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Maths Vocabulary (contextualised)
I work in a large primary school consisting of children from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures right in the heart of Nottingham. In...
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Mr D
- Feb 21, 2019
The 'Series of 7' - (7 Story Types)
Last year, we asked teachers, authors and researchers to help us create a KS1 and KS2 reading spine based on Doug Lemov's 'Reading...
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Mr D
- Oct 7, 2018
Here's a Turn Up for the Books!
Having taught in Year 6 for many years, I was well aware of the endless simile and alliteration lessons I had hammered into children so...
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Mr D
- Jul 30, 2018
U.K. Book Map for Children
Whilst scrolling through my Twitter feed a few weeks ago, I noticed a fantastic poster showing the locations of book settings across the...
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Mr D
- Jun 4, 2018
Dear Diary,
Last year, I looked into a range of possible 'Home/School Reading Diaries' for children in school. Ours was internally produced and in...
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Mr D
- Apr 30, 2018
A Reading (Reconsidered) Spine for Primary Schools
Without a shadow of doubt, the last few years have seen some truly wonderful children's books being released. From Sky Song to Squirrels...
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Mr D
- Feb 2, 2018
Teaching Fluency in Whole Class Reading
How many times have we all said, “Read it with a little more expression,” to one of the children in class who is robotically decoding...
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Mr D
- Jan 28, 2018
Using Lyrics to Support Reading Comprehension
Some Reading Thoughts As a Year 6 teacher, I've been thinking long and hard about teaching reading (especially since the SATS tests have...
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