Mat Brigham

Int elem. teacher; 🇬🇧 in 🇯🇵; interested in the teaching & learning of reading & writing and all things literacy.

[Sean Morrisey @smorrisey]

It's official. The Word Mapping Project website is up, and the curriculum is now available for purchase. A big thank you to everyone who supported me during this process. Let's do right by kids.

https://t.co/2DSOadhO8i

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

@mattw009 Yes me too. I replied to Carl’s post but so far have not had a reply!

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

@Kathy_Rastle @BPSOfficial @a_lopukhina I see thank you Kathy!

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

@C_Hendrick …and shouldn’t we recognise that how to structure a paragraph is also knowledge too?

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

@C_Hendrick …so can’t this be a paragraph structure problem *in addition to* to a knowledge problem?

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

Thanks for this brilliant recommendation⬇️

Will order for our our grade 1 students.

[Hannah Ward 👩🏻‍🏫 Mom (x3) | Learning Designer @HannahWardEdu]

These books are the first things my kids read independently after 120 phonics lessons. One book a day. They're unbeatable for building background knowledge in just about every domain for early readers. My kids are so proud after finishing this stack!

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

@SWLiteracy Yes, great - thanks John!

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

What type of sound wall (if any) do you recommend in a classroom where phonics is taught? @SWLiteracy

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

3/4 A close study of 200-400 pg books can take months, stalling curriculum coverage. Do you advocate for prioritizing shorter texts or is there a specific pacing strategy to keep "Whole Class" momentum without losing depth?

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

2/4 Why is this type of reading not addressed more explicitly? Is this a "deliberate narrowing of scope" or do you see the same principles applying equally to standalone content-area and expository texts?

[Kathy Rastle @Kathy_Rastle]

**New** chapter on “Literacy” just published in the Open Encyclopaedia of Cognitive Science. The whole series is super, accessible chapters and no paywalls, a great resource for teaching. https://t.co/u7qnk0tXrk

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

Hi @Booktrust, have you removed the Poetry Prompts lesson guidance PDFs from your site? They were online just a few months ago. Could you please reupload or share a link? Many thanks!
https://t.co/qBEFyGiIZu

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

@smorrisey @TeresaCremin Thanks for the book title suggestions! Do you allow/ban/partially ban graphic novels? I feel it might be giving a bad message to ban but like I said, some students will use all indepedent reading for graphic novels otherwise!

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

In independent reading sessions, I alternate weeks: graphic novels allowed one week, not the next. Otherwise, some students read only graphic novels. Too harsh? Or a fair way to broaden their reading diet? @TeresaCremin

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

@smorrisey Thanks Sean. In a podcast, Craig says he doesn't recommend teachers to spend time creating sequences (apart from expert teachers) as they are already made - does he provide ones that can work for the elementary grades?

[Mat Brigham @MatBrigham]

Any primary teachers out there who have read "Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain: Sequences and Behaviour to Enable Mathematical Thinking in the Classroom" from Craig Barton. Does it work well in the primary setting and are there sequences available for primary?

[Kathy Rastle @Kathy_Rastle]

Campaign groups in the US, UK and India claim that TV subtitles will help children learn to read. But our new research led by @a_lopukhina shows that children don't even look at subtitles until they can already read at around 1 word per second.