Teach-Reading-and-Writing-Issue-22

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 62 ADVENTURES IN POETRY Leap into a veritable volcano of verse 64 HOW TO TEACH RECOUNTS Help pupils craft engaging writing using recollections of past adventures and imaginary tales of historical events 66 LAST WORDS School Libraries Association CEO Victoria Dilly offers some words of hope 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 32 EXPRESSIVE FLUENCY Rachel Clarke shares some effective ways to breathe life into your pupils’ reading 42 ELF-CARE ESSENTIALS Pie Corbett is back with a festive instruction text 49 THE LAST BOY BOOK TOPIC This heartbreaking KS2 historical read offers heaps of cross-curricular writing opportunities 52 HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Don’t underestimate the role of inference in the SATs reading comprehension paper 54 THE SHAKESPEARE EFFECT With an active approach, teaching the bard can have an astonishing impact on literacy outcomes 58 THREE STEPS TO CLEAR WRITING Jump aboard Shackleton’s ship or sail the Amazon river, and use a laser focus to make children’s writing jump off the page 60 TRANSFORMATIVE CPD Discover how the Japanese model of Lesson Study can open up a whole new facet of writing instruction 7 “I WAS IN MY ELEMENT” Author Tracy Baptiste and illustrator Dapo Adeola on what it’s like to create a book together 9 SWITCHED ON Plugging children into reading isn’t that hard – it’s keeping the power going that really matters, says Kelly Ashley 12 10 FABULOUS PICTURE BOOKS... ...recommended by the Klaus Flugge Award team 18 JUDGE AND JURY Find out how judging a book award can enhance your teaching practice 21 WHEN I FEEL LONELY BOOK TOPIC Explore difficult emotions sensitively with your KS2s 24 EXPERT WAGOLL Learn how to write a gripping portal story 28 CREATING A CULTURE OF READING Jon Biddle explains how to put theory into practice in your classroom 30 GETTING TO THE POINT If you want children to write with confidence and fluency, don’t leave their sentence structure skills to chance