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In Closing The Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley08/04/20181 Comment

For a long time now I have been reading about vocabulary development. After teaching English Language and English Literature for over a decade and a half (including child language acquisition), I came …

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English teachers are a privileged lot. Of course, there is the poetry, the novels, the discussion, debate, philosophy, the odd spelling, the plays, the spell-binding craft of writing and the essential power …

Elisabeth Bowling @elucymay·

New blog: using self-checks as a practical way to improve whole-school literacy.

We trailed this last year and launched in September. Results looking promising so far...
https://awildsurmise.medium.com/improving-literacy-through-self-checks-20cff3d30097

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Lisa Pettifer 🌈@Lisa7Pettifer·

@AlexJQuigley We have two libraries and three librarians. They are essential and integral to so many aspects of our school life. I can’t imagine the school without them.

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Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley·

This is certainly a bold challenge! I think viewing school libraries as ‘expensive’ ‘real estate’ didn’t convince (and there is nothing more expensive for society than illiteracy). That said, maximising the use of libraries should always be worthy of discussion.

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I am a blogger and the proud author of ‘Closing the Reading Gap’, ‘Closing the Writing Gap’, and ‘The Confident Teacher’.

After over fifteen years in the classroom, I now support the cause of education from the other side the school gates. For most of the week I work for an educational charity, supporting teachers and school leaders to access research evidence.

Additionally, I write edubooks and offer consultancy. Also, I am very lucky to have a column for both TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

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