Tag: writing
The myth of children’s short attention span
My eye was caught by a TES article called Five banana skins that teachers should watch out for . The Third point was: Fixation error – This is where we keep on following the same process even though it has become clear that it is no longer working. It is very easy, as a confident teacher, to blame the kids rather…
Drawing is a writing skill
Literacy skills in the UK have improved over the last few years, but writing skills have not improved at the same rate. There is also a divergence between boys and girls – girls doing markedly better than boys when it comes to writing. It goes without saying that poor writing skills are a major hinderance for…
Dragon Gold highly commended by Tir na n-Og Prize
I’m thrilled to announce that Dragon Gold has been Highly Commended by the Tir na n-Og Prize judging panel. You may also be interested to know that Dragon Gold is turning into a trilogy – I’ve been commissioned by Firefly to write the second book in the series, called Dragon White, which we are among…