Educational: English Language & Literacy

Let technology pave the way to Common Core success. Your transition to the Common Core just got easier! When you start getting creative with tec...

Lesson planning in line with the new Primary National Curriculum! Why do we teach children to read?  It is not merely to decode the words.  We t...

Lesson planning in line with the new Primary National Curriculum! Phonics is taught every day in primary schools across England.  It is fully em...

Lesson planning in line with the new Primary National Curriculum! Why do we teach children to read?  It is not merely to decode the words.  We t...

Literacy and Education continues to be an accessible guide to current theory on literacy with practical applications in the classroom. This new edi...

The Primary National Curriculum sets challenging expectations for the teaching of writing. Children must master the process of composition, redraf...

The Primary National Curriculum sets challenging expectations for the teaching of writing. Children must master the process of composition, redraf...

Addressing literacy and disadvantage requires high-quality teaching, first and foremost:  there are no quick fixes, simplistic solutions or silver ...

The Primary National Curriculum sets challenging expectations for the teaching of writing. Children must master the process of composition, redraf...

Addressing literacy and disadvantage requires high-quality teaching, first and foremost:  there are no quick fixes, simplistic solutions or silver ...

Phonics and Word Study for the Teacher of Reading is a self-paced, self-instruction program designed to help teachers independently develop a compr...

nursing children read for pleasure and develop a life-long love of reading is a priority for all primary school teachers.   The National Curriculu...

The synthetic phonics approach is used in all primary schools in England.  If you are a trainee or beginning primary school teacher, you need to de...

Todays secondary classrooms are increasingly diverse places and skilled English teachers need to be able to develop flexible teaching strategies th...

Todays secondary classrooms are increasingly diverse places and skilled English teachers need to be able to develop flexible teaching strategies th...

Beat burnout with time-saving best practices for feedback For ELA teachers, the danger of burnout is all too real. Inundated with seemingly insurm...

Expectations in primary English are high, particularly in reading. There is an emphasis on inference and deduction together with vocabulary develop...