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Building the Bridge: Why Reading Is the Key to a Successful Year 6-7 Transition
The move to secondary school brings new routines, new expectations, and a new language of learning. For pupils who lack a strong foundation in literacy, that transition can quickly become a cliff edge. When reading gaps go unaddressed, learners risk being locked out of the entire curriculum. But this barrier is not inevitable. With the right approach, we can build the literacy foundations every pupil needs to thrive. In this article, we explore why literacy must be at the heart of transition planning, and how to turn a potential gap into a bridge for success.
What Do You Do if Phonics Doesn’t Seem to Be Helping Your Learners?
Challenging the myth: Phonics is essential for those with Dyslexia when taught correctly.
Screen Time That Teaches
In a world where screens dominate much of children’s free time, it’s easy to view TV as just another distraction. But what if these TV shows – often dismissed as entertainment – are helping to build foundational literacy skills? Let’s explore the connection between children’s TV programmes and their journey to becoming fluent readers.
10 Benefits of Reading Books - National Read a Book Day
National Read a Book Day encourages everyone to read, highlighting benefits like improved concentration, vocabulary, memory, and stress reduction. Pick up a book today!
National Writing Day and Transactional Writing
Discover the power of transactional writing as our CEO, Sarah Ledger, shares her thoughts on this often overlooked form of writing. Gain valuable strategies and techniques to effectively teach and scaffold descriptive and creative writing.
The Teacher’s Guide to a Smooth Primary to Secondary Transition
This useful teacher’s guide will help ease the primary to secondary transition, with practical advice and strategies you can use to get your learners ‘secondary-ready’.
5 Tips for Developing Reading Fluency in Secondary Schools
Reading fluency is needed to access all aspects of the curriculum and we're here to help with our top tips for developing reading fluency.
How to Teach Phonics in Secondary Schools
Phonics are becoming a more and more prevalent issue at secondary level. It’s something that secondary teachers need to get comfortable teaching and we’re here to help with ‘How to Teach Phonics at Secondary Level’.
The Importance of Disciplinary Literacy in Addressing the Post-Pandemic Phonics Gap
Phonics is essential for building reading skills, especially after COVID-19 disrupted education. Systematic instruction and interventions help learners catch up quickly.
How to Read Educational Data When Choosing an Intervention Programme
It can be hard to go through and fully understand all the data you're provided with when looking for an educational intervention programme. That's why we take you through the complexities of educational data, so you can find the right programme for you.
How to Teach Students with Dyslexia: Teach the Need, Not the Label
Get expert tips for teaching learners with dyslexia from our founder, Katy Parkinson. Learn how to 'teach the need, not the label' and build student confidence.
What Is Reading Fluency and How Do We Achieve It?
Reading fluency relies on automaticity, word recognition and prosody. Its a phrase that we see banded about with great emphasis and importance, becoming an area of focus for Ofsted in recent times, especially in secondary schools. But what actually are the concepts that make up reading fluency and how do we achieve them?
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