An interview with Neal Zetter, poet and author
Neal Zetter is a poet and author and works in schools, delivering fabulously funny workshops! Here he talks about his poetry, inspiring children to read and his love of comics
26/01/2019
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An interview with Lisa Thompson, author of ‘The Day I Was Erased’
Lisa Thompson is the author of the children’s books, The Goldfish Boy and The Light Jar. Here she talks about her new book, The Day I was Erased. Without giving too much away, can
22/01/2019
On Music and the Arts
As a child, music was a huge part of my primary school experience – I was part of the choir, learnt the keyboard (the teacher eventually let me be her
12/01/2019
Things you could say to children to encourage a love of reading
1) You’ll never guess what I’m reading right now? 2) Tell me what you’re reading now? What’s it about? What made you pick it up? Can you tell me about
06/01/2019
The Antlered Ship: A Voyage Into Whole Class Reading
In June and July of 2018, my final six whole class reading sessions with my Year 2 class focused on a profoundly moving, exciting picture book called ‘The Antlered Ship’,
02/10/2018
“I Collapsed On the Driveway and Sobbed” – On Having a Mental Health Breakdown
How I changed the way I work to ensure I never feel like that again. Read the full article here!
11/09/2018
The Secret To Great Guided Reading – Cloze Activities
Exploring texts with a small group is time well spent, but how do you make sure the rest of the class isn’t losing out? Read the full article here!
11/09/2018
How Drama Helps Primary Children Understand Books and Stories
Drama is far more than just hot-seating. With the right activities, we can help children understand texts in more detail than ever before… Read the full article here!
09/09/2018
Grandad’s Island: Exploring new worlds and mobilising memory
“To read the artist’s picture is to mobilise our memories and our experience of the visible world and to test his image through tentative projections…It is not the ‘innocent eye’,
16/05/2018
An interview with Simon James Green, author of ‘Noah Can’t Even’ and ‘Noah Could Never’
Simon James Green is the author of ‘Noah Can’t Even’(Scholastic Fiction) and the upcoming ‘Noah Could Never’. Here he talks about what’s in store for Noah and his boyfriend Harry,
17/04/2018
I Am What I Am: My Reading Journey
Jon Biddle’s work on ‘Reading Rivers’ on the Research Rich Pedagogies website run by @OpenUni_RfP and AF Harrold’s moving look back at the books which have shaped his life, inspired
03/03/2018
Rainbow Hues
Rainbow Hues By Ian Eagleton First of all, let me say, I am not professing to be a writer or poet at all! However, I took some time off over
06/01/2018
