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Category Archives: Teaching

Slow… How?

I love the idea of slow pedagogy. I just don’t know how.

Posted byRead with Julia6th Jun 202210th Jul 2024Posted inMy journey..., Teaching, The Urgency of SlowTags:teacher burnout, teacher retention, teacher wellbeing4 Comments on Slow… How?

3, 2, 1, SLOW! (Why all the rush?)

#TheUrgencyOfSlow
#TheUnhurriedChild
#SlowPedagogy
#EYFS

Posted byRead with Julia6th Mar 202210th Jul 2024Posted in'"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth' by Eric Carle, My journey..., TeachingTags:The Unhurried Child, The Urgency of Slow1 Comment on 3, 2, 1, SLOW! (Why all the rush?)

2 years ago today

Written 09/09/2020 Published 01/09/2022 This is the embarrassingly true story of how I introduced myself to my new colleagues on the first day of the 2020/2021 academic year.

Posted byRead with Julia9th Sep 202021st Jun 2023Posted inMake a mark, Teaching2 Comments on 2 years ago today

Forty-nine

I am a 49 year old woman. Is that why I’m having trouble getting a teaching job?

Posted byRead with Julia20th Jun 202010th Jul 2024Posted in'Streets of London' by Ralph McTell, 'In Acceptance Lieth Peace' by Amy Carmichael, My journey..., TeachingTags:feminism2 Comments on Forty-nine

Scaffolding

The Practice of Scaffolding in the Teaching of Reading
(Shared Reading meets Reading Recovery, thanks to Seamus Heaney…)

Posted byRead with Julia15th Jun 202021st Jun 2023Posted in'Scaffolding' by Seamus Heaney, TeachingTags:Shared ReadingLeave a comment on Scaffolding

Decodable phonics?

Love them or loathe them phonics decodables are part of the furniture in primary classrooms today.
Here are some pointers for parents who might be wondering what to do with them…

Posted byRead with Julia26th Feb 202021st Jun 2023Posted inphonics, reading at home, TeachingTags:decodable books, phonics3 Comments on Decodable phonics?

Aren’t they a bit young for you?

Posted byRead with Julia28th Jan 202021st Jun 2023Posted in'Mole's Sunrise' by Jeanne Willis, 'If all the world were...' by Joseph Coelho and Allison Colpoys, 'Arthur's Dream Boat' by Polly Dunbar, TeachingTags:Ledbury library2 Comments on Aren’t they a bit young for you?

An interview to remember

Posted byRead with Julia23rd Jan 20201st Jul 2025Posted inFaith, Hope, Love, Make a mark, My journey..., TeachingTags:John Britton, learning to teach, Marjons, teacher training5 Comments on An interview to remember

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