It’s the start of the new school year and it’s time for learning. Staff’s learning and that of the pupils goes hand in hand. I’ve often said if you want it in the classroom you’ll need it in the staff room first. Effective pupil learning will be helped by staff having a greater understanding of what learning entails. Continue reading
Writing is a code for sound; as ever it’s not quite that simple. You’ve probably read the title, know what I mean but also realise that it just looks “plane rong”. We have both sound and word representations in our minds. In experienced readers’ minds phonology (word sounds) and spellings (orthography) work individually and together; in experienced readers this is a rapid, automatic and mutually reinforcing process. Continue reading
I can still see the concern maybe fear in the teacher’s eyes. In days gone by, with me sat observing the lesson; the teaching input has been completed, the hinge point question reveals half the class know the answer and half haven’t a clue. What to do next; where to go? Continue reading