Grammar Made Easy

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by Barbara Dykes
A common-sense easy to follow guide to English grammar, suitable for both children and adults.  It makes simple, the recognition of the role each word plays in a sentence and how groups of words function in a sentence, whilst making commas, apostrophes and those awful pluperfects a breeze!  A bestseller in print since 1991.

Teach Your Child to Spell

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by Gavin Swallow
Gives parents a clear, step-by-step way to help their children.  Any parent who can read can use this book.

Why We Speak English

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by Sarah Ward

A short history of the evolution of the English language from the ancient languages of Gaelic and Welsh to the modern day.

Spelling Made Easy

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by Barbara Dykes & Constance Thomas

An internationally popular, concise guide to English Spelling in which the myth of an illogical and complex spelling system is dispelled forever.  A bestseller in print since 1989.

Grammar For Everyone

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by Barbara Dykes

This practical book is published by ACER and gives teachers or tutors an armoury of learning strategies to use at all levels.

OK Let's Do Some IK!

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by Trevor Savage
Integrative Kinesiology - simple safe and effective ways to very quickly improve concentration, reading, writing, spelling, comprehension, memory and general academic ability.  Behavioural attitudes change for the better and with a reduced stress level for all, learning can become the fun it should be for all.  Exercises to improve left/right brain communication.

Ferdinand The Frog

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by Juliene Sinclair.  Illustrated by Carol Webb
A beautifully illustrated poetry book featuring crazy animal adventures but actually reinforcing sound/spelling relationships. A super revision tool to use long after the initial phonograms are learned.