Collins soundbites: The monkey's paw

The White family are delighted when a friend gives them a monkey's paw that will grant them three wishes.

They gain a little but at what cost? The paw turns happiness to fear and despair. Collins Soundbites is a revolutionary series of readers for students who are struggling to achieve NC level 4 at Key Stage 3.

The Monkey's Paw has a Reading Age of 8-9, with 40 words per page.

Six readers are published in a pack at each stage or level of ability.

Soundbites is the first series of readers for students with poor literacy that delivers the curriculum.

Also available are Mixed Packs that contain six different readers at each of the three stages (stage 1: reading age 6-7; stage 2: age 7-8; stage 3: age 8-9).

Two thirds of each book is 'narrative' style text. One third of each book covers information, using a variety of text types such as autobiographies, biographies, journals, diaries, letters (personal and formal), travel writing, leaflets, reports, reviews, adverts, newspaper/magazine articles, tables.

Specialised, difficult or technical vocabulary explained on the page, plus a one-page glossary at the end.

The topics covered address the KS3 curriculum in different areas.Photocopiable teaching resources, containing a range of literacy-boosting activities, are available in the Soundbites Bumper Pack.