Say It to Own It... Using choral repetition to create a sense of ownership of language in my history classroom wix.to/Msehs5Y wix.to/Msehs5Y

Ready #scribblers #reachingwider

Well that was an hour well spent. What a lovely story. I'll definitely be using this in library lessons with Year 7 next year! #empathy

First time I've ever known a book to feature a character with my disability! Have started it this morning 🤯 #EDS

Word of the week📚 This week we're analysing the word 'collaborate', meaning to work together, cooperate.🤝 This word is made up of the prefix 'col', and the suffix 'ate'.🔍 Discovery more➡️ lexonik.co.uk

Happy graduation day to my baby sister Ffion Elin James!! Love Jen, mam, dad, and Gran (all very WARM) #plymgrad XXX

#plymgrad My Queen of rocks graduates today! #geology

Word of the week 📖 Decorative means providing an attractive appearance for the purpose of attracting. 🍁 This word is made up of the stem 'decor', the suffix 'ate' and the suffix 'ive'. For more: lexonik.co.uk/resources?utm_… #Lexonik #Decorative #Autumn #WordOfTheWeek

The power of teaching spelling via morphological word families 🧵 At ResearchED Belfast yesterday, I (hopefully) managed to stress the importance of teaching and assessing spelling through phonological and orthographic lenses, but morphology didn’t get the love/time it deserves…

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a strong advocate of mini-whiteboards (MWBs). Brief thread explaining the WHENWHYBY: when are they useful, why are they useful and how do you make them useful:

Following the Rhys Williams﮷ investigation into reading in Wales, it finally feels like Lynne & Vikki and Welsh Government Education are listening. Can't believe we recorded this over 3 years ago, Impact... maybe Lynne Neagle will listen now? #curriculumforwales

🧠 ✨ Have you used Morpheme Mapper in your classroom? It is a tool that educators and students can use to explore the breakdown of morphemes within words they are exploring! #Literacy #EduTwitter #Morphology #Vocabulary

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Just published meta-analysis (open access): Morphology instruction is effective for improving reading and spelling outcomes, and spelling effects can transfer to untrained words – but we still need to learn more about why it works and how best to teach it doi.org/10.1007/s10648…

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Any WJEC A level language and literature teachers here? I find there's a lack of material/colleague discussion in this area compared to other courses/content. Need to pick some brains! #wjec #langlit #languageandliterature