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Academic Language and the Phrases that Matter

Closing The Vocabulary Gap / / 4 minutes of reading

Teachers and professionals who work in education typically draw upon a wealth of academic vocabulary in their every interaction. We have easy access to this word richness, and it becomes part of who we are and how we communicate. What we recognise when we closely scrutinise the patterns of academic language is that the vocabulary […]

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Leading Literacy… And Communicating Complexity

Closing the Reading Gap, Closing The Vocabulary Gap, Writing Gap / / 4 minutes of reading

This short blog series is targeted at literacy leaders – either Literacy Coordinators, Reading Leads, or Curriculum Deputies – with a key role in leading literacy to ensure that pupils access the curriculum and succeed in meeting the academic demands of school.  Few school leaders get trained in communications. Yet, in almost all facets of

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