UC Child Well-being Research Institute – Books for Sale

Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) Supplementary Readers

Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) Supplementary Readers

The Maggie Boston readers for young children have been designed to support class teaching activities as part of the Better Start Literacy Approach.  The books can be used to supplement class small group reading instruction and/or for Tier 2 teaching within the Better Start Literacy Approach. These readers are a small book size 18cmx18cm.

Please note the Maggie Boston readers are currently in production. Pre-orders can be made at the Buy Now links below.

The readers are now available in a full set of 30 titles – the full list can be found here  Maggie Boston titles - full set (30).pdf

Alternatively if you have the original set of books, then the three new titles are available to pre-order at the links below.

 Note the ‘Words Can Pop’ book sets are in stock and still available for purchase at the bottom of the page.

Price includes delivery to anywhere in New Zealand and orders are sent out from the University once a week. Please note, these products are not available for 'pickup'.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL PRODUCTS WILL BE SENT TO THE BILLING ADDRESS. IF A DIFFERENT SHIPPING ADDRESS IS REQUIRED, PLEASE ADD THIS IN THE COMMENTS BOX.

Words Can POP Children's Story Books

This selection of story books for young children have been designed to support the learning of early developing letters and sounds, and interesting words, in alignment with the Better Start Literacy Approach teaching.  These stories are suitable for use at home, in early childcare centres and in school classrooms. Each book includes detailed reading notes on how to use the book to develop hildren's word knowledge, oral language, phonological awareness and print knowledge. Each set contains 1 copy of each of the A4 sized 16 titles in this series.

The titles contained in this series are:

A Fun Run, A New Zealand Frog, Dad and the Cap, Dig the Mud, Hemi's Milk, Ika the Mudfish, Manu and the Pekapeka, Pam's Bee Sting, Pam's Top, Pekapeka Needs a Nap, Rat in the Wetland, Tama and Big Ted, Tama has Spots, The Big Wind, The Sun Sets in the West, Weka Chick is Lost.

Price includes delivery to anywhere in New Zealand and orders are sent out from the University once a week.  Please note, these products are not available for 'pickup'.

PLEASE NOTE: ALL PRODUCTS WILL BE SENT TO THE BILLING ADDRESS. IF A DIFFERENT SHIPPING ADDRESS IS REQUIRED, PLEASE ADD THIS IN THE COMMENTS BOX.

For all order queries please email: childwellbeingorders@canterbury.ac.nz