Day 1

 Reflection on the day:

I think today’s topic - ‘Reading is Core’ makes us aware of how pivotal reading is in the classroom. What resonated for me was the impact the teacher’s personal relationship with reading and his/her willingness to share this with the students, can draw reluctant readers in (Teachers as readers).

I enjoyed listening to Richard Johnston talking emphasising how empowering ‘Reading across the curriculum’ can be. The children are mostly unaware that they are reading as the activities they are doing (how to plant seeds) don’t ’feel’ like the reading they might be used to. 

Reading and writing go hand in hand. Good readers have experiences with texts that feed into their writing with more interesting vocabulary.