Definitio. I. Quantitas materiæ est mensura ejusdem orta ex illius densitate et magnitudine conjunctim. Definition I The quantity of matter…
In Praise of “1000 Facts” Books
Unglamorous, but loved by some, I am writing in praise of geeky fact books. I had lots of these as…
Reading Aloud In Science
I’ve been using Reading Reconsidered (Lemov, Driggs, Woolway) a lot with my year 6 class recently. It is an excellent…
SATs – the next drama
@johntomsett For those of us on the front line of Key Stage 2 testing reform – children, parents and teachers…
A Quick, Easy and Effective Reading Activity for Science Classes
I thought I had blogged about my favourite “quick and easy reading activity for science classes” before, but it seems…
How to Assess Science Reading in Class
Learning science in a classroom is an anomaly. Once school is over, it is very unusual for professionals or citizens…
Reading Reconsidered Review
I pre-ordered my copy of Reading Reconsidered by Doug Lemov, Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway back in October. It arrived…
Some Archaic Science Text Adaptations
Not a blog post: just a selection of my adaptations of great archaic texts. Where Are The Children’s Adaptations of…
Silent Reading: What’s Going On Inside?
The student is silent. Eyes flick across the page. The page turns. It’s a good book. What could go wrong?…
Ratio… Increasing Thinking in Class
(image from handresearch.com. I searched ‘literacy’ and ‘ratio.’ I thought I would share). I came across the term “ratio” for learning…
Reading for Learning 