Les Staves

@ysgolmaesycoed Fun to meet you all too

@ysgolmaesycoed Inset Day at the Princess Royal Theatre with @lesstaves Very Special Maths, Very Special Thinking. #GrowingTogether #LearningTogether #MathsIsFun

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What is your favourite piece of multisensory room equipment, and why? facebook.com/media/set/?van…

#virginmedia 5 days without connection after virgin get things wrong. 2 reconnection promises Saturday and Monday broken 55 mins on hold today then call terminates. Itself

#hsgiginabox. Big gathering in our living room for hope and social gig in a box

#emmerdale get your discriminatory story into perspective you are damaging attitudes to downs people

@UK_Lindab @mndassoc @shabangtheatre Good result

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@STEMlovingmum He’s got a great eye

@nicksheff123 @CostaCoffee That’s definitely an issue for costa to address

Just in my local @CostaCoffee in Norbury where I was greeted by 2 servers not wearing masks properly. After asking them politely to put them on before serving me I was attacked with "why are you out" and "go home if you're worried about it" felt so uncomfortable and unsafe!

sensory literacy begins with stimuli that we respond to, and understand what we are experiencing, and then this may develop to a symbolic understanding... we are learning to read the world #SensoryFestival2 @HirstwoodT

@LynneCastle Touch the map if it’s too small to see

#SensoryFestival2 Teaching Reading for ALL - its not all about text! Motivation, great ideas Access 4ALL!

The principle of engaging the learner applies to everyone ... @lesstaves For me that includes the adults... #SensoryFestival2 @HirstwoodT @caroljallen

Honouring what engages the individual is often mistaken for obsessive play... if we are using our intensive interaction and modelling how we share their interest will draw them out... @caroljallen @HirstwoodT Give staff permission to be playful in the classroom @lesstaves

Helping all teachers and educators to appreciate that our learners with SLD and PMLD are both readers and storytellers is so important... @HirstwoodT @lesstaves We must work together to empower our staff to recognise this #SensoryFestival2

we watch the learners navigate technology with ease, demonstrating a level of learning we may not have seen before the tech came along... demonstrating an ability to read previously hidden #SensoryFestival2 @sensoryguy @lesstaves

fabulous session on ""Teaching reading to all" by Dr Sarah somebody [so sorry Dr sarah , you were wonderful ] @caroljallen and @lesstaves also made some very practical and inspirational points #SensoryFestival2

Have had a great morning with @lesstaves @caroljallen @drsarahmoseley @HirstwoodT talking all things engagement and reading for our awesome sen learners! Thank you all for coming along with questions and ideas! Can't wait for tomorrow! @scatti1 @pinklipsmacflip #SensoryFestival2

@lesstaves Brilliant! Thank you 🙏