Live Binders: a great tool for teachers

October 27, 2010

I can’t quite remember how I came across this great tool so if you have already blogged or tweeted about this thank you because I probably heard about it from you! I love Live Binders!  It reminds me of Jog the Web because it is basically a way of collecting a group of websites together [...]


New Text that Teaches – Yr3 Authors and Letters

October 20, 2010

The letters aspect of this literacy unit of work can be one of the greatest challenges when looking for  a text to base the work around.  Thanks to the ReadKiddoRead site, I have found Dear Miss by Amy Husband. This wonderful book shows the letters between a teacher and pupil, Michael, and the reasons why [...]


One Website That I Love – teachers of reading should visit it!

October 17, 2010

And I wish that I was the creator of this website!  http://www.readkiddoread.com/home This site was created by the author James Patterson as a result of looking for books that his son might enjoy.  There are so many great sections on the site but I like the way it is divided into age groups and genre.  [...]


Thank You

October 13, 2010

Thank you to everyone who has been trying to use our website www.deseducation.org/literacy and has been struggling to download resources. We are delighted that it is now up and running and would like to offer you a free Talk for Writing booklet in appreciation of the fact that you have kept on visiting the site [...]