Tag: literacy

  • Want to improve your kids’ writing? Let them draw

    I so loved this article and agree with everything it says, I wanted to republish it as I am allowed to. Many thanks to Misty Adoniou. Want to improve your kids’ writing? Let them draw By Misty Adoniou, University of Canberra We might see drawing as a bit of fun, but the contribution to learning…

  • The incredibly easy way to become a great writer!

    There is only one way to learn how to write well, increase your vocabulary and really begin to understand grammar and language structure. You need to experience writing in action, by reading it and listening to it. As we read, we imbibe new words, new idioms, new turns of phrases, new ways of breaking the…

  • The Shocking Truth About Literacy Testing

    Authors, travelling around schools, see stuff – stuff that inspectors would never see or even bother to look for, because inspectors are looking for what they want to see. I keep seeing the Green, Amber and Red colours of testing software printouts. This software works out where to put the most resources to achieve the…