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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / April 19, 2018

    Why Closing the Word Gap Matters

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    Vocabulary Knowledge and the ‘Frayer Model’

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / April 14, 2018

    Literacy is dead…long live ‘disciplinary literacy’!

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  • Closing The Vocabulary Gap / April 11, 2018

    6 Useful Vocabulary Websites

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    Vocabulary Development Reading List

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    Closing the Vocabulary Gap Resources

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    7 Strategies to Explore Unfamiliar Vocabulary

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In Wider Reading for Teachers by Alex Quigley02/06/2016Leave a Comment

(Image via Pixabay)   A few short weeks ago I consigned my old HuntingEnglish blog to the electronic dustbin and emerged phoenix-like with my new blog – www.theconfidentteacher.com. Unfortunately, not …

Alex Quigley

I am Director of Huntington Research School, York. I am also a Research School Developer for the EEF, supporting research schools in the north of England.

When I am not doing research school work, I can be found teaching English as well writing edubooks and articles for TES and Teach Secondary magazine.

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I've really enjoyed developing the vocabulary of my science stude ts using the Frayer Model. Check out this blog from @HuntingEnglish @HuntResearchSch for some examples of how to use it in your lessons! #Education #research #ResearchSchoolsNetwork https://t.co/5h4SxP1b5B

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“When we talk of closing the word gap, we actually mean something much bigger..
We mean welcoming a child into a world of new ideas, insights & emotions...that we..take for granted.” @HuntingEnglish @RealGeoffBarton https://t.co/KBfJZUgRx6

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Planning isn’t something that comes naturally to young people – and when we understand that, we’re a step closer to helping them succeed, says @HuntingEnglish https://t.co/poyrEzXcw8

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Alex Quigley

I am Director of Huntington Research School, York. I am also a Research School Developer for the EEF, supporting research schools in the north of England.

When I am not doing research school work, I can be found teaching English, as well as writing edubooks and articles for TES and Teach Secondary magazine. I am a ResearchED Trustee & a member of the Chartered College of Teaching Impact Journal board.

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