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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
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Balloon labels
Key stage 1, Key stage 2
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Balloon adventure
Key stage 1, Key stage 2
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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
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What would you take?
Early years
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Packing for the seaside
Early years, Key stage 1
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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.
Popular this week: Wild animals
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What am I? – Wild animals
Early years
Early Years
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Wild animals – poster
Key stage 1
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Animal magic
Early years
Early Years
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Animal tracks
Early years
Free
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Animal cards
Key stage 1
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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
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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
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Woodland animals colouring sheet
Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Free
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Animal offspring – photo poster
Key stage 2
Primary
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African animal dominoes
Early years
Free
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Africa – The big five animals
Key stage 2
Primary
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Animal homes playing cards
Key stage 1
Free
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Animal punctuation: Instructional texts – interactive
Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Primary
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Arctic animals
Key stage 1
Free
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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
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Crystal Rain Forest poster
Key stage 1
Primary
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Animal picture cards
Early years
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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
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Nocturnal animals
Key stage 1
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Animal silhouettes
Early years
Early Years
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Animal masks
Early years
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Animal babies
Key stage 1
Primary
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Featured content: Songs and music for the Early Years
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In Australia! song
Early years
Early Years
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Slimy snail – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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Hickory Dickory Dock – song
Early years
Early Years
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Wiggly worm – song
Early years
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Topsy Rabbit – song
Early years
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What is on the menu? – song
Early years
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Favourite thing – song
Early years
Early Years
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My favourite food – song
Early years
Early Years
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Healthy teeth
Early years, Key stage 1
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – audio
Early years
Early Years
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Four Friendly Dolphins – song
Early years
Early Years
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Four Friendly Dolphins – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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Craig the Crab – song
Early years
Early Years
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Craig the Crab – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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Olivia the Octopus – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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Olivia the Octopus – song
Early years
Early Years
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Little Mermaid – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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Little Mermaid – song
Early years
Early Years
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Shipwreck – song
Early years
Early Years
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Shipwreck – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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My submarine – song
Early years
Early Years
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My submarine – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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Grandad loves his garden – song
Early years
Early Years
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Mr Sun – song
Early years
Early Years
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Song of sixpence – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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Librarian, librarian – song
Early years
Early Years
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Old MacDonald – song
Early years
Early Years
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What is on the menu? – instrumental
Early years
Early Years
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River Nile – song
Early years
Early Years
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Happy little spider – song
Early years
Early Years
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