Tag: writing
Why Phonics are useless on their own
The older I get, the more I realise that there is never one simple easy answer. Duality or multiplicity is built into the fabric of life. Yin/Yang, Left/Right, Relativity/Quantum theory. All systems work happily enough, but each needs the other to make sense of the whole. So it is with learning to read. The mechanistic…
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…
