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How one school sought to implement a lasting and effective reading strategy; the important lessons that ‘spoof media’ can teach students about disinformation; and how learning the terminology of different subjects can be more enjoyable than you might think... 28 SCALING NEW HEIGHTS Andrea Miller sets out the five steps that Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth followed when seeking to embed an effective reading strategy 33 FACT OR FICTION? Andrew K. Shenton considers the educational value of artfully constructed hoaxes when it comes to teaching students media and information literacy skills 34 WINNING WORDS Students can often struggle with subject- specific vocabulary, writes Meera Chudasama – which is why it’s worth trying to inject a little fun into the process… INTHIS SECTION 27 IN FIGURES: WHAT PROPORTION OFYOUNG PEOPLE ENJOYREADING ANDWHY? 18.7% of UK children and young people aged 8 to 18 say that they read something daily in their free time 51.8% of those 8- to 18-year-olds who read say they do so to learn new words; 42.1% read to improve their focus, while 34.4% read to understand different views 38.1% of all 8- to 18-year-olds who enjoy reading ‘a bit’ or not at all’ are motivated to read by material related to a film/TV show they enjoy; 13.4% of this group were motivated by social media and ‘book influencers’ Source: ‘Children and young people’s reading in 2025’ report produced by The National Literacy Trust 3 TEACHWIRE ARTICLES FROM THE ARCHIVES LITERACY FOR SEND STUDENTS IS AWHOLE-SCHOOL CHALLENGE Literacy affects everything – so make sure that your strategies always involve everyone, writes Nancy Gedge tiny.cc/145special1 READING,WRITING... REGISTRATION? Meera Chudasama presents some useful KS3/4 literacy activities that are ideally suited to form time tiny.cc/145special2 REALITYCHECK Students need to know how to read for purpose as well as pleasure, says Catharine Driver tiny.cc/145special3 TEACH SECONDARY SPECIAL LITERACY THE TS GUIDE TO… LITERACY 27 teachwire.net/secondary L I T E R A C Y