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How to Use Relatable Fiction As a Children Need to Know Their Story Springboard for Teaching FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF The written life AXEL SCHEFFLER EMILY GRAVETT JONNY DUDDLE DAN FREEDMAN BRILLIANT IDEAS FOR LITERACY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM FLUENT, FOCUSED, FUN What great reading lessons look like TRY OUR inspired topic! FREE DISPLAY RESOURCES The spelling gaps you might HowFIX THE 7 WORSTto WRITING GLITCHES have missed... Cover illustration © Nick Butterworth 1989-2019 BUILD A BROADER CURRICULUM | PIE CORBETT ON GREATER DEPTH TEACH READING AND WRITING 10 2019_TRW 14/10/2019 14:58 Page 2 Welcome… “The written life” … once again to another issue of Teach Reading EMILY GRAVETT & Writing; a magazine that’s wholly dedicated to “I didn’t do exploring and celebrating the rich landscape of literacy everything learning, with all its thrills and challenges. Whether you are I was told” p6 new to the chalkface or a seasoned veteran, we hope there’ll be plenty of discoveries for you within these pages – AXEL SCHEFFLER and perhaps some surprises, too... “Different You may think, for example, that you’ve got the art of ‘teaching children to read’ pretty much wrapped up by now. Up until illustrations can relatively recently, Christopher Such certainly thought he had – but absolutely result in a new understanding of cognitive science has led him to rethink his different stories” p30 practice, taking into account how the process really works, and you can find out more about the changes he’s made on pages 19-20. Meanwhile, JONNY DUDDLE Ruth Baker-Leask considers how we approach curriculum design for “I ended up with English – pointing out that even though it takes up the most timetable a mountain of space, we still struggle to cover everything our pupils need to know in rejection slips” p62 the time we have with them. Her solution is to “untether” the subject and let it “roam around the school, occupying all of those places and DAN FREEDMAN spaces where creative language skills are needed” – if that sounds like “It was all something you think you could be doing, turn to pages 24-25 to see about football what it might look like in action. for me” p74 Fantastic books are, of course, at the heart of every literacy journey, and as usual, we’ve fitted as many of them as possible into this issue. From Carey Fluker-Hunt’s suggestions for activities linked to stories about growing up (pages 8-13), to our Great lessons, made easy! round up of the very best Find hundreds of brilliant, non-fiction titles for teacher-designed literacy resources at plazoom.com sparking pupils’ curiosity (pages 67-69), there’s no shortage of ideas for ways to take words and pictures from the page and use them as catalysts to inspire youngsters’ own creativity. Have fun! Joe Carter & Helen Mulley (associate editors) © R.W. Alley, 2007 www.teachwire.net | 3 64 WORDS TO LIVE BY Christabel Shepherd explains how Contents a focus on vocabulary has allowed her pupils to soar. 8 10 BOOKS TO TEACH ON 38 FOR THE LOVE OF IT GROWING UP Why forcing children to finish 67 13 FACT-PACKED TITLES TO Each of these stories exploring books that don’t interest them POWER UP LEARNING the complex sorrows and joys of won’t make them better readers Kick-start children’s curiosity and getting older can spark a creative inspire classroom activities. topic in your classroom. 41 5 BOOKS TO SUPPORT LGBT+ DIVERSITY 70 HUMAN SENTENCES 15 LET’S TALK ABOUT ORACY Because reading material should Sharpen pupils’ minds with this A primary curriculum that reflect everyone’s reality. low-stakes grammar game. neglects spoken language risks leaving children without a voice. 42 FILL IN THE GAPS 72 A VERY GOOD BOOK We can’t assume prior spelling What role could the Bible play in 17 IT’S HEALTHY TO CRY AT teaching has been retained, says literacy teaching? STORIES Michelle Nicholson. The best literature enables us to walk in shoes we’ll hopefully never 82 “LITERATURE SHOULD HELP 45 UNSTOPPABLE PROGRESS have to own, says AF Harrold. US FIND OUR VOICE” How to use relatable fiction as a Children need to know their story springboard for teaching. is worth telling, says Vick Hope. 19 WHY I CHANGED MY READING LESSONS 48 RELIGHT THEIR FIRES Practice and research have helped Christophe Such develop a Great writing stimuli will get your ASSOCIATE EDITORS pupils’ creative juices flowing. Joe Carter, [email protected] far better approach. Helen Mulley, [email protected] 01206 505925 GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGER: 22 THE LOST ART OF LETTERS 53 BOOK TOPIC: A RIVER Richard Stebbing, [email protected], A beautiful new Paddington Bear Activities linked to Marc Martin’s 01206 505957 inspirational picture book. ADVERTISING MANAGER: book will help children discover Hayley Rackham, [email protected], the singular joy of writing and 01206 505988 receiving messages in the post. ART EDITOR: 56 SWEET NATURED Richard Allen Let Percy the Park Keeper help PHOTOGRAPHY: 24 UNLEASHING ENGLISH children discover the joyful CliQQ Photography, cliqq.co.uk ACCOUNTS: 01206 505995 Make language a key player in all contrasts of the seasons. DESIGN & REPROGRAPHICS: aspects of school life, encourages Ace Pre-Press 01206 508608 Ruth Baker-Leask. 59 WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CUSTOMER SERVICES: NARRATIVE [email protected] 0800 904 7000 PUBLISHER: 26 HOW TO LIFT POEMS OFF Children are surrounded by Helen Tudor THE PAGE stories of heroes, says Vita Ideas for celebrating poetry in Murrow – but what are they really Published by: Maze Media (2000) Ltd, learning from them? 25 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Rd, every classroom. Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JY. Tel: 01206 505900 32 CORAL OCEAN 60 THE 7 DEADLY WRITING SINS The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is made to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, Help your class to write at greater Tim Roach explains how to persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the depth with Pie Corbett’s touching prevent bad grammar habits from details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. taking hold, and how to fix them However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any tale of two girls flung into consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given unfamiliar surroundings. later down the line. or inferred. Copyright Maze Media (2000) Ltd. 4 | www.teachwire.net 64 WORDS TO LIVE BY Christabel Shepherd explains how Contents a focus on vocabulary has allowed her pupils to soar. 8 10 BOOKS TO TEACH ON 38 FOR THE LOVE OF IT GROWING UP Why forcing children to finish 67 13 FACT-PACKED TITLES TO Each of these stories exploring books that don’t interest them POWER UP LEARNING the complex sorrows and joys of won’t make them better readers Kick-start children’s curiosity and getting older can spark a creative inspire classroom activities. topic in your classroom. 41 5 BOOKS TO SUPPORT LGBT+ DIVERSITY 70 HUMAN SENTENCES 15 LET’S TALK ABOUT ORACY Because reading material should Sharpen pupils’ minds with this A primary curriculum that reflect everyone’s reality. low-stakes grammar game. neglects spoken language risks leaving children without a voice. 42 FILL IN THE GAPS 72 A VERY GOOD BOOK We can’t assume prior spelling What role could the Bible play in 17 IT’S HEALTHY TO CRY AT teaching has been retained, says literacy teaching? STORIES Michelle Nicholson. The best literature enables us to walk in shoes we’ll hopefully never 82 “LITERATURE SHOULD HELP 45 UNSTOPPABLE PROGRESS have to own, says AF Harrold. US FIND OUR VOICE” How to use relatable fiction as a Children need to know their story springboard for teaching. is worth telling, says Vick Hope. 19 WHY I CHANGED MY READING LESSONS 48 RELIGHT THEIR FIRES Practice and research have helped Christophe Such develop a Great writing stimuli will get your ASSOCIATE EDITORS pupils’ creative juices flowing. Joe Carter, [email protected] far better approach. Helen Mulley, [email protected] 01206 505925 GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGER: 22 THE LOST ART OF LETTERS 53 BOOK TOPIC: A RIVER Richard Stebbing, [email protected], A beautiful new Paddington Bear Activities linked to Marc Martin’s 01206 505957 inspirational picture book. ADVERTISING MANAGER: book will help children discover Hayley Rackham, [email protected], the singular joy of writing and 01206 505988 receiving messages in the post. ART EDITOR: 56 SWEET NATURED Richard Allen Let Percy the Park Keeper help PHOTOGRAPHY: 24 UNLEASHING ENGLISH children discover the joyful CliQQ Photography, cliqq.co.uk ACCOUNTS: 01206 505995 Make language a key player in all contrasts of the seasons. DESIGN & REPROGRAPHICS: aspects of school life, encourages Ace Pre-Press 01206 508608 Ruth Baker-Leask. 59 WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CUSTOMER SERVICES: NARRATIVE [email protected] 0800 904 7000 PUBLISHER: 26 HOW TO LIFT POEMS OFF Children are surrounded by Helen Tudor THE PAGE stories of heroes, says Vita Ideas for celebrating poetry in Murrow – but what are they really Published by: Maze Media (2000) Ltd, learning from them? 25 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Rd, every classroom. Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JY. Tel: 01206 505900 32 CORAL OCEAN 60 THE 7 DEADLY WRITING SINS The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is made to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, Help your class to write at greater Tim Roach explains how to persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the depth with Pie Corbett’s touching prevent bad grammar habits from details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press.
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