If you know any kids who've read the Varjak Paw books, Phoenix or Tyger - or who might want to - please pass this video on to them! I made it for #WorldBookDay, but I think reading aloud is something we should do EVERY DAY!

Retweeting to read again when I don’t need to re-read each tweet because I’m snoozy and I’ll forget I’ve bookmarked a tweet. 🤓

READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. It counts for more than test scores, exam results, even socioeconomic background! It is probably the single most important thing that we can help kids to do. booktrust.org.uk/news-and-featu…

Launching Today! 🥇🥇Interested? #Reading Quality Mark Then join us on April 20th 2-4pm for CPD on #readingforpleasure and an Intro. Register here: ukla.org/news/ukla-ou-q…

My toxic trait is calling every school holiday except the summer holidays ‘half term’.

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Well worth reading 👍Weaving poetry into the curriculum! A short read that reveals rich potential Dr Laura Ovenden FCCT Rebecca S-Hargreaves Ben Harris 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 childrenspoetrysummit.com NEW #KNOWLEDGE though poetry!

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I'll be at Waterstones in Durham at 11am to sign books, chat, lurk, and be a nuisance. Please come. Don't let me be alone ... Fiona Sharp Waterstones Durham @chickenhousebooks

The DfE’s Reading Framework: Our Review And Implications For Teaching Writing writing4pleasure.com/2021/07/13/the…

Slowly but surely.. just another few to do and library to sort. ✔️

Sycamore Gap 💚

Saturday morning thoughts 💭 Can anybody share their thoughts, research or experience of talk 4 writing? As lead, our scheme is very much our own curric built around eef lit guidance, quality texts-apply then do. Anyone open to share or talk? #writingtips #writingrocks

🧵 Things that are frequently badged as being super right or wrong that don’t always translate to primary (esp mixed age classes)& especially ks1 & eyfs. 1. Rows 2. Group work 3. Differentiation 4. Prescriptive lesson structures 5. Booklets 6. Centralised planning

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🚨 CHRISTMAS BOOKS GIVEAWAY 🚨 Fancy some edu-reading for Xmas? It is advent time, so I’ve decided to give away full ‘Closing the Gap’ collections (all 3 books) to ***2*** prize winners. Simply RETWEET this post to enter. [I’ll be drawing the two winners on 8th December]

We’re looking at revamping reading across school particularly looking at reading after phonics. We’ve just overhauled our writing curric so very wary of teacher workload. Can anyone share what they do? Schemes? Developing our own? Anyone used literary leaves? Ashley Booth Christopher Such

Teachers, librarians, educators, parents, & readers! It’s time for another #giveaway! I need to find these 12 graphic novels a new home! Follow, ❤️, and RT/QT or Comment+Tag a friend to enter for a chance to add these great books to your collection! Winner selected 3/11.

A fab share!!

Would love these for our school library, to start our new graphic novel section.