1. Into the golden cloud… Graham Tyrer: Headteacher, Chenderit School, Northampton grahamtyrer.com grahamtyrer@me.com

2. Self talk and acting the truth Talk is a gift

3. Reading into the world Reading was her way into the world…for she knew nothing beyond the family, which was her house, enclosing her on four sides, the entire and only truth. White walls like sheets of paper, the rules of life written on them in invisible ink. Reading tore holes in these paper walls and let her inspect another world…Books let her float out of herself and into a sort of golden cloud…the book and the world were one and she was both and neither, she was not there, she was everywhere. Michelle Roberts: Impossible Saints

9. Which are the 2 most/least effective approaches for helping pupils retain information? audio-visual reading discussion explaining to others demonstration listening practice by doing

10. Retention rates in order of effectiveness explaining to others: 90% practice by doing: 75% discussion: 50% demonstration: 30% audio-visual: 20% reading: 10% listening: 5% Keep it interactive – it’s not just children who learn by doing Research: National Training Laboratries, Bethel, Main USA

11. 15 years of analysing education research tells us: (John Hattie, Aukland University covering over 80M students in 50,000 studies) Raising quality of pupil-teacher interaction is key to effective learning Top-rated approaches Pupils assessing themselves by reaching a view on their levels of understanding Setting work that is one step ahead of current level Using formative assessment to decide next steps Teacher clarity – being explicit about what to do Reciprocal teaching – pupils take turns in teaching class Visible Learning – pub by Routledge Note these are key features of assessment for learning – see Formative Assessment in the Secondary Classroom by Shirley Clarke

12. Literacy box and e-box Things that work

13. However Although On the other hand But Yet Still Nevertheless Nonetheless Conversely Then again Whereas Similarly Likewise Also Correspondingly Equally In the same way Furthermore In addition What’s more Moreover Besides Additionally Plus It is as if It seems It could be It is almost as if The writer suggests The writer implies This effect emphasises This effect highlights This effect accentuates This effect underlines This effect points to

17. Text types

18. The way the planets are structured give rise to gravitational pull FormalBelievable, thoughtful, ordered, can disguise an opinion Oi, see these planets, right? They spin like anything. InformalChatty, colloquial, friendly, easy to relate to, makes it sound like an opinion, like someone’s talking to you When I first saw the planets they made me feel awed and humble PersonalDraws the reader to the writer, biased, makes it sound like an opinion The planets spin on their axes and have strong gravitational pull Imperson al Cold, believable, distances reader and writer It takes seven seconds for the light to travel from the sun even at a speed of 186,000 miles per second FactualCredible, authoritative, truthful, unbiased

19. Shared modelling Things that work

20. Whole school focus

23. Student Literacy Consultants: Literacy ‘Companies’ (link to millionaire if not mac) Product designers (link to litweb and vox pops)Product designers Delivering lesson starters Functional skill tutors with Y7/8s The litweb Literacy leaders in lessons Things that work

26. Things that work: student and parents building a learning community (hyperlink to movie files)

27. Talk to think and write Things that work

28. Bloom +1 in learning objectives, mid lesson plenaries, self-peer assessment and literacy think breaks …

31. Plenary roles Things that work

32. Plenary roles

35. I listen with my ear, my heart and my undivided attention

36. above all, curiosity

37. grahamtyrer@me.com grahamtyrer@me.com NLTlitweb grahamtyrer@me.com