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From striving to thriving: How to grow confident, capable readers

In this online workshop, originally broadcast on 18 May 2022, literacy specialists Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward explain how you can use formative assessments to craft targeted, personalised instruction that will help striving readers to find books they love and to engage in reading.

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Story Corner activities for Superworm
Early years, Key stage 1

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Resource sheet 4: Super-long worms
Early years, Key stage 1

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Resource sheet 3: Natural treasure
Early years, Key stage 1

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Resource sheet 2: Marvellous minibeasts
Early years, Key stage 1

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Resource sheet 1: Super worms
Early years, Key stage 1

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How to make your balloon fly
Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Primary
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Guess where!
Key stage 2

Primary
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World map
Key stage 2

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Famous modern balloonists
Key stage 2

Free
Balloon labels
Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Free
Balloon adventure
Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Free
Hot air balloons – cross-curricular activities
Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Primary
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Exploring Maps in the Early Years
Early years

Early Years
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Globe mapping sheet
Early years, Key stage 1

Early Years
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Seaside pictures
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

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If I am going to the beach…
Early years

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Rhyming words
Early years

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Using my senses
Early years

Free
What would you take?
Early years

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Packing for the seaside
Early years, Key stage 1

Early Years
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Resource sheet 3: Postcard from a crayon
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

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Resource sheet 2: I’m Sorry!
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

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Resource sheet 1: Pencils and crayons
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

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Story Corner activities for The Day the Crayons Quit
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

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English: Common misconceptions
Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Primary
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Quick Fix for Phonics: Overview and Lesson Plans
Early years, Key stage 1

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Teaching the fluency development lesson — proven instruction for foundational reading competencies, with Professor Tim Rasinski
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Quick Fix for Phonics: Appendix and Answers
Early years, Key stage 1

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Quick Fix for Phonics: Step 3
Early years, Key stage 1

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Quick Fix for Phonics: Step 2
Early years, Key stage 1

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Free access to Quick Fix for Phonics

Resource Bank members can now download this catch-up systematic synthetic phonics programme for ages 5 to 7 for FREE. Author Wendy Jolliffe has also provided some new lesson plans and an overview of the book for us.

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What am I? – Wild animals
Early years

Early Years
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Wild animals – poster
Key stage 1

Free
Animal magic
Early years

Early Years
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Animal tracks
Early years

Free
Animal cards
Key stage 1

Free
Animals at night
Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Primary
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Saint Lucia animals
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Free
Animal tracker – record chart
Key stage 2

Primary
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Animal bingo
Early years

Early Years
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Animals in action
Key stage 1

Primary
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‘Winter’ illustrated poem
Key stage 2

Primary
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Fast Forward Audio: Animal Travellers (Non-fiction) Level 18
Free
Woodland animals colouring sheet
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Free
Animal offspring – photo poster
Key stage 2

Primary
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African animal dominoes
Early years

Free
Africa – The big five animals
Key stage 2

Primary
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Animal homes playing cards
Key stage 1

Free
Animal punctuation: Instructional texts – interactive
Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Primary
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Arctic animals
Key stage 1

Free
Day and night in the park – poster
Early years

Early Years
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Birdsong recordings
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Free
Crystal Rain Forest poster
Key stage 1

Primary
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Animal picture cards
Early years

Free
Tell me why! Zoo animals
Key stage 1

Primary
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African animal fact cards
Early years

Early Years
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A child’s eye view of safari
Early years

Free
Nocturnal animals
Key stage 1

Primary
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Animal silhouettes
Early years

Early Years
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Animal masks
Early years

Free
Animal babies
Key stage 1

Primary
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