The Essential Primary Reading Toolkit
Discover creative lesson activities and innovative teaching practices in this CPD box set full of ideas for boosting reading skills
- by Teachwire
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How free book trailers can inspire reading and writing
Dramatic, accessible and best of all free, these online resources are ideal for inspiring reading, writing and oracy, says Rachel Clarke
Use comics to boost children’s comprehension
If children are word-reading but not understanding, graphic texts will help make them masters of meaning and inference, say Christine Chen and Lindsay Pickton
Develop visual literacy and explore the surreal with Anthony Browne
The pictures in Anthony Browne’s books often tell a different story to the words, and getting children to fill in the gaps between the two is rich and rewarding work, says Carey Fluker Hunt
Books series that help children to become lifelong readers
Hooking children into reading a series of books is a great way to promote a love of literature that becomes a lifelong habit, says Rachel Clarke
18 creative ways to practise KS1 phonics
Play your way to better reading and writing in early years and KS1, with these ideas from Isabella Wallace
Using quality texts to teach phonics throughout the day
Find ways to embed the exploration of letter sounds into your everyday practice and help children understand why grappling with graphemes is worth the effort, says Rachel Clarke
Why fluency should be part of the reading routine in every classroom
Children need to be able to read with expression, without effort, and it’s up to us to show them how, says Sarah Threlkeld Brown
The secret to great guided reading? Cloze activities
Exploring texts with a small group is time well spent, but how do you make sure the rest of the class isn’t losing out? Ian Eagleton shares his advice
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