Reading At Home

As schools across the world are closing down in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, many educators are being asked to prepare home schooling programs. Later this week I’ll be publishing some resources around this – but for the moment I’ve had a request from The Grove Education Centre for a simple pamphlet about

ASSERT Communication and Literacy Conference 2017

In May I was lucky enough to attend the ASSERT Communication and Literacy Conference in Coventry in the UK.  The conference ran for three days – and I promised I would share my presentations on my website.  To those who attended – my sincere apologies that it has taken me so long to get this

Shared Reading: Focus on Interaction

Shared reading is a collaborative learning activity that emulates and builds on the bedtime book experiences that many children and parents have together. The focus during shared reading is on the interaction. Shared reading is appropriate for any emergent reader, no matter their age and can be done individually or in small groups. Focus on