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Nelson English

Raising Standards in Reading and Writing


This updated edition of the well-loved Nelson English continues to provide an integrated approach to teaching the core literacy skills at primary level: comprehension, writing, grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary.

Nelson English is comprehensive, covering the teaching of reading and writing from the early years, through to the end of primary. 

This edition also takes on a blended approach with both print and digital content to better suit the needs of the modern classroom. Nelson English is fully aligned to the English National Curriculum and can also be used to support International Curricula, such as the Cambridge Primary Curriculum.

  • Starter Level provides resources that specifically cater to Early Years
  • Engaging texts covering both fiction and non-fiction
  • Differentiated activities provide varying levels of challenge
  • eBook versions of the Teacher's Books, Pupil Books and Workbooks are available on Oxford Owl for use by Teachers at the front of class
  • Assessment and progress tracking on Oxford Owl enables you to monitor student progress and identify learning gaps
  • Suited to a wide variety of curricula and continues to offer regular opportunities to practice and revisit learning
  • Write-in Workbooks provide a clear record of progress for pupils and offer extra practice of the concepts taught in the Pupil Books
  • Teacher's Books  offer three stage, step-by-step lesson plans, learning objectives and answers to all activities.
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Series contains:

  • 3 Workbooks for Starter Level
  • 1 Teacher's Book for Starter Level
  • 6 Pupil Books for Levels 1-6
  • 6 Workbooks for Levels 1-6
  • 6 Teacher’s Books for Levels 1-6
  • Updated content to match the requirements of the English National Curriculum
  • Assessment resources hosted on Oxford Owl
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Free resources and downloads

Nelson English course guide

Take a closer look at the components in Nelson English

Scope and Sequence

A complete list of topics covered in in Starter Level and Levels 1-6

Starter Level sample pages

See sample pages for the Nelson English Starter Level, new for 2020

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