How often do you read non-fiction texts in school? In recent years, there has been a shift towards whole-class reading lessons in the primary sector and a drive towards all children Reading for pleasure. This has led to reading lessons focussing on a high-quality class text; usually a novel or picture book. Recent discussions and …
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Spelling Shed has launched baseline assessments, designed for use at the beginning of the academic year. How to Assign Spelling Shed’s Baseline Assessments This handy video shows you how to assign Spelling Shed’s baseline assessments and how to view data. Assigning baseline assessments is easy. 1. Create an assignment like you usually would by clicking …
An adventure story about creating a story culture in school… I am not a great writer, but I enjoy it. Here is my attempt at an adventure story. Please take the time to have a little read. The adventurer struggled to place one foot in front of the other; each step on the burning sand …
Does your Systematic Synthetic Phonics scheme meet the National Curriculum statutory requirements for KS1? Does it prepare your children for the more complex code they will encounter in their reading and writing in Year 3 and beyond? The simple answer is that almost all Government Validated Phonics Schemes do not adequately cover the National Curriculum …
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