Common Chronicle
Wondered what your teacher might wonder?
Bite sized blog posts spanning a range of reading at home topics. Easy to understand & encouraging in nature - it’s as if you popped open the top of a teacher’s noggin!
Take a look, we know you’ll enjoy them.
learning to versus reading to.
Some argue one happens before the other. Is there a difference between ‘learning to read’ and ‘reading to learn’? Perhaps it is more fluid than they think.
Screen Free Reading.
Reading ideas for children without the need for screens or devices. Is it really possible to find ways to practise reading without logging in?
The Invisible Work Making Progress Visible.
There is a certain invisible ‘magic’ which can propel reading development, this post explains how via the notion of Relational Pedagogy.
Students wear uniform. Students are not uniform.
Although they may all wear the same uniform, students will never learn uniformly. How does this influence what parents need to know about reading?
Starting School is…
What to do for the start of school? Easy, teacher tips for starting school reading off on the right foot.