Oli Wray

Deputy Director TSH
Former Primary SLT
Teach First EoE 2015.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

A silly thread about teaching reading comprehension: 🧵

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

Nigel visited my previous school and was absolutely fantastic. Worth supporting if you can!

[Nigel Lungenmuss-Ward @Nigel_86]

I am so excited to announce that my new picture book What’s That? will be on pre-sale from Monday. It is once again illustrated by my son Robbie (aged 10 and a quarter). If any children’s book bloggers would like to take part in my blog tour, please get in touch.

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@MrsBallAP I’d absolutely love a copy, please. These look great! Thanks :)

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@primarypercival @JosephOak35 @Mr_AlmondED @Mr_S_Cains @Suchmo83 @c_mackechnie @MrARawlings @eggegg80 Would love a copy of this please, if you don’t mind sharing? Thanks! :)

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@Mr_AlmondED @c_mackechnie @SWLiteracy Very generous. John has also helped me with a phonics question before - generous with resources and his time. A genuinely great person :)

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@KellyLBuxton @SWLiteracy @Mrs_Foyle @Naomi_Hinton1 I believe 4 of the 7 are named after Anglo-Saxon gods (then Saturday from Saturn, Sunday after the Sun and Monday after the moon from Latin ). Tuesday is named after Tiw, the God of War.

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@MissRKS2 😂 enjoy reading! I’ll have to get it ordered and add it to the ever growing TBR pile.

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@KellyLBuxton @SWLiteracy I always love seeing your spelling work. Learnt lots from you - thanks :) keep posting!

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@MatBrigham I always use this! It’s great.

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

Another phenomenal FREE resource from @Suchmo83 and on such an important and tricky part of the primary curriculum.

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

If you're interested in timetables for the combined teaching of spelling and vocabulary (including tier-two vocabulary, morphology and Latin/Greek root words) across Key Stage 2, you can find my attempt at creating these in this *new* blog:
https://t.co/AG4qAcZedu

[Sarah Farrell @SarahFarrellKS2]

I've now put my daily maths puzzles in a folder to make them easier to access, and I'll add to them as I make more! https://t.co/xbXWQ41meZ #edutwitter #dailymathspuzzles

[Sophie Bartlett @_MissieBee]

Here it is! A compilation of free (or very cheap) websites for primary trainees & NQTs to support planning in each curriculum subject. I've vetted each one myself to make sure they're actually useful! Thanks everyone for your ideas! #PrimaryRocks #PGCE

https://t.co/azNRS8cNo5

[Christopher Such @Suchmo83]

It's all linked here in this blog. It is totally free and yours to download, share and use however you see fit:
https://t.co/M31QKJe4mX

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@ReBuckEdu @_MissieBee @Mrs_Lammy @gill_ower check this out!

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@Suchmo83 @RyonWLeyshon @jon_hutchinson_ @RobertKett6 @solomon_teach Absolutely agree. There really is no such thing as a 'better' word - one word is more appropriate than another in that context to achieve the intended aim. We have definitely been losing sight of the core purpose of writing.

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@RyonWLeyshon @jon_hutchinson_ @Suchmo83 @RobertKett6 @solomon_teach I like your analogy there! It is a definite issue with teachers and children trying to 'up-level' vocabulary - I like talking about precise vocabulary - the best word(s) for the job. But also need more focus in editing on removing unnecessary elements, not just changing words.

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@RyonWLeyshon @jon_hutchinson_ @Suchmo83 @RobertKett6 @solomon_teach I guess the problem comes with the grammar components of the curriculum being 'forced' in to writing to 'tick boxes'. This is definitely something we should avoid. Constantly modelling your reasons for including/excluding when writing is essential.

[Oli Wray @OWTeach]

@RyonWLeyshon @jon_hutchinson_ @Suchmo83 @RobertKett6 @solomon_teach I agree and it is why I believe teacher modelling is such an essential part of the writing process, with explicit thinking aloud. However, I still believe that ch will struggle to avoid inappropriate or overuse during practice, especially as novice writers learning the craft.