• The Cockcrow: Short Stories, Drama and Poems

    Great care has been taken in putting together this collection of short stories, poems, and a play for Junior High Schools in Ghana.

    Each story, poem or play has been selected for a purpose, which is to educate and entertain. Readers will find in them characters, events and situations they can relate to, even as they learn about types of literature and their modes of appeal.

    Above all, this collection is aimed at encouraging and sustaining the habit of reading from the Junior High School onward. In each story, poem or play, you will hear the cock crow to inform, warn and entertain in words imagined by the writers.

  • Commentary on The Cockcrow: A Study Guide for Students

    This commentary book is a students’ companion to The Cockcrow, which is the prescribed textbook for Metre studies in junior high schools. When students read the textbook thoroughly, this Commentary will then help them to understand, analyse, and explain what they read.

    The Commentary is written according to the requirement of the syllabus. It is aimed at preparing students for the Literature-in-English component of the BECE Language paper. Students will find in this Commentary practical advice about studying towards the exams and how to read any written material for understanding and for pleasure.

    This book will expose students to the fact that literature studies go beyond examinations. Literature helps us understand life and apply the lessons we learn from stones poems, and drama to everyday living.

    Students are, therefore, urged to make up their minds to enjoy Literature. They should read The Cockcrow carefully and enjoy the storylines, the characters, the drama, the poems, the cultural backgrounds, the themes, and the lessons to be learnt from the stories.

    The analysis, literary devices, and summaries of the short stories, poems, and play will enable students appreciate the content of this commentary book. The sample essay and objective questions will help in the personal studies and in group discussions.

    Enjoy Literature!

  • Verbal and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools Book 2

    Age Range: 6 to 12 years

    Verbal and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools is a six-book activity series written for pupils in the lower and upper primary schools in order to broaden their mastery of verbal and logical reasoning.

    The books have been carefully put together to enhance the verbal and logical reasoning skills of pupils through elementary English facts and concepts of the alphabet, parts of speech, spellings, tenses, synonyms, antonyms, homophones and homographs, jumbled words, anagrams and so on.

    In addition to these, some logical test activities such as Venn diagram, puzzles, ranking and series, patterns, coding and decoding, analogies and sudoku are included in the text.

    This is to help pupils improve on how to reason logically, improve on speed and mental ability, establish logical and analytical relationships and also build their level of confidence.

    The series will afford pupils the ability to understand and comprehend written passages, acquire basic techniques required in solving questions on verbal reasoning with ease, thereby enhancing a better performance in common entrance examination and other competitive examinations.

    This book in the series comprises carefully selected preparatory examination questions. This is to further enhance pupils’ level of preparedness for various examinations.

  • Quantitative and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools Book 2

    Age Range: 6 to 12 years

    Quantitative and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools is a six-book activity series written for pupils in the lower and upper primary schools.

    The books have been carefully put together to enhance the logical and quantitative reasoning skills of pupils through elementary mathematical facts and concepts of measurement, number series, variables, shapes, algebra and so on.

    This is to help pupils develop their reasoning capabilities, problem-solving techniques, speed, as well as improve their mental understanding and ability to establish logical and analytical, relationships in arriving at the right solutions.

    Presented and rendered in accordance with the Mathematics curriculum as directed by Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), the books will help pupils acquire basic techniques required in solving questions on quantitative reasoning with ease, thereby enabling better performance in the common entrance examination and other competitive examinations.

    This book in the series comprises carefully selected preparatory examination questions. This is to further enhance pupils’ level of preparedness for the examination.

  • Verbal and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools Book 1

    Age Range: 6 to 12 years

    Verbal and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools is a six-book activity series written for pupils in the lower and upper primary schools in order to broaden their mastery of verbal and logical reasoning.

    The books have been carefully put together to enhance the verbal and logical reasoning skills of pupils through elementary English facts and concepts of the alphabet, parts of speech, spellings, tenses, synonyms, antonyms, homophones and homographs, jumbled words, anagrams and so on.

    In addition to these, some logical test activities such as Venn diagram, puzzles, ranking and series, patterns, coding and decoding, analogies and sudoku are included in the text.

    This is to help pupils improve on how to reason logically, improve on speed and mental ability, establish logical and analytical relationships and also build their level of confidence.

    The series will afford pupils the ability to understand and comprehend written passages, acquire basic techniques required in solving questions on verbal reasoning with ease, thereby enhancing a better performance in common entrance examination and other competitive examinations.

    This book in the series comprises carefully selected preparatory examination questions. This is to further enhance pupils’ level of preparedness for various examinations.

  • Rainbow: Phonics and Spelling Level 2 (BS 3)

    The ideal course for success in speaking, reading, writing and spelling.

    Rainbow Phonics and Spelling Series provide full coverage of the content for the teaching of reading and spelling (for learners in foundation years and primary). Units are consistent with content requirements for the Standards Based Curriculum of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCa, GES) and the Cambridge International Examination Framework for literacy.

    Carefully designed and creative activities enable learners to practice language competencies like speaking, listening, reading and writing. Colourful illustrations foster understanding of words and sentences as well as captivate learner’s attention and inspire love for reading.

    Activities are learner-centered and place the learner in charge of his or her own learning. The books are simple to use and provide three levels of differentiation.

  • Quantitative and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools Book 1

    Age Range: 6 to 12 years

    Quantitative and Logical Reasoning for Primary Schools is a six-book activity series written for pupils in the lower and upper primary schools.

    The books have been carefully put together to enhance the logical and quantitative reasoning skills of pupils through elementary mathematical facts and concepts of measurement, number series, variables, shapes, algebra and so on.

    This is to help pupils develop their reasoning capabilities, problem-solving techniques, speed, as well as improve their mental understanding and ability to establish logical and analytical, relationships in arriving at the right solutions.

    Presented and rendered in accordance with the Mathematics curriculum as directed by Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), the books will help pupils acquire basic techniques required in solving questions on quantitative reasoning with ease, thereby enabling better performance in the common entrance examination and other competitive examinations.

    This book in the series comprises carefully selected preparatory examination questions. This is to further enhance pupils’ level of preparedness for the examination.

  • Rainbow: Phonics and Spelling Level 2 (BS 2)

    The ideal course for success in speaking, reading, writing and spelling.

    Rainbow Phonics and Spelling Series provide full coverage of the content for the teaching of reading and spelling (for learners in foundation years and primary). Units are consistent with content requirements for the Standards Based Curriculum of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCa, GES) and the Cambridge International Examination Framework for literacy.

    Carefully designed and creative activities enable learners to practice language competencies like speaking, listening, reading and writing. Colourful illustrations foster understanding of words and sentences as well as captivate learner’s attention and inspire love for reading.

    Activities are learner-centered and place the learner in charge of his or her own learning. The books are simple to use and provide three levels of differentiation.

  • Workbook on The Cockcrow for Junior High Schools

    This Workbook on the Cockcrow is a detailed manual on the WAEC-selected textbook for BECE English Literature, The Cockcrow. The questions have been divided into two sections: Section A covers literary questions and Section B contains contextual questions on all the short stories, drama and poems.

    Each question is an interactive exercise to help students gain knowledge about The Cockcrow. This Workbook will help students interact with the short stories, drama, and poems in the textbook and prepare them for the BECE.

    • Comprehension Questions
    • Contextual Questions
    • Objectives Questions
    • Interactive Test on Students’ knowledge

    … to better equip them for the  BECE exams.

  • Correct and Incorrect English Expressions

    Incorrect English expressions are common in the English-speaking world, but those using such expressions may not be aware that they are incorrect. This book examines many examples of incorrect usage. It provides the correct expressions and uses these in sentences so the reader can be confident of correct usage. The book abounds with helpful explanations of points made.

  • York Series: English for Primary Schools Learner’s Book 1

    York Series English for Primary Schools is a course produced and designed specially for children in Ghana.

    The course contains:

    • modern, interesting and relevant topics
    • a clear and systematic approach to grammar with thorough practice
    • a focus on integrated skills work
    • consistent building and recycling of vocabulary
    • exciting and motivating projects and presentations
    • a practical approach with functional and situational language
    • an opportunity to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills

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