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In the most basic terms, reading lessons involve a mixture of reading text and responding to it (i.e. discussing text or producing written responses). And I think that in many (if not most) primary schools the balance between these two things is *way* off. A thread... 🪡

And in my experience, teachers tend to vastly overestimate how much time is spent actually reading in their reading lessons. (I once asked a teaching assistant to track how much time was spent with eyes on text in my reading lessons. It was a lot less than I thought.)

Books or screens? “leisure digital reading does not seem to pay off in terms of reading comprehension, at least, as much as traditional print reading does.”

‘Write less; Read More’ “What if pupils had more time reading, and talking about what they read, then write brilliant, polished diamonds of sentences. Not paragraphs, or pages filled with aimless efforts.” theconfidentteacher.com/2023/05/write-…

Make Better Choices (with Missing The Mark) It’s a common feature of the primary school classroom. The behaviour chart on the wall, with children’s names on pegs. Children are moved from the sun to the clouds, or from green to red if their behaviour isn’t what is required by

Ian Addison Important but are easily turned into a lethal mutation. For the underlying theory and evidence behind it read Ausubel's work and for a really good summary and application, read Sarah Cottinghatt's book on meaningful learning.

The annual St Matthew’s Art Gallery opened to our parents today. There has been a real focus on critique and diverse artists. Every child has a piece on display! We have loved reading about artist/movements too! Ron Berger Hydeh Fayaz. Sue Guthrie 🙏🏾 #MakeWorkPublic

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Come and visit Penn Wood Primary and learn more about Talk for Writing - a unique opportunity to visit lessons in action in a TfW Training Centre! Pie Corbett More details on our website: pennwood.slough.sch.uk/talk-for-writi…

One if the most amazing schools I’ve ever visited - serving a challenging area and producing miracles. See talk for writing as it should be done.

Year 2 enjoyed their trip to the woodland this morning - purposefully noticing details in the forest and then writing some beautiful poetry. Looking forward to the innovations tomorrow! Talk for Writing Pie Corbett

What an inspiring day spent Penn Wood Primary School with the fabulous Emma Mann and Georgie Allen. One of the truly great schools in our country! Talk for Writing Pie Corbett

Please don't leave class storytime to videos and audiobooks. My pupils evolve after every book we share together. Relationships changed, ideas put forward, friendships built, opinions challenged, empathy developed, discussions had. It builds a class like nothing else.

Have a read of Bilal’s wonderful work on the history of Windsor Castle, demonstrating Penn Wood excellence! Y3 have learnt so much during their local history project. Royal Collection Trust The Royal Family

Come and see Talk for Writing in action on 3rd July at Penn Wood - TfW Training Centre! Booking details here: pennwood.slough.sch.uk/talk-for-writi…

We were honoured to welcome Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP - Slough's MP - to Penn Wood today. Our Student Voice Reps asked important questions about education, the environment, and rising crime. Thank you, Mr Dhesi, for inspiring and encouraging hard work,community, respect, kindness&excellence.

This week is OPAL launch week at Penn Wood. The children were so eager and engaged, and there was a tangible buzz in the air on day one. Z bugs, construction, bowling, weaving, chalk and train tracks yesterday - what will today bring?

🌟Excited to be in the latest issue of Teach Primary Teach Reading and Writing. This time an article on disciplinary literacy for senior leaders. Lovely to see articles by: Pie Corbett Maddy Barnes Rachel Clarke and others 😊

NEW: The Importance of Noticing open.substack.com/pub/shaunallis…

When it comes to the science of learning, there is one programme that is more closely aligned with its core principles than any other, that has a proven track record of success, and yet it's the one that's least used in mainstream education today.