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OUP Webinars

There have been a wealth of webinars lately but the OUP James Clements and Helen Prince training has been fantastic! 

Helen Prince is an expert in vocabulary - hopefully, she is visiting us in November for a training session at The Word

James Clements has covered everything from reading, writing and spelling and punctuation

If you would like to update your skills around any of these areas, click on the image above that will take you to the website where you can access the training

Kelly Ashley is an author and literacy specialist. In this teacher podcast  she discusses how to develop vocabulary in the classroom

Click on the image above to download the slides for the webinar David presented on reading
This webinar covered:
Why young people don’t read?
Ways to change attitudes towards reading
the benefits (and pitfalls) of reading aloud
A programme of ‘reading for betterment’ instead of ‘reading for pleasure’
How to set a whole school reading aloud project 

This webinar is an introduction to anyone interested in sharing picture books with children. It explores the codes and principles associated with them. Explore how we interpret picture books and gain tools for sharing these experiences with children in the classroom

Maddy is an established author, series editor at Rising Stars  and a learning consultant and author for the BBC She is passionate about using real texts, including high quality picture books, to encourage all pupils to make progress.
Click above for her Youtube videos which can be used by teachers, parents and pupils  

Phonics Training

Want to up brush up on your phonics knowledge?

Create a free account on Future Learn and update your skills in teaching phonics in the early years

Click on the image to take you directly to the site