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Starways - Stage One

Stage One (Junior and Senior Infants) introduces the characters Len and Jen in fun situations, with storylines relevant to the pupil’s range of experience e.g. home, town and country, family stories, birthdays, playing and emotions. There are nine core books in Stage One.

  • Rhyme away

    Rhyme away is a collection of rhymes suitable for traditional approaches to rhyme, but also for a variety of prereading activities.

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  • I see, I see

    I see, I see is a talk about pictures book, intended to provide the child and the teacher with an opportunity to talk about illustrations - both simple and complex.

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  • Hello!

    Hello! introduces the children to the setting and the characters in the programme.

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  • Len likes to hide

    Len likes to hide has a special focus of interest, in that the child must find where Len is hiding in the pictures.

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  • Jen plays tricks

    Jen plays tricks introduces a fun element into the programme.

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  • Look at this!

    Look at this! has as its theme something which young children love to talk about and discuss, namely their favourite of anything.

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  • Visiting

    Another experience that is important in the life of a child is going on visits.

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  • Stories for you

    Stories for you has two traditional stories that provide repetitive language.

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  • A new baby

    A new baby provides interesting stories for children.

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  • Talk, Colour, Talk

    Talk, Colour, Talk is the first of the Starways Skills Books.

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  • Skills Book Introductory

    Starways Skills Books are intended as a support to the teacher, by providing activity material that will develop a range of strategies which the Beginning Reader must acquire.

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  • Skills Book A

    Starways Skills Books are intended as a support to the teacher, by providing activity material that will develop a range of strategies which the Beginning Reader must acquire.

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  • Skills Book B

    Starways Skills Books are intended as a support to the teacher, by providing activity material that will develop a range of strategies which the Beginning Reader must acquire.

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  • Skills Book C

    Starways Skills Books are intended as a support to the teacher, by providing activity material that will develop a range of strategies which the Beginning Reader must acquire.

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  • My write-a-story book A

    My write-a-story books. The primary purposes of writing are expression and communication. These books provide maximum potential for children to express and communicate what they wish about the illustrations.

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  • My write-a-story book B

    My write-a-story books. The primary purposes of writing are expression and communication. These books provide maximum potential for children to express and communicate what they wish about the illustrations.

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  • My write-a-story book C

    My write-a-story books. The primary purposes of writing are expression and communication. These books provide maximum potential for children to express and communicate what they wish about the illustrations.

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