Last year, my motto was: “Make reading come alive in 2025!”. The year before that, my motto was: “Has learning to read become a bore and a chore in 2024?”. I think I’m going to adopt this motto for the year ahead: “Keep reading ’til it sticks in 2026”. I started this website in JanuaryContinue reading “Keep reading ’til it sticks in 2026”
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Read With Julia: The Story So Far…
2025 It’s 31st December 2025 and I’m evaluating my attempts to reach the objective I set out for myself on 1st January 2025 – ‘let reading come alive in 2025’: I’m following a wise man’s advice (aka Theodore Roosevelt) and continuing to do what I can, with what I have, where I am. As theContinue reading “Read With Julia: The Story So Far…”
International Dot Day 2025 at Ledbury Primary School
On Monday 15th September, I was delighted to give a screen-free assembly at Ledbury Primary School to celebrate International Dot Day. I wore my dotty dress for the occasion, which I found in a local charity shop (it was originally from Boden, don’t you know, AND it has pockets). I took a bag with me,Continue reading “International Dot Day 2025 at Ledbury Primary School”
Just keep it simple
I believe Quentin Blake’s ‘Mrs Armitage on Wheels’ has some valuable lessons to teach us…
‘The Whales’ Song’ by Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blythe
Have you experienced the poignant power of picturebooks? Can I give you a window into my world? Are you sitting comfortably?
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