Or not quite good enough… I’m a decent reader, but I find recipes hard to follow. The trouble is that … More
Author: BenRogers
18 years secondary teacher: 4 years primary. MA in SciEd. Author of 'Big Ideas of Physics and How to Teach Them.' Director of Curriculum and Pedagogy for Paradigm Trust.
Writing Full (and I Mean Really Full) Sentences in Subjects
When we quiz students for knowledge retrieval, we are helping them remember key knowledge but we aren’t helping them build … More
Some Jobs Sentences Do in Science
I’ve been thinking a lot about how important sentences are in science. The new DfE Writing Framework puts sentences at … More
Building Sentences in Physics – Talking Precisely about Energy at KS 3&4
It’s a mistake to think that we don’t have time to explicitly teach the sentences that students need to talk … More
As, when, while: three small words that unlock meaning in physics.
In physics, sometimes the smallest words do the most work. This post is about three short, everyday words that powerfully … More
This week’s surprising news: some readers aren’t concentrating as hard as we’d like.
My Trust has an online reading programme which sets quizzes based on short texts. The pupils have a choice of … More
An Inch Deep and a Mile Wide?
The curriculum is packed with knowledge – we are usually confronted with a choice: do I teach each concept deeply, … More
Words Flowing Through Me: Nothing Going In
Sometimes when I read, the words just flow through me. The meaning doesn’t go in. Comprehension isn’t passive: it takes … More
2 Comma Rules for Science Teachers
Yesterday, I published a blog showing how I teach longer sentences in science (here). The sentence examples I used were: … More
Build better sentences in science writing
How can we ensure students understand complex scientific ideas, beyond just recalling facts? Developing their ability to write clear, precise … More
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