Sid the Badger's Test Drive
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Jud the Rat and his friends inhabit a series of phonically-based reading fluency books which are graded in terms of difficulty, and are provided with supporting manuals and implementation materials. The books, manuals and materials form part of Dr Charles Potter’s Reading Fluency Programme, which has been developed to improve reading, writing and spelling abilities based on up to date research and literature, while at the same time being entertaining and enjoyed by children.
This book and the other reading fluency books in the series are designed to be used with repetitive paired reading and with sequential working memory training methods. The materials and methods have been successful with a large number of children of different ages and different cultural backgrounds. Results on the programme have been published internationally, and these publications are available free online.
Dr Charles Potter’s Reading Fluency Programme is evidence-based, and online support is provided to users. It is also helpful to talk to the network of people who have used the programme successfully. If you make contact with me by email I can provide you with further information about the programme. I can also provide you with an illustrated manual to enable effective use of this book in developing reading fluency, as well as with additional materials to support your child’s reading, writing, spelling and learning needs.
Dr Charles Potter
I am an Educational Psychologist in Private Practice, specialising in work with children who have reading and learning difficulties. I also develop educational programmes, which are being used by therapists and teachers as well as in schools both in my country and internationally.I have a number of educational degrees and diplomas, a Masters in Psycholinguistics and a Doctorate in Curriculum Development and Special Education.I previously taught in both mainstream and special schools and then at university in education, applied linguistics and psychology, teaching courses in research, assessment and evaluation. I also have interests in neuropsychology and neurolinguistics. I have a number of publications in these areas, and a number of publications in areas relating to programme evaluation (refer entry on programme evaluation in Wikipedia)I live in the Johannesburg Area, South Africa, and provide service to parents and children with learning difficulties. I also develop assessment tools and procedures for doing this type of work. For more information use the following links:http://www/charlespotter.orgorhttp://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/using-phonically-based-e-books-to-develop-reading-fluency• 500+ 500+ connections on Linked In, where you can also view my profile, and find my contact details.
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Sid the Badger's Test Drive - Dr Charles Potter
Reading Difficulties, Spelling Difficulties, Rate of Work Difficulties
An estimated 20% of all children do not read fluently, affecting their rate of work and progress at school. Let Jud the Rat, Tom the Cat, Jill the Dog, Mrs Weasel and Doctor Skunk solve your child’s problems with reading, writing and spelling.
Jud the Rat and his friends inhabit a series of phonically-based reading fluency books which are graded in terms of difficulty, and are provided with supporting manuals and implementation materials. The books, manuals and materials form part of Dr Charles Potter’s Reading Fluency Programme, which has been developed to improve reading, writing and spelling abilities based on up to date research and literature, while at the same time being entertaining and enjoyed by children.
This book and the other reading fluency books in the series are designed to be used with repetitive paired reading and with sequential working memory training methods. The materials and methods have been successful with a large number of children of different ages and different cultural backgrounds. Results on the programme have been published internationally, and these publications are available free online.
Dr Charles Potter’s Reading Fluency Programme is evidence-based, and online support is provided to users. It is also helpful to talk to the network of people who have used the programme successfully. If you make contact with me by email at pottercs@gmail.com I can provide you with further information about the programme. I can also provide you with an illustrated manual to enable effective use of this book in developing reading fluency, as well as with additional materials to support your child’s reading, writing, spelling and learning needs.
I look forward to hearing from you. My contact details can be found on my website or via Linked In.
Dr Charles Potter
Sid the Badger’s Test Drive
Published by Dr Charles Potter at Smashwords
Copyright 2013 Dr Charles Potter
Author’s Note on Copyright
This book is the third book in a series of seven intermediate level reading fluency books about Jud the Rat and Sid the Badger. The books are graded from easy to more difficult, on the basis of the phonic rules and morphological combinations used in the text.
The books can be set in small or medium-sized print and used as stand-alone reading materials, or simply read for pleasure. They can also be set in large print and used to develop reading, writing and spelling fluency. In addition, the phonic skills embedded in the text of each book can be used to teach spelling rules and sequential writing skills.
I have developed a set of procedures and methods for developing reading, writing and spelling fluency, which are designed to be used with the books in the series. I have also developed other procedures and methods for developing spelling and sequential writing skills, using the material. Copyright in the text of this book and the other books in the series, as well as the procedures and methods used with this book and the other books in the series, vests with myself as author.
The covers used in the series are based on illustrations which are, to my knowledge as author, royalty free. The illustration used on the cover of this book, which forms part of the Tales of Jud the Rat
sequence of books, was published in 1873-1874. It was uploaded from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V04_D163_Chinchilla.jpg
Dr Charles Potter
SID THE BADGER’S TEST DRIVE
The story so far:
Sid the Badger and Jud the Rat were sailors for many years. One day, however, they decided to leave their ship to find work on land.
So when their ship came to port, Sid the Badger and Jud the Rat said goodbye to the captain and the other sailors. Then they walked off the ship on to the docks.
As they did not have enough money for a hotel, Sid the Badger and Jud the Rat walked up the main street of the town looking for a room to stay in for the night. After passing the town hall, they went into a bakery shop to buy their lunch.
The bakery shop was a small shop next to a large grocery shop in the main street. And in the bakery shop, a small, round pink pig was standing behind the counter. As they were very hungry, Sid the Badger and Jud the Rat bought lots of things to eat for lunch. They also told the small, round pink pig behind the counter that they were looking for a room to stay in for the night.
My dad will be able to help you,
said the small round pink pig, "My dad owns the large grocery shop next door. So first go and have your lunch. And when you have finished eating your lunch, come back and I’ll take you to see my dad. I’m