Reading For Pleasure

A couple of weeks ago my class decided that, rather than receiving yet another election leaflet through their letterbox, the residents of...

This is a wonderful idea I've pinched from @Elsie2110 on Twitter. It's a great way for the children to record what they read over t...

Poetry has been the poor relation in the teaching of English at primary schools for as long as I can remember. In the staffroom, you might o...

Last week, ten-year-old Gracie, a girl in my class and one of the most passionate readers I've ever been fortunate enough to teach, want...

Back in March, a boy from my class had his home destroyed by a house fire. Luckily, nobody was seriously hurt (some minor smoke inhalat...

This year, I'm teaching the same class as I taught last year. In fact, I started at the school with this class when they were in the fin...

'Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventual...