🚨Teacher Reading Group in Central London🚨 Open to All: Students, Support Staff, Librarians, Leaders and Class Teachers Session 1: Monday 21st November 5-6:30 (held at Fox Primary School, Notting Hill Gate) See the flyer below to sign up! Appreciate any RTs to spread the word.

OK. Let’s unpack this. A thread 🧵… First, let’s take a look at the cognitive resources children need to draw on to write well… This diagram is taken from our book The Science Of Teaching Primary Writing. We’ll keep coming back to it… writing4pleasure.com/the-science-of…

You’re their writer-teacher! Supporting children to find fruitful writing ideas writing4pleasure.com/2023/03/07/you…

The components of an effective writing unit writing4pleasure.com/2023/03/22/the…

👀 🚨 OOOooo NEW eBook 🚨👀 A Classroom Guide To Getting Your Year Right For Writing With our dear friend Tobias Hayden 🤌

This is a fascinating bit of action research from writer-teacher Ciara Lawlor:

James Troughton Great question. We’ve got some here: How to get success criteria right in the writing classroom writing4pleasure.com/2023/05/19/how… …1

📚Unlocking Writing Motivation Through Traits and Dispositions🖋️ 1/ Traits & dispositions play a pivotal role in shaping a young writer’s motivation and behaviors. Let’s explore how personality traits can influence a child’s approach to writing.

Colleagues in London & surrounding areas - please share widely and join us Elmhurst Primary School with #WritingRocks✍️😍☺️ writingrocks.bsky.social on 26th March! ⭐️ It’s sure to be a great day 👏👏