17 Feb 2017

Conquering the “Dirty 30” Misspelled Words #3

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Post #2 dealt with the 22 straightforward words on the “Dirty 30” list and now we have to get real about the trickier ones. Words are tricky to spell – or behave unpredictably – for a couple of reasons. Pronunciation/Diction This might be un-pronounced sounds like in government mispronounced or mixed up sounds like in environment (we say enviernment) or whole syllables which seem to have disappeared like in business or a combination like in Wednesday. On the Dirty 30 … Read More

17 Feb 2017

Conquering the “Dirty 30” Misspelled Words #2

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In this post, I’m going to talk about spelling, but for more difficult words or working with weaker students, you’d do them as puzzles. Also, your students may prefer another way to split the syllables but I’m doing it the way I prefer. There’s more on puzzles and syllables in TRT for Teachers, the little e-book of strategies for classroom teachers. (cheap & short!) (now only £1.99 – link takes you to the website.) You can also go here for … Read More

17 Feb 2017

“Dirty 30” – most misspelt (or misspelled) words at GCSE #1

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  NEw book coming in January! That Spelling Thing – lessons and resources for classroom teachers in secondary, college, adult education and upper primary.     At That Reading Thing (despite our name) we believe every single secondary teacher, no matter what their subject, should have an easy to implement strategy for spelling in their classroom. A good strategy should capitalize on what students already know and remove the need for remembering every word by sight. Our unofficial motto is No … Read More

1 Feb 2017

Literacy for Young Adults Part 2

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NEWS: Due to recent discussion around the inclusion of phonics in adult literacy, I thought I’d better mention that all lessons in both Part 1 and Part 2 of Literacy for Young Adults are age-appropriate linguistic phonics. It’s not about c-a-t says cat! Community literacy, offered in an informal one-to-one setting, is a powerful tool for people who are wary of classrooms – and that includes many people who have tried and failed to learn to read and spell in … Read More

20 Jan 2017

Literacy for Young Adults Part 1

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NEWS: Due to recent discussion around the inclusion of phonics in adult literacy, I thought I’d better mention that all lessons in both Part 1 and Part 2 of Literacy for Young Adults are age-appropriate linguistic phonics. It’s not about c-a-t says cat! Community literacy, offered in an informal one-to-one setting, is a powerful tool for people who are wary of classrooms – and that includes many people who have tried and failed to learn to read and spell in … Read More

12 Dec 2016

Literacy in the Youth Justice System

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Today saw the publication of Charlie Taylor’s Youth Justice Review. Cynic that I am, I settled down to read it expecting to find a heap of material for an argumentative blog post. Keeping in mind that I’m writing about education rather than the more contentious devolution of YOTs, I’m happy to announce that I can only summon up a reasonably strong “Yes, but”. That Reading Thing came out of working with a little school for boys with emotional and behavioural … Read More

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