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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1h

🙏🏼you’re welcome. You describe inclusive, constructivist knowledge building that builds efficacy and collaboration. None of these things are a given in English classrooms at the moment.

thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

Spot on as ever ☺️

Chris Curtis @xris32.bsky.social · 3d

NEW BLOG: Do it now or do it when you’ve thought about it a bit more?

Sorry for taking a blog holiday!

learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2025/10/do-i...

#engchat #engchatuk

Do it now or do it when you’ve thought about it a bit more?

I have written at length about knowledge and its use in English, and this isn’t going to be one of those blogs, but it is about mapping out ...

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Laura Spargo @lauraspargo.bsky.social · 1d

💡Poetry, prose & penny dreadfuls. A wonderful way to end the afternoon, hearing how @ipatedu.bsky.social have created exciting writing opportunities using the Opening Doors strategies.
The OD team are feeling inspired!
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social

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Laura Spargo @lauraspargo.bsky.social · 1d

📚❤️ Could there be a better end to the day than taking the "blue book" (i.e. everything you need to know about Opening Doors) to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social?

@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social

#edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing

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Bob Cox @openingdoors.bsky.social · 1d

Do scroll down my feed today to see so many examples of teachers passionately presenting their routes to excellence for all, with a bit of help from the ‘Opening Doors’ team. Big thanks to Dr Becky Fisher @englishassociation.bsky.social for backing our work.

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

After the slow reveal and tasters, the big reveal and whole text enquiry 🙏🏼

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

Scaffolding thinking by zooming in

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

Poetry as the master key to unlocking creative thinking through language at Blackfield Primary @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social What a metaphor!

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

A journey of innovation for pupils and teachers @openingdoors.bsky.social from Inspire Partnership @englishassociation.bsky.social conference ☺️

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

‘The rationale has to be there and the teacher development has to be there for this to support pupils and come alive in class’ Sara Abbas, Mulgrave

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Julie Sargent @juliesargent.bsky.social · 1d

Penn Wood sharing their journey of Opening Doors through high quality texts - inspiring! @openingdoors.bsky.social #Openingdoors

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

The pitch of Year 6 Reading into writing at Mulgrave Primary @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social conference ☺️

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

Mulgrave Primary kick off! High pitch global English 🌍 @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 1d

We are off! @openingdoors.bsky.social conference thanks to @englishassociation.bsky.social All presentations by creative, critical practitioners in schools

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 2d

*NEW* @openingdoors.bsky.social writing hub opened at Richmond Hill Primary near Doncaster. High pitch, inclusive teaching seen live in classrooms and rich professional exploration of texts and ideas. A wonderful group of teachers and leaders ☺️🙏🏼

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Bob Cox @openingdoors.bsky.social · 2d

@marymyatt.bsky.social @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social @nicolamansfield.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social @justimaginecentre.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social

Bob Cox @openingdoors.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow! 👇
I’m incredibly proud of our schools! They are about to demonstrate how excellence for all is being delivered by teachers across the UK
Thanks @englishassociation.bsky.social

englishassociation.ac.uk/opening-door...

englishassociation.ac.uk

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 3d

I know this is obvious when you think about it but we don’t think about it enough: fascists have to cow & persecute decent journalists to prevent them from reporting exactly what they, the fascists, are doing. Fascist-adjacent ‘journalists’ help by insisting that we shouldn’t call fascists facsists.

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 6d

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 6d

😳What an incredible resource!!

The Poetry Society @handle.invalid · 6d

Visit bit.ly/NPC25Resources to read it, along with two other writing guides by Emma Purshouse and Anna Selby. ✍️

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 13d

My article from the Sept issue of online children's books mag Books for Keeps:
"Shirley Hughes once talked to me about depth in children’s illustration. She was a great admirer of Edward Ardizzone because you could ‘walk into’ his pictures in your imagination..." booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/pict...

Picture This: Deep Thoughts – Books For Keeps

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 6d

I also like the adjective ‘poemy’. As in ‘Is this text poemy? What makes this poemy?’ It’s less scary than poetic?!

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DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 6d

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
Dear Ms Phillipson,
I have no idea who you are getting your advice on literacy from. But can I suggest you speak to some of the internationally respected reading researchers we have in the UK. They will be much better informed.
@rickettslara.bsky.social

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 6d

A sensitive way to explore migration through reading and writing poetry. Beautiful poem by Nicola Davies, learning journey by me, courtesy of the wonderful @crownhousepub.bsky.social

Crown House Publishing @crownhousepub.bsky.social · 6d

It’s #NationalPoetryDay! Celebrate with this free resource from Leah Crawford that will help your pupils delve into poetry, explore its meaning and try their own hand at it!

✍️ Download it here: buff.ly/y4DImlx

📚 Discover the #OpeningDoors series: buff.ly/zOT9Hzz

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 9d

Opening Doors event in Newham! 🤩⬇️

Laura Spargo @lauraspargo.bsky.social · 9d

📢 An exciting opportunity for teachers in the Newham area
💡 A practical & immersive morning, exploring how to create exciting English experiences, ensuring *ALL* children succeed.
@openingdoors.bsky.social
@hallsvillesch.bsky.social
@thinktalkleah.bsky.social
@juliesargent.bsky.social
#edusky

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thinktalkleah.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 10d

www.researchgate.net/publication/... May be some lines of enquiry in the refs here

(PDF) Fluency: Deep Roots in Reading Instruction

PDF | Over the past two decades, reading fluency has been increasingly recognized as an important instructional variable for success in reading. Yet,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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