Nick Shaw

English teacher | Thinking Reading Consultant Trainer | @ThinkReadHQ | Dementia Disco | @dementiadisco

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

We were thrilled to welcome @AndyBurnhamGM to our Disco in Heaton Mersey last night!

Taking time out of his own weekend to come to something so close to our hearts was a wonderful thing to do! Thanks Andy
#DementiaDisco #GreaterManchester #livewellwithdementia #discoforgood

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

@laurenlaverne I hope your doing ok. If you could please help us promote the big fundraising and campaign launch event in 1 March, that would be amazing. Here’s a flyer! @DementiaDisco #danceagainstdementia

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

@Vicky_McClure Hi there! Do you think you could help us out by sharing this flyer for our big fundraiser / campaign launch in Stockport on 1 March? It’s going to be a great night! #danceagainstdementia

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

@StockportMBC - please share our flyer about our big fundraiser and campaign launch event at the Guildhall on 1 March. It’s going to be a great night! #danceagainstdementia

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

@NavPMishra Hi there! Do you think you could help us out by sharing this flyer for our big fundraiser and campaign launch event at the Stockport Guildhall on 1 March? Loads of great music, dancing and fun! #danceagainstdementia

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

@AndyBurnhamGM Hi there! Any chance you could share the flyer for our fabulous fundraiser and campaign launch event at the Stockport Guildhall on 1 March? Great live music, cracking food and, of course, lots of dancing! #danceagainstdementia

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

@SCFCCommunity Hi there! Any chance you could share the flyer for our big fundraiser and campaign launch event at the Stockport Guildhall on 1 March. Fabulous music, dancing and food! Please come along and support us! #danceagainstdementia

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

@bbc5live Hi there! Any chance you could share this flyer for our fabulous fundraiser and campaign launch event at the Stockport Guildhall on 1 March? The incredible @chriswarburton_ has kindly agreed to be our MC for the night! #danceagainstdementia

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

It’s been a big night for @DementiaDisco ! We won the Volunteer Team Award at #stockportrocks! Can’t believe it. Such a wonderful family we are part of. Thank you to @Sector3SK @StockportVolHUB

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

https://t.co/EWaCYO4fkh

@laurenlaverne @BBC6Music #cloudbusting #dementiadisco

[Thinking Reading @ThinkReadHQ]

1.
▪️ How many phonemes are there in the English language?
▪️ How many different ways are there to represent these sounds in written English?
▪️ What is the difference between a phoneme and a blend?
▪️ What is a morpheme?

Teaching reading *is* rocket science : a 🧵

[Nick Shaw @nrjshaw]

@Lisa7Pettifer Hi there! My dad had Alzheimer’s. If you’d like to talk about anything, please DM me. It is a horrid condition.

[Socialist Worker @socialistworker]

"Your math doesn't add up, 5 percent is not enough"— @NEUnion rep, Phillipa, sends the message loud and clear from Manchester— #DoYourJobGill 🚩🚩🚩 #PayUp #TeacherStrikes #CostOfLivingCrisis #SaveOurSchools

[Dementia Disco @DementiaDisco]

We’re delighted to be at Dementia Awareness Day at Stockport Town Hall! Amazing event in the fabulous ballroom. Wish we could get dancing! #dementiaactionweek ⁦@alzheimerssoc⁩

[Thinking Reading @ThinkReadHQ]

Sympathy is not kindness; compassion is not shown by lowering expectations. Read more in our blog ‘Sympathy is no substitute for effective teaching’ https://t.co/vUIMzThJRu (2 min read).

#EduTwitter

[Kellyn Sirach, MSEd @ksirach]

As if my TBR stack isn’t overflowing… check out what I got in the mail today! Has anyone read this one?

[Thinking Reading @ThinkReadHQ]

Once students have acquired the habits of avoidance & escape, we have to re-train them, as their first instinct will always be to get away from the demands of the task. This takes skill, patience & determination. Our blog 'No Escape’ https://t.co/HdnC8bclMK (5 min read).

[Thinking Reading @ThinkReadHQ]

Student progress needs to be powerful and visible in order to change the student’s sense of themselves and what they have achieved. Read more in our blog ‘Literacy Leadership – Return on Investment’ https://t.co/KI6n0bsVNV (3 min read).

#EduTwitter

[Nick Shaw @nrjshaw]

This is very good.