UKS2 lead, Y6 teacher 📚, English lead ✏️, Art lead 🎨. Thoughts are my own (although inadvertently most likely the government and media's). 🥸
Joined October 2014
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Mrs. T retweeted
8 Aug 2024
"Las Meninas" is one of the most revolutionary (and mysterious) paintings in history.
At first glance it might not be obvious why.
But when you notice its little details, everything unravels… (thread) 🧵
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Mrs. T retweeted
16 Jan 2024
💡 We’re recruiting primary schools to take part in a trial of the Key Stage 2 Reading Fluency Project, designed to support struggling readers’ reading comprehension.
Find out more: ow.ly/Hjcg50Qp9W1
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
On the balance between reading and texts responses in reading lessons: x.com/Suchmo83/status/157400…
25 Sep 2022
Imagine your own child is pretty good at recognising words. They seem to be on a trajectory towards becoming a fluent reader, and you want to help them become really good at understanding texts and appreciating the value of reading. What would you do?
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
On how much writing we might want to include in reading lessons: x.com/Suchmo83/status/160477…
19 Dec 2022
This is your regular reminder that it is perfectly possible - and probably desirable - for most of your reading lessons in primary school not to lead to some form of observable written outcome in books. 🧵 1/10
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
On teaching comprehension (including a dodgy metaphor): x.com/Suchmo83/status/154406…
4 Jul 2022
A silly thread about teaching reading comprehension: 🧵
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
On the importance of class sets of books: x.com/Suchmo83/status/167293…
25 Jun 2023
Many primary schools have made the transition from teaching reading primarily in small groups to whole-class teaching without considering one key component of what makes this such a potentially powerful change: class sets of books. 🧵
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
On the reasons why whole-class teaching of reading is a sensible default and why this doesn't mean *never* teaching small groups: x.com/Suchmo83/status/168053…
16 Jul 2023
I hope you'll forgive the quote-tweet reply, but I wanted to reply at length with a thread.
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
On reading aloud while pupils follow along in their copy of the text:
x.com/Suchmo83/status/173089…
2 Dec 2023
A thread on reading aloud while pupils follow along in their own copy of the text... 🪡
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
On the balance between reading and responding to text in reading lessons: x.com/Suchmo83/status/173610…
16 Dec 2023
In the most basic terms, reading lessons involve a mixture of reading text and responding to it (i.e. discussing text or producing written responses).
And I think that in many (if not most) primary schools the balance between these two things is *way* off.
A thread... 🪡
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Mrs. T retweeted
15 Oct 2023
A thread on common misconceptions about phonics & reading fluency, how they are spreading and the issues being caused for schools and, ultimately, the children within them:
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Mrs. T retweeted
17 Dec 2023
I've written quite a few threads about reading over the past few years. Here are some of them. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Mrs. T retweeted
4 Jan 2024
If you've got a spare minute to watch this, I'm really quite excited about it!
I don't sound it in the video, but that's only because it's nap-time upstairs for the 2yo.
Example objective:
mathsbot.com/objective?id=40…
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Mrs. T retweeted
3 Jan 2023
This is ideal for task design in reading or writing lessons 📝 Tried it out with the opening of The Island at the End of Everything - it automatically generates a great selection of vocab activities, has word level analysis… I could play around with it for ages!
2 Jan 2023
rewordify.com/ is an excellent website: copy and paste any text & it will identify the tier two vocabulary. From this, the site can generate a glossary, multiple choice quizzes & more. For example:
dropbox.com/s/43j5ar6o2ih0w5…
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Mrs. T retweeted
20 Dec 2022
The Council is urging dog walkers and those using outside water venues to be alert following the Avian Flu outbreak.
No new bird deaths have been reported but people should still keep dogs on leads and not touch sick or dead wild birds. Report dead birds to Defra: 03459 335577.
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Mrs. T retweeted
18 Nov 2022
Word of the day is ‘quafftide’(16th century): a one-word announcement that it’s time for a drink.
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Mrs. T retweeted
2 Nov 2022
Hi all,
Tomorrow’s CPD is on Behaviour Management. You will be told that when students misbehave, it is your lesson planning and delivery that is the problem, not the children. The session is expected to last just three hours and is entitled: They’re always fine for me.
Thanks x
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A 5% pay award will result in teachers' pay being worth on average 25% less than in 2010.
We think you deserve better. Agree?
Back the ballot for a #BetterDealForTeachers
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16 Oct 2022
Had an amazing time at @JasonManford last night. Definitely had to remortgage the house to pay for the drinks at the @AOArena though 🥂😫 #churchbangers
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Mrs. T retweeted
4 Sep 2022
RT to win! 4 Tote Bags to be won with over £100 worth of TPTC Back To School Goodies! Increase your chances by entering on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok! Enter by 11.9.22 8pm. Good luck! buff.ly/3FZlq8N #TPTC #HappyPlaceForTeachers
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Mrs. T retweeted
16 Jun 2022
📚To celebrate being just 3 weeks from publication, I have a lovely new copy of Times Tables Ninja to give away! For your chance to win, simply like and retweet this tweet. 📚
Bonus entry if you comment your best maths joke! ✖️➗
Closes midnight on Thursday 23rd June. UK only.
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