Resource Review: No Nonsense Phonics
johndabell Raintree: No Nonsense Phonics I like anything that describes itself as ‘No Nonsense’ because it tells you that it is going to be a ‘3S’ resource: simple, straightforward and sensible.…
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Book Review: Bug Club Shared
Pearson’s Bug Club Shared At a glance Engaging stories with curriculum-linked vocabulary progression A structured and systematic approach to vocabulary development Introduces children to rich and challenging words from across…
Resource Review: Tutoring with the Lightning Squad
Tutoring with the Lightning Squad At a glance An evidence-based literacy programme which improves reading skills for pupils in Years 1-5 Approved for use with the National Tutoring Programme A…
Resource Review: The Literacy Curriculum
The Literary Curriculum from The Literacy Tree At a glance A complete book-based approach to literacy to interest, engage and activate inference A rigorously curated collection of rich and varied…
Book Review: Dragon Eggs Series
Phonics Books – Dragon Eggs Series At a glance A superb portfolio of highly structured and decidable phonic story books Step-by-step progression for successful outcomes Reading practice with a laser…
Skimming and Scanning
Everyone is raving about the new reading framework. The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy is the latest guidance for schools to meet existing expectations for teaching early reading.…
Primary Teachers As Lectoras
“Mrs Buckthorpe is really good at reading us a story because she puts on different voices.”
Diversity Reading Gaps: Miss, Where Am I?
Do your bookshelves need diversity updating?
Newsround
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H is for Harry
Today is World Book Day. This might not mean much for some but for others it is a big deal. Owning a book and being able to read it is…