Learning to read is one of the most crucial skills that a child will learn in his/her lifetime. We live in a speculative society in which proficient literacy abilities are embraced and are considered the key to success and academic achievement. Growing up, I loved to read and it sort of came naturally as a …
What exactly is ‘good writing’? How do we define improvement? How can we recognise it? Measure it? What part does a teacher’s own confidence and skill in writing play in children’s progress? What range of strategies are available? Getting writing ‘RIGHT’ is a massive challenge…….. I LOVE teaching children to write! Do see my blog …
Is it possible to encourage all young writers to develop a passion for writing? It is said that practise makes perfect! Be that piano playing, ice skating or baking! But you also have to feel some level of enjoyment or passion (surely?) and a natural urge to repeat a certain process in order for said ‘practice’ to become …
Books are so special, they are unique, they open up new worlds, they feed the brain with new information, they inspire and inform, they give power and meaning to new events and artefacts – books are needed! And by books, I do especially mean actual physical books that you can pick up and smell (am …