Billy Bean

@mayavision My daughter wanted to send you this. (I did suggest writing it, as you can see, but she rarely follows my suggestions)

@sam_creighton @WritingRocks_17 @ElmhurstPrimary @The_UKLA @LyndaJGraham It was great listening to you speaking last night. Unfortunately I was not able to stay tight till the end, but was genuinely inspiring. Thank you.

What a joy it was to sit and listen to @sam_creighton from @ElmhurstPrimary talk with the @The_UKLA Teaching Writing special interest group about the wonderful work they are doing around building a community of writers. Wonderful!

Poem crisis! 2 years ago my class performed a beautiful poem for Christmas which was about family and unity, being together,etc (not really about Xmas) I think it’s was by B.Zephaniah? Ring any bells? OR anyone have any feelgood, non-Xmas-y Christmas poems? Thanks!

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You could go for: “flash, bang span-gle” To include bridges and thus satisfy the criterion of pun-which-will-go-over-childrens’-heads…

@WritingRocks_17 @The_UKLA really enjoyed the writer vibes tonight. I did some dabbling from a tiny Grace Nichols poem.. write about upside down trees, and got my colouring pencils out (as David Almond advised in the conference!)

@EllenCounter @WritingRocks_17 @The_UKLA I love this book... your cat-shaped poem looks so cool!

Thank you @WritingRocks_17 @The_UKLA for a brilliant first writing workshop. My ‘dabbling’ from this evening… very tired and sun frazzled but enjoyed it nevertheless. Perhaps I’ll be brave enough to share next time 😆#writingforpleasure #writerteachers

@Jb5Jane @The_UKLA @WritingRocks_17 Thanks for sharing it! I thought it was ace

Still shaking after reading out my work in my first @The_UKLA Teachers' Writing Group @WritingRocks_17 Thank you all for being so supportive and helping me find my voice...

@jonnywalker_edu In my house we’ve always called it “graveyard” . “Here, pass me the graveyard will you?”

🥳 NEW example of practice from @TobiasHayden Writing with the family – sofa scribbling, duvet drafting & dinner-time dabbling! 'The project... created an opportunity for families to be together and to write together' writing4pleasure.com/writing-with-t…

Decades of research suggests that reading for pleasure is a key indicator of future success. How can a child become a reader for pleasure if their parents or carers cannot afford books, their primary school has no library, or that library is insufficient? #lifechanginglibraries

@WritingRocks_17 @EggyHelen @neillcameron @ComicsClubBLOG Had some issue joining the mailing list, but have followed the Twitter account

@WritingRocks_17 @EggyHelen @neillcameron @ComicsClubBLOG Looks ace!!! Makes me wanna start a comic club... I liked this idea... it’s like the surrealist game but for comics.. comicsclub.blog/2020/04/17/com…

@katehitchings1 @WritingRocks_17 @smerchant13 @one_to_read @teacher_mr_r Mine go really up and down. From setting aside 10 mins daily to long periods without. Sometimes use my phone.. When I’m in the flow it’s enjoyable, but getting them going can be hard going. Reading ralph fletcher’s “a writer’s notebook” always helps me with jump starting mine.

Reading the wonderful Real World Writers and highlighting everything! Thanks @WritingRocks_17! Now wondering - do you keep Writing notebooks? @smerchant13 @one_to_read @teacher_mr_r If so (not meant to be a guilt thing!) how often do you write stuff in it? Do you enjoy keeping it

@smerchant13 @one_to_read @nikkigamble @sophieinspace @sam_creighton @Alibrarylady @richreadalot @rumena_aktar Well, that does it... I’m ordering it..

@one_to_read @nikkigamble @sophieinspace @sam_creighton @Alibrarylady @richreadalot @rumena_aktar I had to read Bone Music twice! Somebody needs to make it into an opera. It does sing to me.

Two new books to read. Purchase inspired by the tweets of @nikkigamble and @sophieinspace. Thank you both.

@WritingRocks_17 Gharr! Always forgetting the hashtag!! #writingrocks

@WritingRocks_17 It’s a bit of an Americanism, but I think it’s Calkins that that often tells her kids “that’s really smart” or “it’s really smart how you’ve done this/ that” I’ve found myself using it..

Whoa there. This is a great chat tonight. Thanks everyone! 🥳🥳 Here's Q3. Don't forget the hashtag 👀 #WritingRocks What sort of phrases work well when talking to children as they write?

@WritingRocks_17 @TheWritingWeb #writingrocks

@WritingRocks_17 @TheWritingWeb I’m really getting into the picture book format as a sort of quick idea generation & by planning strategy , particularly for note inexperienced writers. (Works for me!) draw a little, write a little

Really pleased to see everyone tonight. ✍️🥰✍️ Here's Q2 from @TheWritingWeb What strategies do you teach for the different writing processes? #WritingRocks

@WritingRocks_17 @TheWritingWeb After about 2 years of giving my daughter more space (have been a bit “steppy inny” previously) it was lovely the other day when she demanded some feedback when she felt I was not getting involved enough 😂

👋 Hi everyone. Welcome to tonight's #WritingRocks chat with @TheWritingWeb Here's Q1. 👇 Please use the hashtag in your replies. 🙏 How do balance 'stepping in' and 'giving space' as children write?