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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

2 months

Some simple changes you can make in your lessons to aid struggling readers, from a person whose job is literally Teacher of Reading. A thread 🪡 🧵:

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

26 days

Highlight of the week: On Thursday, a phonics group I work with successfully decoded and read the first chapter of Holes. On Friday, one of those students came to find me to proudly show me their copy of Holes and ask if I could listen to them read the next part. Heartwarming 🥹

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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I’m excited for her tenure as Ed Sec. A genuinely decent human being, who understands struggle and actually listens.

UK Prime Minister

@10DowningStreet

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonMP has been appointed Secretary of State for Education @educationgovuk .

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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Get you a school that funds a coffee van for the day. The choc orange iced latte was dreaaaaamy ☕️ #TALBucks

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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my fave thing about living in York is that it took me 3 minutes to walk from my house to this lil riverside spot, lay down my blanket and enjoy watching the world go by ✨

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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Officially finished my first academic year up in secondary. It’s been the best sort of challenge. Spending the last few days working with the Y6s coming up to us has been magical. Forever grateful to work with colleagues who’ve embraced my knowledge of phonics and primary school.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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With SATs results dropping tomorrow, it’s important to remember: - they assess ALL of KS2, not just Y6 - they only assess part of the curriculum - the students (and teachers) will have all done their best - SATs don’t assess the other amazing things students will have achieved

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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If you do one thing today, go out and vote!! #DogsAtPollingStations #GE2024

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

2 months

Today’s tie was a lot of fun

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Today I ran our bilingual book buddies session. Once a week, Y7&9 students who share a language get the chance to share a book with each other. It’s genuinely a highlight of my week.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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My year 8 team finished off their final writing of the year, an article that would persuade parents/carers to send their child to our school. One of my students summed up perfectly why this school is just so great 💜

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Emails like this mean the world. When I first started teaching this student, he could proudly identify 3 phonics sounds. With meticulous planning, a bespoke programme and sheer hard work on his part, he’s making huge progress. One very proud teacher today 🥹

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Truly become a different person when the footie is going England’s way. Adam is out, LADam is in!!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Get you colleagues that hype you up like this!!! 💜💜💜

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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A book, an iced coffee, fresh fruit and sitting out in the sun. I am at my most content.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

2 months

Exciting day in front of the cameras today! Great day with the lovely folk at @LexonikST , discussing the transformative power of phonics at @TrinityAcademyL . So proud of the students who articulated themselves with passion and gratitude. Very excited to see the results! 💜🎥✨

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

2 months

My highlight of the day was witnessing this lecture. Year 8s & 9s voluntarily attending a lecture on Shakespeare in their lunchtime. All engaged, actively taking notes. A formidable teacher expertly guiding these students through. I’m digging out my old Shakespeare anthology.

Trinity Academy Leeds

@TrinityAcademyL

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Our Shakespeare lecture series continues…this time for Year 8 and 9. A formidable expert at the helm! 💜🌟 #lunchtimelectures

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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My favourite book that I’ve EVER taught. I’ve never seen classes as engaged. Amongst other things, I’ve used it to teach symbolism and language analysis. And the CLIFFHANGERS. If you don’t use this in Year 4 or 5, I encourage you to do so!!

Pie Corbett

@PieCorbett

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Another classic that just has some magical ingredient that captures children’s imagination

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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A gorgeous (albeit slightly rainy!) weekend in the Lake District. Heading back home, ready to see Girls Aloud this evening. What a weekend.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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Absolutely distraught to learn that some of the year 7s I work with had never heard of the continents song???

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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It has been a joy and delight to guide these students through their phonics 💜

Donal Hale

@HaleDonal

19 days

the results of our latest phonics screening check. 6 months since our intervention began, 99% of our students in Y7 - 9 have closed all phonics gaps, and the impact has been profound. Not just in terms of reading ability, but confidence levels, too! It's a joy to see! 💜🌟 /3

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Had to explain what a goose was today and words escaped me before settling on ‘a bigger, scarier duck’ 😂

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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One of the (many) great things about my job is that I get to passionately talk visitors through how we support struggling readers, reduce the vocabulary gap and embed phonics for all learners. It’s especially great when that visitor reciprocates this passion.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

2 months

1. Modelling. Research shows that students NEED to hear a fluent model of reading to help develop their own. Model everything: pronunciation, pace, prosody, volume, punctuation. Hearing a fluent reader model WHAT is on the page and HOW to read it is an incredibly powerful tool.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Sunday morning spent getting my word geek on 📖

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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PSA: Phonics is NOT a method of teaching reading. Rather, phonics is a body of knowledge - understanding how phonemes correspond to graphemes in the written word. It’s also a skill, both phonological and phonemic and ultimately an understanding of a code and how it works.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Adored speaking at this conference about inclusive and diverse curriculum design 💛

The Step Up Network

@StepUpNet_Ed

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We’d love you to post your key Step Up moments of the year using the hashtag #StepUpCelebrations @e_hayes12 @TeachingYear6 @U_Leads2Empower @BWmanagement24 @InclusionAdamB @ArkinstallNikki @amyjeetley @NBains21 @ATTIDeputy @MaleChildcare @TF_Ambassadors

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@Mr_AlmondED Its a ‘wait til Sunderland announce, go to sleep and reawaken at 2:45ish’ kinda vibe

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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CPD this evening, thinking forward to September and being prepared to implement our phonics and literacy interventions from the off. Really useful way of breaking down what implementation actually is.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Hopefully this thread will give you something to use in your lessons to help a struggling reader!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Penultimate #RTRP meeting of the year, discussing this lovely book and how it can be used in the classroom. Huge thanks to @Rachelthebruce1 for organising this year’s group. Leeds-based teachers, keep your eyes peeled for a Reading Teachers group next year ✨

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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1. Mr Mahmood is incredibly inspiring to watch as a head of year. 2. Clock the English teachers in English teacher uniform wearing doc martens 😂

MsKay

@MsKPKay

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Summer School 2024: A tour de force production by our own Mr Mahmood and our newest TAL Tigers! Massive shout out to our hugely TALented staff team for their dedication and enthusiasm in lessons and to our amazing admin, catering and site teams for making the magic possible! 💜

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@MissWadden Well done, Miss! To you and all of science. All of the Year 9s I’ve seen complete this in the library have recognised its importance and commented on how useful it is. You and your department have really set the bar high 💜

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Accidentally embodied pic 3 today 😂😭

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one man show where daniel craig plays an english department

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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2a. Vocabulary. Contextualise vocabulary. A word’s meaning can change completely, dependent upon its context. The word ‘set’ in ‘set the table’ is different to ‘set off’. Pre-empt where students may have different interpretations of a word’s meaning and teach this.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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2b. Vocabulary. When teaching vocabulary in context, think about which version of the word you want the students to learn. Attach the word’s meaning explicitly to the context of your domain / subject / text / topic. Use this as a springboard for your discussions.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@ProudlyPastoral But schools that deliver this also can provide uniform, equipment etc

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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I’ve seen the best pop song ever recorded (Biology) live. Life has truly peaked.

Girls Aloud

@GirlsAloud

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Leeds Night 2 💖 @fdarena

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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3a. Segmenting and blending. A barrier that many students face is an insecure understanding of phonics. Although this will need to be addressed further, by using segmenting and blending in your lessons when encountering vocabulary, you can help empower the student.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@hollieteaches I’ve honestly loved the change. VERY different to primary school. Obviously, an adjustment but I legitimately have had the best year!! I do miss the magic of primary, but definitely has reinvigorated my love of teaching

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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6. Fluency needs practise. Fluency is often described as the ‘bridge between decoding and comprehension’. In order to achieve fluency, students need time to practise. By allowing students time to rehearse what they’ve heard read to them, it will help their fluency.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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2c. Vocabulary. Allow students to explore the chosen definition of the word in different contexts, to elicit if they truly understand. Imagine you’re defining toxic: would they want a ‘toxic’ friend; what might a ‘toxic’ love mean; what things are toxic?

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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Book 1 of the summer ✨📚 (Shoutout to @Rachelthebruce1 for lending me the book!!)

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@fidsta77 There’s a lovely brunch place on the corner of this street 😂

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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3b. Segmenting and blending. Segmenting: breaking a word down into its individual sounds. Blending: reading these sounds together to read the whole word. r ea ch i ng would be segmented, and then blended together to read the word ‘reaching’

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@kathholmes_ Let’s change the world!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@CHRGeog Pop in if you ever have chance, we’d love for you to join for a little bit!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@slb_ltu @MrTs_NQTs @SchoolReading @K12readinglist @tomtolkien October, October is beautifully written. The Intasimi Warriors series by Shiko Nguru is really interesting. My class loved the Beetle Boy books. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander is a verse novel that’s fab. The Dam is a stunning picture book. Hope this helps ✨

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@MsKPKay 😂😂😂😂 What a great service

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@MissBuryTeach Honestly my HEART!!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@Mr_S_Tiffany @TAL_Humanities maybe a good opportunity for some cross key stage networking?

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7. Correct as you go. When listening to students read, pick them up on their pronunciation or when they don’t use punctuation to read accurately. Model it back to them, and give them the opportunity to have another go. Praise and correct to work towards perfect reading.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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8a. Morphemic analysis. A morpheme is a ‘chunk of meaning’ and is, in effect, the building blocks of meaning within a word. Eg ‘personification’: - person (human) - ify (quality) - tion (process) Personification: process of giving something human qualities

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@S_A_Marsha11 @warhammer @TrinityAcademyL @SENCOHarrison Omg STOP???? I need to get involved

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@pastelteacher Well done!! Moderation is tricky, but I found it really useful. Glad you got the recognition you deserve. Hope you’re celebrating big style

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@CHRGeog Can’t wait to see you breaking down oxbow lake this way 😂

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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8b. Morphemic analysis. By explicitly teaching this, students begin to see the links between words. When reading independently, they can begin to work out what new words mean, based on their knowledge of morphemes.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@mrTteaching @PieCorbett This is EXACTLY how I’ve done it every year. Monday morning is the BEST feeling ever. Never had so many requests for reading first thing (and ofc, I give them their wish and read twice that day!)

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@HaleDonal @MsJasmineMN I do my best 😇

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@HaleDonal My pleasure! Genuinely was a delight to see how much they’ve grown

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@Rachelthebruce1 @MissKEBruce Ahhh, will keep my eye out for Kate!!

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5. Use pure sounds. When using any type of phonics in the classroom, ensure your sounds are pure. It’s not duh or vuh. We don’t read lemon luh-e-muh-on, so don’t segment it as such. There are hundreds of great YouTube videos out there to check your pronunciation of sounds.

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@kathholmes_ You’ll smash it!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@MsKPKay Very kind words, thank you Miss 💜💜

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2d. Vocabulary. By using context as the key driver, and expanding beyond your text, you can assess their understanding. This also helps develop their schema and understanding and helps unlock meaning - both literal and metaphorical in some cases.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@primaryteachew Have the best time lovely!!

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3c. Segmenting and blending. This doesn’t have to be the whole word either: you could segment parts of the word, blending different parts together before blending the whole thing. Eg. you’ve already taught -ism m-o-n-o-th-e-ism m-o-n-o-the-ism mono-theism monotheism

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@MrBHagan I taught a mixed year 5/6 class. I would say: - keep them separate during core, but join them up in foundation subjects - build relationships across the year groups from the off - high expectations, ALWAYS - modelled writing where you ask the Year 6s for examples to support 5s

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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Fabulous training with @LexonikST this afternoon, ensuring we’re ready for September for our new cohorts who may need phonics support.

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@JKolota @Rachelthebruce1 Definitely going to have to pick up the next one!!

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4a. Point out difficult phonemes and graphemes. Split vowel digraphs (the a-e making a long A sound in cake) can often trip struggling readers up. Signpost this to students early, giving them the confidence to approach the word.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@MrsKiwiVP Oh I love that, what a lovely way to make them instantly comfortable!! Ironically, this is my pops’ tie too!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@jywhincup Definitely 💛

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@NiomiEngTeach Ahhh amazing!! Have the BEST time, I am sure you’ll love it. They really are so transferable. Make sure your school champions your knowledge and specialisms, but also don’t be afraid to voice your opinion and thoughts. I’ve been blessed that @HaleDonal embraced all my ideas!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@HaleDonal @NiomiEngTeach Hahaha very true 😂 Might suggest making sugar paper posters for the end of a topic, what do you think? 😂😂😂😂

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@HaleDonal @MissSequin Always planning those next steps 🫡

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8c. Morphemic analysis. Ensure you teach this CAREFULLY. Morphemic analysis does not always give you a fully accurate definition. Further teaching and pulling the word apart will always be needed.

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@MrKAdams_ Making me miss teaching primary and Wonder with this pic man!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@eenalol Omg is it good???? I loved number 1!!!

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@NiomiEngTeach @HaleDonal Omg this sounds incredible!! Kudos to you and your school, have the best year

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

@_MrLevick

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@nj13 Thank you!!

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@_MrLevick

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@hb_history Then, I’d hammer the absolute basics of SPaG: full stops; capital letters; demarcating sentences etc. For reading, start with easy to access picture books and step up from that. Small chapter books like Anisha Accidental Detective or Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths

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Adam 🏳️‍🌈✨🪩

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@MissAWaterfield Omg yes PLEASE, that would be amazing!! Oooh love those ideas, thank you

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