Innovative Ways to Work With Your Literacy Resources
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
We’ve listed the best ways for all educators use our literacy and comprehension resources in the classroom!
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Sounds in Focus—Meet Our Author
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Meet Barbara Murray, the brilliant author of our phonetic series Sounds in Focus!
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Thinking Inside the Boxes of a Writer’s Brain
Friday, 10 March 2023
I wish I could just write, but my brain goes on a long journey before I even commit my fingers to the keyboard.
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Reading for Me Reviews
Monday, 10 October 2022
Check out some fantastic reviews of our new Reading for Me series
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Free comprehension resource pack
Monday, 20 December 2021
Download and try with your students today!
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How to help children improve their writing skills
Monday, 20 September 2021
If you’re stuck on how to help your child improve their writing skills, we’ve got some fun and useful ideas for you!
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International Literacy Day 2021
Tuesday, 07 September 2021
Read all about International Literacy Day 2021, and download your freebie!
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Free Grammar Game
Monday, 28 June 2021
Practice makes perfect. Have fun with your free grammar game!
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Teachers review 'The Comprehension strategies box'
Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Want to see what all the fuss is about? Check out these stellar teacher reviews of the Comprehension Strategies Box!
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Free Comprehension through cloze sample
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Download our free sample pack and use it with your classroom today!
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Make Every Week Book Week! How to inspire a love of reading
Wednesday, 07 October 2020
Actionable, easy and fun tips for inspiring a love of reading in primary-aged children.
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How children can master persuasive writing
Wednesday, 09 September 2020
Teach your children to write persuasively with these tips!
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Connect Knowledge to Comprehension with a Predicting Strategy
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Learn everything you need to know about the 'Predicting' reading comprehension strategy!
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Building students' confidence with English skills practice
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Building students' confidence with English skills practice
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Three keys to improving literacy achievement
Thursday, 11 July 2019
How about looking at those who have found a working approach in improving literacy achievement?
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How to lay a great foundation for beginner writers
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
It all starts with a strong strategy and a clear understanding on what factors affect their development.
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12 reading comprehension strategies
Thursday, 16 May 2019
To become proficient readers, students must acquire a set of skills that they can use as tools in comprehending texts.
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Teaching Christmas across the Curriculum
Thursday, 15 November 2018
Wow, where has this term gone? It's hard to believe we are rapidly approaching the end of another school year. After t
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Are you sounding it out correctly?
Sunday, 07 October 2018
We want children to hear individual sounds and learn to blend them to make words for reading and writing.
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Phonological and phonemic awareness skills
Friday, 03 August 2018
Does your school require you to use a specific phonics program but you’re a bit unsure whether your students have the...
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Body-coda blending
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Unsure if you are catering for the many different learning styles of students in your classroom? Need something new an
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A cross-curricular approach to Chinese New Year
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
In 2018, the official Chinese New Year celebrations will commence on 16 February and continue through to 2 March. Many
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English and Maths NAPLAN practice tests
Friday, 09 February 2018
NAPLAN testing seems to be a source of dread for both teachers and students. But there are ways to make preparation eas
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Enhancing fluency through English skills
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
Being a proficient communicator is an essential skill for survival, to ‘get ahead’ in a career or simply to socialise.
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Freebie Friday: Limerick competition
Friday, 12 May 2017
Happy Limerick Day, everyone! Who doesn't love a cheeky little limerick to put a smile on your face? We certainly do! B
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Mind movies and comprehension
Tuesday, 09 May 2017
One would assume that children naturally create images in their mind when reading a story, but this is not always the
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The importance of stories
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Oral storytelling is, and has been, a major communication tool across many cultures for centuries. With the introductio
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Assessing English through poetry
Friday, 24 March 2017
Poetry really is an art form that is underappreciated by students—and has been for decades. Is it because poetry is see
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The power of poetry
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
During a recent discussion with my colleagues, the subject of poetry arose, and the many benefits of its use in educat
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It's all about the context!
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
A recently-read article contains the following quote: ‘Without a strong background in basic skills like decoding and vo
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Exciting aids to develop English skills
Thursday, 09 February 2017
How excited are the students in your class when you tell them you are going to read them a story? Quietness reigns and
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Freebie Friday - Literacy and Numeracy Week
Friday, 02 September 2016
To help celebrate literacy and numeracy, this week's Freebie Friday giveaway is a 'Parts of speech' poster.
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Freebie Friday - Teaching the Olympic Games with cross-curricular activities
Friday, 29 July 2016
Who's excited to watch the Olympic Torch Relay and the spectacular opening ceremony to mark the commencement of the Oly
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Freebie Friday - Hands-on grammar and editing activities
Friday, 22 July 2016
The English language can be a challenge for anyone to learn; even more so for young students beginning to tackle the wo
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Freebie Friday - Early finishers
Friday, 08 July 2016
It is a difficult challenge supervising a classroom of children working at different paces, and it can be stressful whe
