TR&W Issue 20

EDITOR Lydia Grove, lydia.grove@artichokehq.com PUBLISHERS Joe Carter, Sam Reubin, Richard Stebbing GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGER Samantha Law, 01206 505499 samantha.law@artichokehq.com ADVERTISING MANAGER Demi Maynard demi.maynard@artichokehq.com 01206 505962 ACCOUNT MANAGER Kim Richards, 01206 505240 kim.richards@artichokehq.com DISTRIBUTED BY Frontline Ltd, Peterborough ART EDITORS Richard Allen Sarah Barajas ACCOUNTS artichokemedialtd@integral2.com, CUSTOMER SERVICES primary@artichokehq.com 60 “I HADN’T REALISED HOW MUCH I MISSED THEM ALL” With a new instalment on the bestsellers list, Inkheart author Cornelia Funke and publisher Barry Cunningham share the story of a beloved book series 62 EAL FOCUS Discover scaffolding strategies that will give multilingual learners a real confidence boost Contents Published by: Artichoke Media, Jubilee House, 92 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, PE1 2SN Tel: 01206 505900 The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. We try to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. ©Artichoke Media Ltd www.teachwire.net | 5 30 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Find out how to use non-fiction magazines to open up knowledge, conversation and reading choices 35 PHASE 5 PHONICS Emma Spiers takes a detailed look at how to teach this tricky stage – and provides some useful worksheets to consolidate learning 39 THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Take your class on a magical trip to Narnia with these creative topic ideas 42 HERE BE DRAGONS A fiery new model text from Pie Corbett 47 WORDSMITHS Bring motivation, enjoyment and authentic writing purpose back into your classroom 49 BRIGHTSTORM BOOK TOPIC Set forth on an epic adventure with Vashti Hardy’s exciting story of exploration 53 SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA How modal verbs can help pupils produce persuasive writing that packs a real punch 56 CHANGING OUR VIEW OF WORDS Christopher Youles takes a fresh look at teaching vocabulary for narrative writing 7 “THIS IS WHAT DRIVES ME TO WRITE” A. M. Dassu discusses language and representation in the classroom in a time of media bias, disinformation and relentless bad news 9 THE HANDWRITING CRISIS With so many children struggling to write fluently, do we need to rethink how we teach letter formation? 12 10 BOOKS ABOUT DIVORCE, SEPARATION AND BLENDED FAMILIES Carey Fluker-Hunt selects the best titles to help children navigate and understand changing family dynamics 18 FILLING IN THE GAPS Find out about an innovative writing project aimed at improving provision, practice and pedagogy for Year 3 teachers 20 RUN AWAY! Learn how to craft a thrilling first-person chase scene with this KS2 WAGOLL from Alake Pilgrim 23 PUPPET BOOK TOPIC David Almond’s heartwarming story provides lots of opportunities to think about life’s big questions 26 NARRATIVE WRITING WAGOLL Author Rhian Tracey explains how children can use flashbacks to provide background to their stories