Posted on 26 October 2009. Tags: children, language, learning, parents, reading, stories, story, storybooks
learndirect has launched two FREE online storybooks to help families make the most of their time together and have fun while learning.
learndirect research has revealed that almost one in three parents admit to wanting to brush up on their basic English and maths to support their children’s learning and development. Backed by celebrity mum and Waterloo Road actress, Angela Griffin, the new storybooks “The Journey to Darkest Somewhere” and “The House of Scary Words” let kids become the lead characters and change details within the stories.
Here’s a video which gives more information about the project:
The books also encourage readers to use basic English language while they play, so kids and parents can learn together. The new storybooks are available at www.learndirect.co.uk/readtogether. Kids also have the chance to win a professionally printed version of their book. Entrants simply need to register their personal storybook on the website before 31 December 2009.
Posted in Parents
Posted on 29 September 2009. Tags: language, Literacy, reading, Recommended Sites, writing
Roy the Zebra is a wonderful site, containing interactive games, stories and resources that have been developed to help emerging readers learn to read. The site can be used at school or at home.
www.roythezebra.com
There are worksheets, lesson plans and interactive activities to help children with their understanding of capital letters, full stops, words that rhyme, high frequency words, alphabetical order, question marks… and much more!
A fantastic resource for teachers of younger pupils, or older pupils who need extra support with reading and Literacy work.
Posted in Literacy
Posted on 26 September 2009. Tags: communication, language, Literacy, teenglish
If someone said ‘cool beans’ to you, how might you respond? If you were described as ‘teek’ would you be pleased or offended? Do you know what ‘CBA’ or ‘SDW’ stand for?
These terms are, according to this article from Guardian Education, some of the latest terms that teenagers used as part of their everyday conversation. As a teacher, are you aware of what they mean, and could you understand your students if they were to use these words in a class?
Take a look at the article to expand your vocabulary even further!
Image: ‘Not quite Sophie Beer‘
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