Books by Dr Stephen C Curran

This series extends children's learning beyond their expected age-related National Curriculum levels. The testpacks provide practice for GL Assessment style maths exams.

This testbook contains thirty 15 minute standard tests covering a variety of maths topics. The tests are not exclusively book specific but they are progressive and give extra practice in the techniques contained in the Key Stage 2 Maths workbooks.

This workbook teaches mathematical and numerical reasoning technique for fractions, money and costs, measurement and averages. Each technique has a clear explanation, with a worked example, followed by plenty of practice questions.

This testpack contains four 50 minute practice papers covering a variety of non-verbal reasoning topics. It should be used as learning reinforcement and is essential for exam preparation. The practice papers simulate the format and content of the GL Assessment 11+ exam.

This workbook teaches creative writing, grammatical and syntactical technique for grammatical devices, subplots, plot endings and story starters. Each technique has a clear explanation, with worked examples, followed by plenty of writing exercises.

This workbook teaches creative writing, grammatical and syntactical technique for more literary devices and the story climax. Each technique has a clear explanation, with worked examples, followed by plenty of writing exercises.

This workbook teaches creative writing, grammatical and syntactical technique for voicing a story and the six facets of character. Each technique has a clear explanation, with worked examples, followed by plenty of writing exercises.

This workbook teaches creative writing, grammatical and syntactical technique for the five elements of story and story dialogue. Each technique has a clear explanation, with worked examples, followed by plenty of writing exercises.

This workbook teaches creative writing, grammatical and syntactical technique for story starting points and literary devices. Each technique has a clear explanation, with worked examples, followed by plenty of writing exercises.

Early Screenwriting Teachers 1910-1922: Origins, Contribution and Legacy is an historical study that reveals the previously unacknowledged contribution that early screenwriting teachers have made to the development of the Hollywood film industry.

This workbook teaches verbal ability technique for classification, cloze, syntax and comprehension in the style of the CEM 11+ exams. Each technique has a clear explanation, with a worked example, followed by plenty of practice questions.

This testbook contains thirty-six 20 minute standard tests covering a variety of verbal reasoning topics. The tests are not exclusively book specific but they are progressive and give extra practice in the techniques contained in the 11+ Verbal Reasoning Year 5-7 GL & Other Styles workbooks.

Questions for missing letters, odd ones out, alphabet codes, similar meanings, hidden words, missing words, substitution, opposite meanings, arithmetic equations, letter shifts, number links, letter sequencing, analogies, secret codes, one word patterns, number sequencing, compound words, two word patterns, word links, logical reasoning.

This 11+ Verbal Reasoning GL & Other Styles workbook teaches verbal reasoning technique for logical reasoning and mathematical reasoning. Each technique has a clear explanation, with a worked example, followed by plenty of practice questions.

This testpack contains four 45 minute practice papers covering a variety of verbal reasoning/ability topics. It should be used as learning reinforcement and is essential for exam preparation. The practice papers simulate the format and content of the CEM 11+ exam and may be completed as standard or multiple-choice tests.

This testpack contains four 45 minute practice papers covering a variety of verbal reasoning/ability topics. It should be used as learning reinforcement and is essential for exam preparation. The practice papers simulate the format and content of the CEM 11+ exam and may be completed as standard or multiple-choice tests.