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Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Non-fiction
Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Year 2: Non-fiction provides a gentle introduction to more formal comprehension with 22 high-quality authentic non-fiction texts which will inspire children and help them to see that reading has a purpose. Scroll down to find out more and download ‘Try before you buy’ sample pages from the book.
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The easiest way to remember
What phrases are most readily remembered by children? Raps appeal to children: they are easy to remember and joining in gives a sense of unity within the group.
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What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
Marvellous weather has been happening this week. The sheep in the field behind our office seem to be really enjoying the sunshine too.
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Can children improve their memories?
Children need a way of making new information move from their short- to long-term memory, by associating each new piece of information with what is already known.
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Confidence is everything
Students always benefit from confidence when learning, but sometimes the need for confidence is doubly important. For all of us, when we start studying a new subject, confidence can be low simply because we generally don’t have the background or reference points to help us when something is not clear. As a result, we can easily feel lost.
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What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
As it is 14th February next week, here’s a little French Valentine’s Day poem for you!
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Music is the food of knowledge
Just as young children learn the language they hear around them in infancy, so there is a similar inborn inclination to respond to music. Children of course realise that they feel good when music comes their way, and so they respond through movement as a way of expressing their pleasure – which in turn is…
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Teaching phonics to aid pronunciation
I am in the group of pupils who (a while ago now!) did not have grammar and punctuation taught in their English lessons. This made learning other languages quite a challenge. Clare Seccombe, an MFL teacher and consultant in the north-east of England, has written a very interesting blog about teaching Spanish phonics. Clare trained…
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Why do we enjoy singing and dancing?
… because it creates an emotional response. Did you manage to join Catherine Cantin and Joe Dale with their webinar on Singing and Dancing in the Primary MFL Classroom? If you were unable to make it, don’t worry. You can watch it on Joe Dale’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfbjg9wuzLM In an early section of the webinar…
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Why use songs and actions to teach languages?
Many of us who listen to popular music find that although we have never tried to learn the lyrics, we can in fact recall them for a large number of such songs.
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