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A strategy to support pupils improve their spelling strategies, by circling words which they think […]

The political hot-potato in terms of writing at the moment is independent writing. We have […]

As you may have read, this half term we focused on the teaching of memoir. […]

This is a grass-roots account of how, in one term, two teachers have taken one […]

We begin with some wise words from Donald Graves, writer, teacher, researcher and thinker: ‘Children […]

We are convinced that Talk-For-Writing is one of the best ways to teach children how […]

How can teachers provide meaningful and accountable feedback to their pupils despite the pressures of […]

Minilessons What lessons will have a practical, lasting, positive influence on student writing? – Nancie […]

A teacher’s approach to the task of reading is guided by what they think reading […]

Children Learning To Read: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly! If children groan and […]

Babies need picture books. I recently watched a little boy, not much more than a […]