Literacy & Numeracy Research

Fluency assessments seem to be increasing in popularity, so I think there are a few things that people should consider. Here are five tips and a blog:

Made some posters as ‘takeaways’ from the reading we do in our CPD Reading Group. May be useful to someone. Will do more as we do more reading! First few from @tombennett71 @KateJones_teach @FunkyPedagogy @greeborunner

'Do we need to sort out 'silent reading'? "We could just assume good things happen when we promote independent reading, but the likelihood is that this only occurs for fluent, successful readers..." theconfidentteacher.com/2020/10/do-we-…

*NEW* ‘Who should read aloud in class?’ theconfidentteacher.com/2022/02/who-sh… “Let’s put away the popcorn, retract RRR, and put efforts into teacher-led reading and a purposeful focus on fluency-building practices.”

Excellent blog on disciplinary literacy in maths - with a focus on vocabulary and language a by @runningstitch at @DurringResearch classteaching.wordpress.com/2021/11/30/dis…

Inspired by @FunkyPedagogy literacy bookmarks and @AlexJQuigley reading strategies CPD I've made these to support our weakest readers throughout the curriculum - borrow/adapt here: canva.com/design/DAE0qVk…

I’ve just tuned into @Real_Lanc CPD on Data, Teaching and Learning from @SenecaLearn - very informative and some great take aways! Thank you.

Here's my summary of Ofsted's research review into Languages 🇩🇪🇪🇸🇬🇷🇮🇹🇨🇳🇫🇷 I hope it's useful for teachers and curriculum leaders! The high-res PDF version and a more detailed summary are available at marcrhayes.com/post/a-summary… #mfltwitterati #edutwitter #edublogshare

Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning This resource is designed to help teachers reflect on what the four levels of metacognitive learning look like in their specific phase or subject area. Read / Download here: eef.li/metacognition

Our parents have struggled with maths terminology while supporting chn at home To support them, I produced guides for each yr group inc: - Vocab - Definition - Example Free to grab off our website: gracemary.co.uk/maths/ If anyone wants an editable version, let me know

"Research suggests that there are approaches which teachers can employ to support learning and improve outcomes for all pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs," explains our SEND Specialist, Gary Aubin @SENDMattersUK, in this new EEF blog. eef.li/Aa0Ve0

@miss_wildberry @HeadofEnglish @Team_English1 The very lovely @SusanSEnglish wrote this a while back susansenglish.wordpress.com/2019/07/03/why…

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Guided Reading on what the 1921 census reveals about life in post-War Britain docs.google.com/presentation/d…

A blog about why I am a fan of using booklets in RE. missevareteacher.wordpress.com/2022/01/23/why…

*NEW BLOG POST* 'Commonly confused academic vocabulary' theconfidentteacher.com/2022/01/common…

I’ll be tweeting my back catalogue of CPD book visuals out over the next few days #CPDbookvisual Then watch this space for new ones! Ps. If you wonder why they are all 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.. I only make visuals of the best CPD books!! 🙂

*NEW POST* '5 Strategies for Reading Complex Texts' theconfidentteacher.com/2022/01/5-stra…

Fantastic example of the Frayer Model with year 8 in English today (@park_english1). This student has used the word’s morphemes to link it back to different areas of the curriculum and to show a clear understanding of the word: ‘biography’ 🤩 @CATExpertGroups @AlexJQuigley