Explore why junior reading fluency matters and how to build it effectively. Learn why fluency is crucial for comprehension and SAT success, with practical tips and resources from Oxford Primary to support junior readers’ progress. 📚🔍
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Explore reading fluency and its role in fostering independent fluent readers post-phonics in the first installment of our Fluency series. 📖💡 Including teacher tips and recommended Oxford Primary resources to support reading fluency.
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We’re hearing from lots of you how challenging it can be to find the right balance to help parents support their children with learning at home during school closures, without overwhelming them. Here are just a few suggestions for simple (and fun!) ways parents can help maintain their children’s core English and maths skills, using […]
Read more Here are some handy comprehension resources and simple ideas to share with parents to help them support their children’s reading comprehension during school closures.
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One of the worst things about being unwell is setting cover. Everyone has those ghastly days of knowing they are too ill to function in the unforgiving environment of a school. This increases at the thought of trying to set meaningful cover work for 5 or 6 classes. There are very few jobs in which […]
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There has been a lot of talk in recent months, both in the press and on social media, about the word gap and the new Ofsted Framework , now being applied in schools across England. Given Ofsted’s focus on improving the quality of education, and the evidence of a significant word gap in UK schools, it seems to me […]
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Successful comprehension is what allows children to acquire and apply new knowledge, to communicate successfully, and ultimately, to be academically successful. However, good comprehension is more than simply processing single words or sentences; it’s the reader having a coherent understanding of the meaning of the text as a whole. To do this, they need to […]
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by Rebecca Evans, Read Write Inc. manager for Abbey Catholic Primary school We teach children to read but how do we keep them reading? Here at the Abbey Catholic Primary school, reading is at the heart of our school. Not only do we have reading displays around school which include photos of parents reading to […]
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Comprehension can be a thorny topic. It is defined as the ability to read text, process it, and understand its meaning and involves complex cognitive processes. Problems or weaknesses in any of these elements can be a significant barrier to the reader’s understanding. The job of the teacher is to identify which elements their pupils […]
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