J & J Literacy was formed in 2019 to enable teachers, educators and parents, to access the latest research and resources pertaining to the Science of Reading. Julie and Janice are dedicated to providing easy access and fast service for all.
We are Julie Green and Dr Janice Belgrave, two Resource Teachers of Literacy (RTLit) from Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Literacy Resources
We have a range of resources available for purchase.
Heggerty
Magnetic Spell Tiles are a powerful, multi-sensory tool to support early literacy instruction. They help all children—especially emerging readers and multilingual learners—by supporting them in identifying and manipulating letters to build words.
What’s Included?
A bi-fold magnetic board (8.5” x 11” when folded) with magnetic insert and dedicated spaces for:
Elkonin boxes for placing sound tiles
Open box for word building
Write-on lines for encoding
Expanded magnetic letter tile boards for more complex letter combinations
113 magnetic letter tiles
vowels and consonants, including qu
double letters
consonant digraphs
r-controlled vowels
diphthongs
inflectional endings
endings
ng, nk, dge, tch
final e to differentiate between the
different roles of e
four counters to represent sounds
two “stop sign” tiles for Red Word building
Zip-top storage bags for easy organisation of magnetic tiles
Heggerty’s newest intervention curriculum focuses on identifying gaps in phonemic awareness skills and providing tailored intervention support, empowering all students to thrive as proficient readers.
An engaging collection of 8 decodable books designed for students exploring early phonics concepts. These beautifully illustrated books offer practice in sound-spelling relationships and high-frequency words, fostering independent reading skills. With fiction and nonfiction texts, comprehension questions, and writing prompts, each book provides an immersive reading experience.
This classroom set of decodable books includes 8 engaging stories, with 6 copies of each title for use in small-group instruction.
An engaging collection of 12 decodable books designed for early elementary students. These beautifully illustrated books offer practice in sound-spelling relationships and high-frequency words, fostering independent reading skills. The skills represented in each book build upon one another, facilitating a gradual progression in learning. With fiction and nonfiction texts, comprehension questions, and writing prompts, each book provides an immersive reading experience that encourages critical thinking and creativity.
This classroom set of decodable books includes 6 copies of each title listed below, 72 books in total.
An engaging collection of 12 decodable books designed with older learners in mind to provide important reading opportunities that include decoding multisyllabic words and exposure to a variety of different text features. These beautifully illustrated books increase in complexity, align with the Science of Reading, and offer practice in sound-spelling relationships and high-frequency words through meaningful, connected text.
This classroom set of decodable books includes 6 copies of each title listed below, 72 books in total.
This is a set of 8 decodable readers suited to year 1 or 2 children. Four fiction and four non-fiction books.
Children’s Books
Elsie Ellen never liked cats, until a mischievous stray her daughter called Twitchy Tail wandered into her life. What starts with one unexpected feline soon grows into a story of love, laughter, and second chances—especially when a wise, one-eyed rescue cat named Calvin arrives, with a heart as big as his purr.
Inspired by a true story, “Elsie Ellen and Calvin – A Feline Rescue Tail!“ is a heart-warming rhyming story about friendship, family, and the incredible bond between humans and the cats who choose them. Thank you to Tiny Kittens who rescued Calvin, and knowing his life mattered, and to GrandMeowmy (Elsie Ellen) who let her daughter Heather live her dream. Love always wins.
Three books by Dr. Janice Belgrave. Each book has been written so that you, the reader, can choose to read either the English words, or the Māori kupu words (in brackets) in certain places. Enjoy!
All three books are on the BSLA suggested picture book list for vocabulary elaboration. Fledgling's First Flight is also on the list for teaching Oral Narrative skills and is suitable for year 2+.
A magical journey through the eyes of the author's cat Mr Darcy. This picture book explores Matariki and what the stars are called and mean in New Zealand and other countries. Delightful rhyme, a glossary of vocabulary and Māori Kupu, and lots of little surprises for children to discover within the illustrations on each page.
Another quality picture book written by Dr Janice Belgrave. Again based on true events and delightfully told in rhyme. Great for teaching vocabulary, Māori kupu and story structure.
Quality picture book written by Dr Janice Belgrave. Based on a true story! Excellent for classroom, home, grandkids etc. Perfect for teaching vocabulary and narrative structure.
This book has been written so that you, the reader, can choose to read either the English words, or the Māori kupu words (in brackets) in certain places. Enjoy!
MSL Workbooks
This workbook is designed for students of Multisensory Structured Language instruction. It is designed to be used alongside lessons conducted with a registered MSL Specialist and should not be used as a teaching and learning tool on its own.
210 pages of activities to support more vowel digraphs, R affected vowels (ir, er, ur, or, ar), noun plurals and more.
Events
In 2023, J and J Literacy will be in attendance at three conferences. Check out this page to see where we will be, with all our products on show.
Heggerty Curriculum Books
We are the only official distributor of Heggerty books and teaching resources in New Zealand. Find out how they can help your readers learn, and order them here.
What People Are Saying…
“We love Heggerty...I have two groups, one on the Purple book and one on the Blue book. The kids are getting really good at it, especially the syllable work....adding, deleting, counting...”
“We have had a fabulous two terms using the Heggerty programme in our Junior School and we can see the difference it is making for our students.”
“Heggerty is awesome...I’ve been using it this year and I’ve seen huge changes!”
An engaging collection of 12 books for intermediate readers exploring more advanced word-solving and comprehension strategies. These high-quality texts provide opportunities for students to utilise strategies they’ve learned to decode words, read fluently, and build stamina. With fiction and nonfiction texts, comprehension questions, and writing prompts, each book provides an immersive reading experience, offering diverse reading materials to enhance students’ reading proficiency.
The classroom set of books includes 6 copies of each title for use in small-group instruction.