Irene McWha

Primary teacher with a particular interest in Literacy interventions.

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

A simple but powerful tweak when promoting orthographic mapping https://t.co/lsq1IxR4xc

[Mr Leyshon @RyonWLeyshon]

I’m a fan of classic ‘word sort’ activities like these, but I do believe a small tweak can make them more effective at promoting orthographic mapping.

A very small🧵 on why I think they’re powerful and a small, simple addition to make them even better!

[MHOC Sawtell @MHOCSawtell]

The sea starts here. #worldoceansday #mhoced

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

Congratulations Ryan @artbyry what an achievement!

[The AGDAs @The_AGDAs]

Another big congratulations to @artbyry for winning the Ambition Award at this year's AGDAs. Check out @ArtQuestOCE

We appreciate your contribution Ryan!

#AGDAsRedCarpet #AGDAs22

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

I've never watched this before, and frankly found it hard not to be genuinely impressed and moved by Prince Harry here.

[Literacy Pages @LiteracyPages]

We should all be skeptical of any literacy intervention programs that boast about being easy to use. Easy to use does not mean it is effective. https://t.co/xJZ9g5DNk4

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

@MHOCSawtell Yey AFL - go pies!

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

@mhocarts I love this display!

[Anna Scott Thorsen - Dyslexia Advocate @athorsen16]

When I first saw this graphic, I felt such a relief. I spent decades struggling to read a clock and tell left from right. I thought I was stupid and was so worried someone would find out. I felt so ashamed. Now I know. This is my #dyslexia. The shame is gone.

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

@fizwiz Great article @fizwiz After being bogged down in the minutiae of my little learners its good to look at the broader impacts. Certainly not a 'one size fits all' answer.

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

The Difference Between Dysgraphia and Dyslexia https://t.co/dzqW9mhqz8

[five from five @FIVEfromFIVE]

Phonological awareness has been shown in numerous studies to be one of the best predictors of initial reading progress. Games to develop PA can be found at https://t.co/1M0NRlUL4h

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

Now this is very interesting, and I don't think at all obvious. Reading challenging texts aloud, and at a fast pace, improved the reading comprehension of all students, but for the lowest achievers, the gains were almost twice as great: https://t.co/TxJ1MZPI4X.

[Ian Eagleton @MrEagletonIan]

A re-post to celebrate #InternationalChildrensBookDay all about the joys and benefits of reading aloud to your children! #ReadingRocks #ReadingForPleasure
https://t.co/DIkYXMCnw9

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

When students do not understand how their brains learn and retain material, they can develop misconceptions about themselves as learners -- such as a faulty assumption that they are bad at a subject @dfkris @barbaraoakley https://t.co/IYHOIBN2Yh #edchat #neuroscience #parents

[Weston Kieschnick @Wes_Kieschnick]

Comfort is the enemy of growth. Try early. Fail often. Pursue excellence with joy. And be an omnipresent model of lifelong learning. #BoldSchool #TuesdayThoughts #edchat #leadered #edtech #blendedlearning #edtechchat #digilead #futuredriven #futureready #kidsdeserveit #leadupchat

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

Fostering the love of reading!

[Ian Eagleton @MrEagletonIan]

I've turned the list of 'Things you could say to children to encourage a love of reading' into a display - perfect for school libraries, book corners, English displays, Working Walls etc! Hope it's useful! @PrimaryRocks1 @_Reading_Rocks_ @LiteracyShed https://t.co/obpc3xSjy0

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

@JoeKolder @EmmaGoddard555

[Hudson Montessori @HMS1962]

Check out our new article: Science-Filled Picture Books for the Kindergartner https://t.co/gJWqND8veX #PictureBook #MontessoriEducation

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

@matbury @fizwiz @MichaelaMiller6 @margmryan Absolutely, beginning readers need explicit instruction in all the components of reading, along with many opportunities to build the depth of their knowledge of the world.

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

"Students don’t lack inferring techniques so much as they lack relevant domain knowledge" @fizwiz @MichaelaMiller6 @margmryan

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

David Steiner and Jacqueline Magee explain why practicing reading comprehension "skills" like "finding the main idea" is a really bad idea: https://t.co/lacR7U84aI

[Irene McWha @renemcw]

10 Picture Books to Teach Grammar in Secondary ELA https://t.co/ncmTWKKLdH