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Reading 

Skimming and Scanning

July 13, 2021July 12, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments reading, reading comprehension, scanning, skimming

Everyone is raving about the new reading framework. The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy is the latest guidance

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Reading 

Primary Teachers As Lectoras

January 1, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Jackanory, Kenneth Williams, lectora, reading, Rik Mayall, Sara Pascoe

“Mrs Buckthorpe is really good at reading us a story because she puts on different voices.”

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Diversity Library Literacy Reading 

Diversity Reading Gaps: Miss, Where Am I?

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), Commission for Racial Equality, Dean Atta, equality, Eric Velasquez, Joseph Coelho, Judy Blume, Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang, Konnie Huq, National Literacy Trust, Nic Stone, Rainbow Rowell, reading, representation, Sophie Dahl

Do your bookshelves need diversity updating?

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In The News 

Newsround

March 8, 2019March 7, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments curriculum, Dr Belinda George, equality, Homer Drive Elementary, illiteracy, LGBT, news, reading, Wales

What’s been in the news just lately?

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World Book Day 

H is for Harry

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments books, disadvantage, illiteracy, inequality, reading

Today is World Book Day. This might not mean much for some but for others it is a big deal.

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In The News 

Newsround

March 1, 2019February 28, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments Damian Hinds, genital mutilation, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), news, reading, sleep, social media, stress, The Health and Social Care Committee

Pinch, punch, first of the month! What’s been in the news just lately?

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Reading Writing 

Foggy Writing

January 6, 2019December 8, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments accessibility, difficult, easy, reading, Robert Gunning, writing

Clear writing and readability is everything. It will make or break your engagement and success with the text. Sometimes writing

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In The News 

Newsround

November 16, 2018November 15, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments ADHD, Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation, coaching, drugs, Gabriel Heller-Sahlgren, isolation rooms, LGBT, mental health, mentoring, multiplication tables, Professor Rachel Lofthouse, reading, social media, The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health

What’s been in the news just lately?

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Diversity 

Making A Difference With Drag Queen Story Time

June 10, 2018June 8, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments acceptance, Amazing Humans, BBC Three, diversity, Drag Queen Story Hour, Drag Queen Story Time, LGBT, literacy, reading, respect, tolerance, Tom Canham, transgender

Have you considered asking a drag queen to come and read to your class?

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Reading 

Dribbles and Drabbles: Reading In A Flash

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments Dribbles and Drabbles, flash fiction, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Larry Smith, National Flash Fiction Day, reading

How can we encourage children to read?

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