In my writing, I claim that scientists read differently. When a scientist reads, it doesn’t look like an English lesson. … 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.
High-quality textbooks won’t work without high-quality textbook reading.
Last Thursday (11th June), Nick Gibb delivered a speech titled the social justice case for an academic curriculum. As a … More
Talking Science
This blog is the first of three on talking, reading and writing in science. Students like to talk. Even in … More
Teaching Reading Comprehension – Which Texts Work?
Grant Wiggins is writing a great book on reading as blogs (here): each new chapter arrives in my inbox as he … More
Science For Parents
Following a twitter query about school science events for parents from @paulcoxon and @drlucyrogers, I thought I’d share a text I wrote … More
Of The Cells and Pores of Frothy Bodies
Science is a practical subject. It is also a literary subject. Reading science texts is important. It is the key … More
A Hippo Banquet
Adapting Writers More Read About than Read Mary Kingsley, the Victorian scientific explorer and writer, is the subject of many Key … More
Writing to Learn (not Learning to Write)
Writing is a process of deep thinking. It slows and clarifies thought: paragraph by paragraph; sentence by sentence; word by word. … More
Finding Nonfiction Texts
I find it difficult to find the nonfiction text I want to use in class. I’m fussy, yes, but the … More
Top Trump Assessment – What Reading Levels Can Tell Science Teachers
So, Mary is a level 4b reader…. Your year seven’s reading level is a little like a Top Trump score: … More
Reading for Learning 