Walking around the school at lunchtime today, there were kids reading to each other in the library, staff reading in the courtyard and more kids reading in the playground reading cabin. It was perfect. #ReadingForPleasure

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Lovely examples Sophie. Thanks for sharing from @HIASEnglish ‘Identifying Gaps in Children’s Writing - practical problem solving’ course with Oxfordshire schools.

Wonderful example of linked/parallel texts in a rich reading unit - Springwood Federation, Havant. They carefully ensure their long term overview enables links to prior learning eg portal stories in year 3 + 4 with Alice in Wonderland in Year 5. Great reading working wall too!

Looking forward to writing this new course over the summer 😊

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The summer reading challenge is LIVE! Remember to encourage your pupils to participate. Challenge them to read or listen to any six books to earn a certificate and medal. Let's keep the love of reading growing this summer. ❤📚😎

After reading Tọlá Okogwu - UPDATES ONLY & Efua Traoré recently, I went on the look out for other kids books set in West Africa. I found these for elementary/primary children. What else could I add, set in West Africa? #WestAfricanKidLit #weneeddiversebooks

"A radiant, pitch-perfect story of perseverance and hope as a young musician learns to live with becoming deaf" Joanne Owen Expert Reviewer Can You Feel the Noise? (7+/9+) by STEW FOSTER Author Gone Boy (didnt write that but, @simonkids_uk Read more or buy and support a local school: l8r.it/hXJZ

Happy summer holidays everyone x

🌟 Our ‘Moving Forwards, Making a Difference’ planning guide is designed to support teachers and school leaders in identifying key areas for development, focusing on our tiered model. Read more 👉🏽 eef.li/school-planning #schoolplanning

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**NEW** Updated reading audit tool: Early Years Phonics Listening to pupils read Reading for pleasure Reading culture Assessment Interventions Quality of resources Parental engagement Pupil voice Enrichment Download at: english.hias.hants.gov.uk/course/view.ph… #EnglishCurriculum

A great new HIAS document to explore possibilities for enhancing provision in the reading environment - follow the link below to Moodle+. #RfP #RichTextDrivers english.hias.hants.gov.uk/mod/forum/disc…

FREE event! Etymological fun & games Y3-7 to celebrate the publication of Tom Read Wilson and Ian Morris' book. Every word tells a story 😊 Register: tinyurl.com/TomReadWilson2… Authors Aloud UK Quattro Books @HantsSLS

Great to meet with Hampshire English Subject leaders this week. Thanks for your engagement and participation😊 As always, valuable contributions form @HantsSLS #RfP #TextDrivers #SEND and some great pastries at The Holiday Inn 😋

Have you heard of the 'Take 10 Challenge'? Part of the National Literacy Trust's Connecting Stories campaign, 'Take 10' encourages everyone to read for 10 minutes every day to improve their wellbeing and support their literacy skills. literacytrust.org.uk/communities/ta…

We love a good combination of parallel/linked texts! The vivid, powerful descriptions of colours in Colour of Hope are great WAGOLLs to describe colours from Black Book of Colour to a blind child. For the colours the crayons produce. Or for the blind princess in Cinnamon.

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I love Swapsie club #negotiation #manners #speakingandlistening #sharing