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Posted on July 4, 2019 by Catherine Casey
Catherine Casey gives her top fun tips for parents in supporting their children with spelling.
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Posted on June 7, 2019 by Alexandra Taylor
Reading Planet author and actress Nina Wadia recently appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch talking about her book Bionic T1D.
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Posted on May 20, 2019 by Maggie McGuigan
In this blog, Maggie McGuigan (Series Editor and author of Read in to Writing), explains why studying a whole book is key to raising attainment in English and achieving that all important 'greater depth'.
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Posted on March 26, 2019 by Dr Kathy Weston
Dr Kathy Weston talks about the positive effects of encouraging reading in your home on your child's education. Read on to find out why books aren't just for bedtime.
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Posted on March 4, 2019 by Dr Kathy Weston
Read Dr Kathy Weston's 4 top tips for supporting your child's education from home.
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Posted on September 19, 2018 by Alexandra Taylor
This week, we bring you a Reception vocabulary teaching activity which uses the story of Hansel and Gretel to help children to develop an understanding of words to describe different characters.
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Posted on September 5, 2018 by Alexandra Taylor
In this first Wednesday Words blog, we bring you a fun Year 4 vocabulary teaching activity to help children to describe an 'intelligent predator'. In this case, the predator is the octopus.
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Posted on April 26, 2018 by Charlotte Raby
You may have heard of the “word gap” it refers to the gap of 30 million words between different groups of children before the age of 3. Charlotte Raby (author of Rising Stars Vocabulary) explores the meaning of the 'word gap' and explains how your school can tackle the problem.
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Posted on August 30, 2016 by Maddy Barnes
After the launch of this year’s Great British Bake Off, it seems timely to share David Melling’s latest Hugless Douglas classic, ‘Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake.’ This resource demonstrates how a high quality text can be used to teach a range of NC objectives spanning across both key stages. Many thanks to Maddy Barnes for the fantastic ideas.
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Posted on May 19, 2016 by Ruth
We are delighted to announce that we have partnered with Coventry University in the development of our exciting new infant reading programme Rising Stars Reading Planet.
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