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Revisiting our 3 blogs on reading fluency. #fluency
Plus our FREE Fluency Handbook - all you need to know about reading fluency in one place!
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1/ For deliberate practice CPD this half term, we've zoomed in on:
Normalising merits
The power of cues
A short thread below 🧵
You can also check out some of our previous deliberate practice sessions in the post here 👇
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Behaviour 101:
If children see behaviour that is not sanctioned, they will copy that behaviour because they think it’s acceptable.
If you give an inch they will take a mile.
They’re human. Don’t pretend adults don’t do the same. Don’t pretend if we ignore things they go away.
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How to think about reading across the curriculum
I believe that the ‘Just reading’ findings from the University of Sussex have the potential for significant impact on outcomes for all pupils, particularly those with lower starting points.
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Basic slides and assessment bits for A Christmas Carol douglaswise.co.uk/blog/schem… Just a collection of some of the stuff I’ve used this year ✍️
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“Encouraging students to contemplate authorial intent helps them to dissect the nuances of words.”
@stelljo1 of @TownEndResearch explores ways to support pupils to expand their vocabulary.
Read more: ow.ly/2CYn50S6xqM
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🚨 NEW POST 🚨
‘Fixing Learning with Formative Assessment’
“Formative assessment approaches are those moment-by-moment responses to the tricky issues and barriers that beset even the best laid lesson plans.“
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Some leaders who have taken over a school where the culture is already calm and safe, can squander that culture quickly. They think ‘oh we don’t need to be so tight on stuff, the kids here are fine.’ So they relax their systems, drop some expectations, and tell staff, ‘I trust you, and want to empower you.
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*** Feedback: Improve the learner, not the work ***
"The most useful nudge to improve both feedback being used, with the bonus of reducing teacher marking, is to activate pupils for self- and peer-feedback."
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Secondary schools! Are you joining our special FREE livestreamed event exploring Black British history through music, with award-winning author @jeffreykboakye & curator @Aleemagray?
Book now:
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1 July 10.30am, Perfect for Yrs 7-10 History, English & Music.
ALT Head and shoulders photos of author Jeffrey Boakye and curator Aleema Gray.
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*** Questions about Oracy ***
"Oracy…curriculum…AfL. These aspects of teaching and learning can be substantive or a passing trend."
alexquigley.co.uk/questions-…
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🚨 NEW 🚨
Free 'Why Learning Fails' Resources
I've produced 5 free resources to accompany my new book:
1. 8 Reasons Why Learning Fails (infographic)
2. Independent Learning Strategies
3. Formative Assessment Strategies
4. Successful Goal Setting
5. Prioritisation Activity
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A wonderful analysis of the older characters in ‘A Christmas Carol’. @MERVatLLARC’s insights will be very useful for @Team_English1!
Co-operative Merv Unleashed : THE PORTRAYAL OF OLDER ADULT CHARACTERS IN CHARLES...
Now posted: The final Part of #AChristmasCarol in my Blog Series #DickensOlderPeople
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You probably already know I'm a big fan of teaching motifs as a way for students to think about texts holistically. There are lots of these in Macbeth and A Christmas Carol BUT not much has been said about 'An Inspector Calls' - 💵📸🥂
So a quick thread 🧵 for @Team_English1
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Here is my second Year 7 reading booklet; this time it's 'The Boy at the Back of the Class'. The chosen extract is accessible for those who need a bit of reading support, whilst the tasks should challenge higher ability @Team_English1 @BloomsburyEd
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Checking that ALL students are thinking is fundamental for learning. Here are @teacherhead’s six things to think about when trying to reach ALL students.
Read Tom’s post: ‘Teaching Some vs. Teaching All’: bit.ly/3Bj0OIg
Download the one-pager: jamieleeclark.com/graphics
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‘5 Strategies for Reading Complex Texts’
“If the text is simplified, then pupils don’t develop the background knowledge or strategic awareness to grapple with harder, longer texts.”
theconfidentteacher.com/2022… – at Yorkshire and The Humber, England
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The Joel Coen version of Macbeth is really striking, so I’ve taken 24 still images and combined them into a storyboard douglaswise.co.uk/storyboard…… Should be useful for adaptation into worksheets or revision guides etc.
