D.M Crosby

Deputy Headteacher interested in pragmatic approaches to improving teaching and learning in primary schools.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

I've spent the last few years working with hundreds of schools, enough to spot some patterns and (I hope) to write some useful threads over the coming months.

Here's the first one...

In my opinion, what do primary schools commonly get wrong with their reading lessons? 🪡

[EEF @EducEndowFoundn]

NEW: Today, we’ve published our new edition of “A School’s Guide to Implementation”, a resource designed to support those working in education settings to make changes to practice meaningful, and long-lasting.

Info: https://t.co/QrndHwCjnR

Download: https://t.co/YQLfxzWeOT

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[Ben Newmark @bennewmark]

New blog.
What do inclusive classrooms look like?
https://t.co/qzlghhrnCZ

[Peters @Petersbooks]

October's round of The Big Class Sets Giveaway kicks off with Black and British, an essential and important title for school collections.

To win 30 copies for your school, follow our X account and reshare this post before Friday 6th October, 6pm.

@MacmillanKidsUK

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

'Crafting Great Sentences'

For pupils, practising one sentence brilliantly may be worth a hundred sentences written in haste. You can focus on:

- Sentence combining

- Sentence shrinking

- Sentence expanding

- Sentence signposting

https://t.co/AlPaK08vJc

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

The new @Literacy_Trust annual report on ‘Children and young people’s reading in 2023’ is out.

What struck me particularly is how reading not being enjoyed as a regular habit is becoming a consistent and grim norm. Read more here:

https://t.co/UejMKGRVPq

[Scientific Studies of Reading @SSRJournal]

🚨Open access article!🚨

Silinskas et al. found word reading fluency and listening comprehension predicted reading comprehension. Their longitudinal data with a sample of 229 children found numerous interesting and nuanced results!

Read here:
https://t.co/8jEQ1owfvx

[Matt (Manic Street Teachers) @ManicStTeachers]

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[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

This is a great short guide on reading fluency: ‘5 Minutes on…Reading (Fluency Focus)’.

An ace collaboration between @TownEndResearch & @ShottonResearch. Featuring @EducEndowFoundn & @TimRasinski1

https://t.co/egEbN5eWKQ

[Matt (Manic Street Teachers) @ManicStTeachers]

A new collection of useful KS2 writing resources now online if any use? As always, a RT appreciated if you like ‘em. 😊 @MrEagletonIan @MrEFinch @AllentonLit @EssexSmoggy @SarahFarrellKS2 @MrFarmerPrimary @GarethBakerPoR @PaulGarvey4 @gazdenman @DM_Crosby @ThisIsLiamM

[Evidence Based Education @EvidenceInEdu]

School Environment and Leadership: Evidence Review.

“These school-level factors are our current best bets for school leaders to pay attention to in order to promote students’ learning”
@ProfCoe

Download, share and discuss👇

https://t.co/DsciHGNb6t

#GreatTeaching

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

NEW: Five Ways To.. the Booklet by me and @MrGoodwin23 https://t.co/Mnz8L2CILx All 10 posts in one downloadable booklet. Share freely. Amazing work by David. The booklet is dedicated to our friend and mentor @olicav

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

*** Weekend Blog ***

‘Developing Skilled Readers (Knowledge and Strategy)’

In both primary & secondary school, greater attention on developing knowledge can be twinned with timely, text-sensitive reading comprehension strategies.

https://t.co/4WRzEvzC15

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Five Ways To: Weave Reading into the Curriculum https://t.co/2KFxxCxrdS including.. ease off the powerpoint and do more reading.

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Exploring Barak Rosenshine's seminal Principles of Instruction: Why it is THE must-read for all teachers. https://t.co/b9cpXW1kBy featuring links to videos of the man himself.

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

'Who should read aloud in class?'

https://t.co/fhRvBRkY3c

[Mary Myatt @MaryMyatt]

The impact of 'just reading'

With @gayle_fletcher5 and @MrsHgrps

93% of pupils in Year 2 made +6 months progress in reading

83% of pupils in Year 4 made +6 months progress in reading

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[The Reading Ape @TheReadingApe]

https://t.co/Nx16riyOr8

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

A new blog with an old metaphor. It's time for a *content-focused* view of teaching reading comprehension:
https://t.co/5fq47c1NiN

[Neil Almond-Doherty @Mr_AlmondED]

Genuinely interested primary teachers. What resources would make teaching life easier?