LANGUAGE BUILDER – BOOK 1 A Systematic English Grammar & Language Programme (Series 1–8) By David Dye | Edited by Dr. Poonam S. Kohli

JUST FIFTEEN MINUTES A DAY FOR LEARNING ERROR-FREE ENGLISH 

Language Builder - 1  is the first step in a carefully graded English language programme designed to build strong foundations in grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and speaking.

With just 15 minutes a day, children begin learning English in a fun, confident and structured way, using colourful illustrations, real-life contexts, games and worksheets.

Ideal for Primary Classes / Early Learners / English Foundations

Who Is This Book For?

• Schools following CBSE / ICSE / State Boards

• English teachers teaching foundational grammar

• Children who need confidence in basic English

• Learners who benefit from step-by-step, mastery-based learning

• Homes where English is not naturally modelled

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About the Language Builder Series (1–8)

Language Builder 1–8 is a complete grammar and language development series based on latest research in language acquisition.
It systematically develops both:

• BICS – Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills

• CALP – Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (as emphasised by NCERT)

The series prepares students to use English correctly and confidently in real life, not just pass exams.

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Key Pedagogical Strengths

✔ Grammar concepts taught in easy, small, logical steps
✔ Strong focus on mastery learning

✔ Extensive practice through graded worksheets
✔ Real-life situations for communication
✔ Mental maps and pictorial explanations
✔ Built-in revision, review and assessment
✔ Encourages independent thinking and writing

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What Children Learn in Language Builder – Book 1

(Book 1 focuses on foundational grammar and sentence building)

Core Language Skills Covered:

• Alphabet and alphabetical order

• Vowels, consonants and syllables

• Nouns and singular–plural

• Pronouns (subject and object)

• Adjectives (describing words, numbers, colours)

• Verbs and “To Be” forms (am, is, are, was, were)

• Simple sentence construction

Skill Development:

• Listening & speaking

• Early reading and writing

• Vocabulary building

• Logical thinking

• Sentence formation

• Confidence in language use

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Content Highlights (Teacher-Friendly Structure)

• Well-graded units

• “Tickle Your Brain” activities

• Talking pages & think-and-write tasks

• Unit reviews and unit tests

• Clear progression from concept → practice → mastery

(Detailed unit-wise contents available in the book)

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Mastery Learning Approach

The programme follows a Review → Practice → Test → Feedback → Mastery cycle.

Teachers can:

• Track each child’s progress

• Identify mastery and non-mastery

• Adjust pacing as required

• Confidently prepare students for higher classes

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For Teachers & Parents

• Teacher checklists for grammar standards

• Parent checklists to involve families

• Worksheets suitable for classwork and homework

• Helps children with learning difficulties or weak language backgrounds

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Visual & Design Excellence

• Full-colour, child-friendly illustrations

• Cartoon-style visuals children enjoy

• Clear layouts that reduce cognitive load

• Designed to look pleasant like a storybook, not intimidating textbooks

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About the Authors

David Dye
A world-renowned author and teacher-trainer in English Language Teaching. His teaching materials are used globally. has written this and all the other books of the Language Builder series.

Dye’s writing style is fun filled and interactive. His text shows that a lot of research has been put into the compilation and a lot of thought has gone into creating the exercises, puzzles, stories, and other material. The pages are vibrant and colourful, and he has also managed to use error-free content for this user-friendly series.

Website: www.createbetterwriters.com

Dr. Poonam S. Kohli (Editor)
Educationist with over three decades of experience, author of several highly popular school books, known for child-centric and research-based publishing. 

who has edited and compiled the series, has more than three decades experience in education and editing. She is an author of award winning and highly popular books for school students, which have sold over 1 crore copies.

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Endorsement

“An excellent set of books for learning English. Useful both for school as well as senior students.”
— Dr. Rita Bawa, Chairperson, Sanskriti School, India

 

Key Features :

1. Books are carefully graded
2. with Grammar standards for each stage of learning. Grammar and punctuation rules are clearly defined. Explanations are clear and pictorially supported with mental maps and memory aids.
3. Appropriate activities to help develop language skills
4. A lot of worksheets with real life situations to help students develop communication skills.
5. Grammar games and puzzles to stimulate thinking and build vocabulary and spelling.
6. Attractive full colour layout of the books with cartoonish pictures to elaborate and illustrate the concepts and exercises to make learning fun
7. Plenty of grammar, spelling, writing and communication exercises ensure that no student is left behind
8. Extremely user friendly books with all books divided into well graded units. Built in evaluation of English learning. All units have unit reviews, to first enable the students to assess their understanding of the units followed by unit tests. This helps build the confidence of students and are a useful resource for teachers.
9. All aspects of writing and communication including writing letters both formal and informal, note making and story telling are systematically covered.
10. An outstanding feature of the series is learning to write a paragraph by step by step building on five points which every student can learn. Great emphasis is placed on original thinking and independent speaking and writing.
11. Spelling activities and vocabulary builder sections help students learn and use new words.
12. The books focus the attention of students on Funny English Mistakes by giving them in Boxes according to the concept being taught. Thus helping to eliminate common and funny errors.
13. The Grammar books use such topics that are otherwise also useful for students such as Disaster management, Environment and holistic values

About the Author David Dye has written this and all the other books of the Language Builder series.

Dye’s writing style is fun filled and interactive. His text shows that a lot of research has been put into the compilation and a lot of thought has gone into creating the exercises, puzzles, stories, and other material. The pages are vibrant and colourful, and he has also managed to use error-free content for this user-friendly series.

Dr Poonam S Kohli who has edited and compiled the series, has more than three decades experience in education and editing. She is an author of award winning and highly popular books for school students.

Book Details
Publisher:	Punya Publications
ISBN NO:	81 89534-02-5
Book Size	180 X 240 mm
Language:	English
Binding:	Soft Back
Pages:	104 Pages
Weight:	182 gms