classes from Junior Infants - 6th class (Bands Pink-Pearl)
- Versatile subscription options – or get them all for a fantastic value all-in price
- Perfect for home reading – no need to share books amongst pupils
Cambridge Reading Adventures Digital Classroom
- Access to 140 ebooks, all of which are levelled and span a reading age of 4.5 - 10 years old
- Books can be downloaded for offline use
- The perfect accompaniment to our learner’s books, you can share projectable versions of the books with your whole class and zoom, highlight or annotate important points