Dawn Dawson

English HoD in a FAB secondary school. Love reading soooo much. Love gin almost as much. Mum to two fierce little humans. And happy wifey.

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A lovely idea generation technique. Twenty words. Invite children to write a host of twenty word stories together. They can then pick their favourite one to develop into a short story 👇⭐️🎉

[Gaurav Dubay @GauravDubay3]

Another booklet - this time for GCSE transactional writing for students pushing to a grade 5. The work on commas as a pivot point was inspired by @DavidDidau. FYI, the infographic is AI generated.

https://t.co/4rZcjBmSWn

Feel free to share @Team_English1

[Dawn Dawson @dawsonthinks]

@Heyitsgem23

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@BuntyBrewster @BGT

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@BGT

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@BGT

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Six discourses, four philosophies, one framework: A critical reading of the DfE’s writing guidance

https://t.co/JyEkz05rDd

[NATRE @NATREupdate]

@JoanneH_RE sharing sentence starters that students use at KS3 to talk so that when they get to KS4 this is how they write #StrictlyRE

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The rise of ‘elaborate dictation’ and ‘writing-related simulations’ in English schools: Unethical writing teaching

https://t.co/mXayrqZFKw

[Dawn Dawson @dawsonthinks]

@MrMichaelSpicer Loo

[Pritesh Raichura @Mr_Raichura]

‘I say, you say’ and ‘choral response’ are two of the simplest but most powerful strategies that can transform energy & participation in lessons. Here’s an article I’ve written for @RoySocChem EiC magazine that explains how & when to use them.

https://t.co/pqQa4Nc0xn

[HeadteacherChat @Headteacherchat]

Literacy is firmly back at the centre of national conversation — and rightly so.

If you’re thinking ahead to spring planning, we’ve brought together:
✔️ National Year of Reading
✔️ The RISE Framework
✔️ What it means for whole-school strategy

All summarised for busy leaders inside HeadteacherChat.
https://t.co/Sd8Jr8SjiT

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

🌟 NEW POST 🌟

‘6 strategies to support shared reading for students with SEND’

1. Least to most prompts
2. Reading comprehension strategies
3. Using ‘wh’ words
4. Vocabulary examples/non-examples
5. Picture-plus
6. The CAR model

https://t.co/ALvG1wQuHm

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Our subject knowledge series: What writer-teachers need to know. #3 ‘S*** first drafts’ – Anne Lamott

https://t.co/nvVzxGhhKp

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The different perspectives you can take on teaching early writing

https://t.co/aDJVWW7ZHB

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‘This isn’t my real writing’: The fate of children’s agency in narrow writing schemes

https://t.co/t6hVFSUePq

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Supporting children with written expression disabilities

https://t.co/UE2wcKqGub

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

Teachers of poetry in schools and colleges: do you know about this fantastic video 'library' of modern poets performing their poems? @ApplesAndSnakes
https://t.co/HCYExbspCf

[Cody Schneider Clips @codyschneiclips]

just watched this yt with a pelvic health expert, all women should see this

super interesting info tbh

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Teaching spelling: Powerful evidence-based practices

https://t.co/v1fqsid32S