First Steps™ in Literacy

About this Resource

First Steps Third Edition materials are made up of four interwoven strands of literacy: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Viewing, which symbolise the interrelatedness of literacy learning. All strands are threaded with practical, accessible, classroom-tested teaching procedures and activities.

Please download a book below or download all files (Zip File 65 MB) to your computer.

Linking Assessment, Teaching and Learning Download	Reading Course Book Download
Reading Map of Development The Reading Map of Development describes student learning behaviours, suggested teaching emphases and a range of teaching and learning experiences for each phase of development. Download	Reading Resource Book The Reading Resource Book is designed to help teachers focus on the explicit teaching of reading processes, strategies and conventions; and the contextual aspects associated with comprehending different types of texts. Download
Writing Course Book The Writing Resource Book is designed to help teachers focus on the explicit teaching of different forms of text; writing processes, strategies and conventions; and the contextual aspects associated with composing texts. Download	Writing Map of Development The Writing Map of Development is designed to help teachers map their students' progress; it offers suggestions for teaching and learning experiences that will assist with further development of students' writing. Download

First Step resources are available to download through the Creative Commons license from Pearson Education. The resources are not to be altered or used commercially.