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…
350 Years Of Hooke’s Micrographia
Robert Hooke’s Micrographia is a wonderful text. The extract above describing the discovery of cells is a unique insight into…
Science Teachers Are From Mars, English Teachers Are From Earth Usually.
I’m excited to have the latest ASE School Science Report (SSR) on Science, Literacy and Learning open in front of…
Reading for Learning 