Alyson McKay

WE'RE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! 🏆

A few days delayed, but it's April, a new month, which means it’s time for me to give away a class set of novels via my book shop @ANewChapterBks. For a chance to win, simply retweet this lil tweet.

What a beautiful city! 😍 #halftermbreak @welovebudapest @szboslai58044

Mon to Friday job: supporting schools to develop a multilingual classroom @CSCJES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇲🇫🇮🇪🇩🇪🇪🇦 Saturday job: supporting heritage speakers to develop a multilingual identity @NECardiff 🤎💛💙💜🧡❤️ Lucky me!

To celebrate the publication of STARSPILL I'm giving away two copies.. Like and share for a chance to win! Winners chosen Sunday 15th Sept. @FireflyPress @FireflySchools @LlyfrDaFabBooks

On a wet, windy day at Reading Festival...has to be done. Thank you @GoverCarolyn #Readingforpleasure As much as I love this am hoping the weather picks up later for some dancing 💃 🙏

@ellielexx So sorry for your loss. Your posts have made me realise how lucky we are 🙏 x

Getting on with all the firsts. Sitting opposite an empty chair on a table of four is hard. Wish you were here, Billy ❤️

I've spent the last few years working with hundreds of schools, enough to spot some patterns and (I hope) to write some useful threads over the coming months. Here's the first one... In my opinion, what do primary schools commonly get wrong with their reading lessons? 🪡

How to think about reading across the curriculum I believe that the ‘Just reading’ findings from the University of Sussex have the potential for significant impact on outcomes for all pupils, particularly those with lower starting points.

Postal vote 🗳✔️ #generalelection2024

@sionmun Couldn't have said it better! 😊

U don’t even have to fully understand Welsh to feel pure joy in it 😂😂 What a lovely lovely interview with a little gem

Dw i'n caru hwn..... 😍 Adorable! Flying the flag for Welsh learners 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😊 @CSC_Cymraeg

‘Reading affects EVERY SINGLE LESSON.’ @ReadSolutionsUK

Always feel reassured when reading anything curriculum by @MaryMyatt ! #CurriculumforWales

Watched a brilliant reading lesson today, the teacher didn’t tell the children, there was an amazing discussion about interpretation of the book. Children supported their interpretation with evidence,there was challenge It was rich and deep, we all understood the book better

Concepts as connections over time: The reason that the concepts and big ideas in the subjects are helpful is that they are like ‘holding baskets’ for a lot of information. They are like the boulders across the curriculum that gather more moss over time.

Love how there are so many books out there representing our diverse world. These have to be planned for in our schools to ensure children can empathise with others and to ensure that diversity is embedded 📚 @EmpathyLabUK #EmpathyMatters @WalesAndWorld

@TCSCymraeg @TreorchyComp @UrddCymoedd @tcscriwcymraeg @TCSYear8 @CSC_Cymraeg @CSCSiarterIaith Llongyfarchiadau 🎉 lovely to see some familiar faces 😀

We won! Enillon ni! First place and through to Nationals! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🤍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 this wonderful group have worked so hard and deserve this fantastic achievement @TreorchyComp @UrddCymoedd @tcscriwcymraeg @TCSYear8 @CSC_Cymraeg @CSCSiarterIaith

@CSC_langlitcomm @CSCJES @CSC_Cymraeg Many thanks 😊

@alymac79 @CSCJES The recording of this event is now available on the @cscjes Knowledge Bank in the Welsh Continuum section ⬇️ cscjes-cronfa.co.uk/repository/res… @CSC_Cymraeg

📢An introduction to planning with the CSC Continuum of Welsh Language Patterns 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Join us online on Wednesday 28/02/2024 at 14:00 for information and practical examples to help you start planning with the CSC Continuum of Welsh Language Patterns. cscjes-cronfa.co.uk/events/b3c8ec4… @CSCJES

@MrBoothY6 I've found this so important to ensure everyone is 'on the same page' before moving on. Recap to strengthen understanding is crucial.

Whenever we do one of our WCR lessons around class novel (2 x a week), my first question after the quick quiz is to summarise what happened since the last time we studied it in depth. It's always gone well, but a slight tweak of 'key points' has definitely made it more accessible