It's the summer holidays, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
Simply **repost** this post for your chance to win.
I will pick a winner on Sunday 17th August.
Good luck!
Simpsons meme: A man despairs about Britain, but cheers up when shown a supermarket meal deal with a sandwich, Coke, and crisps.
Just when I was getting nervous about the move back to the UK, I am reminded of this.
Ah ok. I was reading your blog post about the ‘Comprehension’, ‘Beyond Phonics’ programme and how it is new - that Ruth Miskin has just realised that phonics wasn’t enough. That programme has been around for many years.
That is a new handwriting programme not a new fluency programme.
This particular programme has been around for at least 10 years.
Feeling so grateful for my time at BIS HCMC and for the incredibly kind send-off from the team. After 13 years overseas, it’s back to the UK. ✈️🇬🇧
Now for the fun and (slightly) scary part: figuring out what’s next. Open to all ideas!
NEW BLOG: We Taught It. They Forgot It. We Moved On.
www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...
It was a pleasure to have you with us, Curtis!
Heading home after a fabulous week of author events at BIS Ho Chi Minh City. You know you're in safe hands when the entire SLT rock up in full Bob The Builder regalia for the Book Week 👏🏼
Massive thanks for having me!!
#authorvisit #authorinresidence #literacy #schools #internationalschools
💻 Webinar: Does the Model for Great Teaching apply to Early Years?
A discussion with school leaders from Horizon English School @mrnickhart.bsky.social, Martin Cole and Gabby Ridley about the work they have done
🗓️ 27th February
🕓16:00 GMT
💷 FREE
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/does-the-m...
Mena House - you won’t get a better view of the pyramids!
Away from the pyramids, we used to live in Zamalek which was a lot quieter than the rest of Cairo but a good central hub. The Marriott there has a pool and the central part used to be Gezirah Palace.
A *new* blog - 5 Key ideas from Primary Reading Simplified
primarycolour.home.blog/2024/12/22/5...
The comparative judgement way to help find The Nation's Favourite Selection Chocolate!
Open your laptop/tablet and follow the link to sign up:
au.nomoremarking.com/judging/sign...
Then start judging by clicking the purple Left or Right button to choose your favourite...
@daisychristo.bsky.social
It’s so simple: Children should decide what job they want to do at birth and then learn and practise only those things that are directly relevant to that career.
Yes! Thx for asking!
If you go to our ECMG spatial reasoning toolkit - all the refs and loads of supporting materials are there - all **freely available** earlymaths.org/spatial-reas...
And specifically here for research: earlymaths.org/wp-content/u...
Explaining out loud or in writing made a difference. I’d call these activities a form of zero-stakes ‘test’ or retrieval—students were essentially testing themselves to reinforce learning.
I am sure someone can directly help, but I go to AI when I’m stuck with this kind of thing now. Either ask questions or (depending on the sensitivity of the data) feed in the sheet and ask AI to do what you want.
It’s a wonder that any child progresses with a sport, learns an instrument without written comments…
A couple of posts from us on one of the biggest practical problems with classroom assessment - and an easy solution.
The tyranny of the progression statement.
https://buff.ly/3COtGfI
And how you can liberate yourself from it.
https://buff.ly/46PcbFv
If the barrier is gaps in basic alphabetic code knowledge, target this.
If the barrier is blending words, target this.
If decoding is fine but the barrier is dysfluency, target this.
Identifying and addressing individual needs will *always outperform general strategies on the basis of labels.
One of our most popular posts is just over a year old - on the perennial debate between skills & knowledge and what we've learnt over the past 14 years.
*NEW POST*
On building relationships.
drcastelino.wordpress.com/2024/11/30/o...
🚨NEW VID🚨
Alignment: The Secret Sauce of Effective Schooling?
KEY MOMENTS
0:51 → The emerging evidence
2:11 → Interview w Dr Jen Barker & Jon Gilbert
5:40 → The role of codification
9:41 → Alignment vs autonomy
11:06 → Getting started
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-1B...
"Just because it's always been this way, doesn't mean it has to stay this way."
In education, we often find ourselves in cycles of crisis management. The focus becomes intensely short-term - the next term, the immediate challenges, the urgent metrics. 🧵 ...
A great piece. I’ve been trying for ages to write something about how we can teach shape in primary. I get so far then give up because I get self-conscious about being so passionate about it. Maybe one day I’ll get the courage!
What do we know about the importance of play in early learning, and how can we evaluate its quality?
Some brief thoughts in my most recent column for TES @tesmagazine.bsky.social #edusky ⤵️
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Question banks to support teaching and learning
"Question banks have many benefits and should be a commonly used and shared resource across year groups (primary) and departments (secondary)."
By Kate Jones
Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3Ohy1uo
#EduBlogShare
What does research evidence say about promoting children's personal, social and emotional development (PSED) in #earlyyears?
Check out this free download from @theeef.bsky.social - useful for prompting professional discussions or for a training session
#edusky
https://buff.ly/3V6UfTr
This site has been my go to for years when thinking about or explaining cognitive science principles. It’s so clear.
