Summary:
Interactive English is a complete yet flexible package of resources for English departments to support the teaching of the revised Key Stage 3 curriculum to pupils of all abilities and by experienced and newly qualified teachers alike. Teachers will be guided through this comprehensive set of resources via a printed Teacher’s Book and a Dynamic Learning Teacher's Resource. Each year every pupil will have a Pupil’s Book tailored to the ability level (approximated to NC levels) they are working at which guides them through the essential language and skills work, plus a Pupil’s ‘lite’ version of Dynamic Learning on CD-ROM for independent use on a PC at school or at home.

The Year 8 package includes a full-colour Teacher's Book, a Dynamic Learning Teacher's Resource and a three Pupil's Books for pupils working from NC Level 3 to NC Level 6. Each Pupil's Book (Establishing, Developing and Extending) includes language skills and functions presentation and practice material and contains a Pupil's DL CD-ROM with digital presentation material and interactive practice activities for pupils to work on independently.

The Year 8 Dynamic Learning Teacher's Resource provides a complete set of flexible lesson plans and materials for teachers, structured around the key processes, content and curriculum opportunities of the KS3 programme of study for Year 8.

Each lesson contains:
- links out to relevant key Framework objectives for pupils and teachers
- resources in electronic formats to deliver key content and skills practice: interactive starter activities; source texts; PowerPoint language presentations; audio files; editable worksheets; editable writing frames; video clips; weblinks; images
- 'live' thumbnails of corresponding Pupil's Book pages for each level
- suggestions for differentiation opportunities within comprehensive teacher's notes
- links out to Assessment Guidance and assessment profiling support
- links to appropriate Strategy Pupil Progression Maps (for Reading and Writing)

Includes both pre-loaded lesson routes and opportunities for flexibility via the DL Lesson Builder tool.

• Comprehensive and engaging coverage of content of revised KS3 English programme of study.
• One-third of the course dedicated to Speaking & Listening: fully in line with the requirements of the new Programme of Study and reflecting the Secondary National Strategy’s push for equal classroom time for the teaching of S & L, Reading and Writing skills.
• A structured course with a pre-planned, pre-differentiated route through the materials, with huge bank of resources included in each unit, whilst also allowing full flexibility via DL Lesson Builder to support a pick’n’mix approach.
• Lesson launch screen – all a teacher needs for each lesson on one screen.
• Full coverage of level 1 functional skills standards required at KS3.

Table of Contents:
Unit 1
Ten lessons
Unit 2
Ten lessons
Unit 3
Ten lessons
Unit 4
Ten lessons
Unit 5
Ten lessons
Unit 6
Ten lessons
Unit 7
Ten lessons
Unit 8
Ten lessons
Unit 9
Ten lessons

About the Author(s):
All the authors are experienced classroom practitioners. Linda Hill is a former Head of English and is now a freelance English consultant and OFSTED inspector; Zoe Livingstone is an English adviser for Slough LA; Saira Sawtell is an AST and Head of English at Budmouth Technology College, and was the regional winner in the 2006 Outstanding New Teacher category; Anita Spires is an English consultant at Slough LEA; Pat Woolfe is a former Head of English and now an English consultant for Oldham LEA.

Readership:
Teachers