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05/09/2024
5 Ways Literacy Tree helps you to be literacy-ready

5 Ways Literacy Tree helps you to be literacy-ready

As many children excitedly prepare to come back to school, teachers will be putting the final touches to their classrooms. Trays will have been labelled, pencils sharpened, the glue sticks and felt tip pens organised and, probably for the last…

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01/09/2024
September 2024 Literature Review

September 2024 Literature Review

Change is afoot with children (and teachers!) heading back to school. there’ll be excitement for some; nerves for others. Some children will take the new school year as an opportunity for a fresh start; others will seek comfort in being…

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26/08/2024
Why Teach Spelling Through Investigation?

Why Teach Spelling Through Investigation?

The 2014 Curriculum has posed many challenges for teachers and one of the most pressing is ensuring the breadth of coverage in spelling and vocabulary acquisition. There are a hundred words in each KS2 wordlist and multiple spelling rules to…

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26/08/2024
Books to help children prepare for the new school year

Books to help children prepare for the new school year

Starting a new school year can be an exciting time for primary-aged children. There will often be a new teacher, a new classroom and a new timetable for children to get used to, as well as all of the new…

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14/08/2024
The Literary Merit of Wordless Texts

The Literary Merit of Wordless Texts

At Literacy Tree, we are huge advocates of the value of wordless texts.  Communicating through pictures on cave walls was the very first form of storytelling some 40,000 years ago, so this ancestral literary legacy living on must mean something.…

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09/08/2024
August '24 Literature Review

August '24 Literature Review

Some of our schools have already broken up for the summer; some abroad take their longer holiday at other times of the year but here in England, sun shining (finally!) many schools finish this Friday. Some lucky children will be…

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15/07/2024
Five reasons to use a Whole School Writing Root

Five reasons to use a Whole School Writing Root

As we launch our brand-new Whole School Writing Root into the world, we’re excited at the prospect of children and teachers experiencing the joy of Poonam Mistry’s stunning book, The Midnight Panther. Dedicated to ‘anyone who has ever felt different’,…

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10/07/2024
Summer Bibliotherapy 2024: Staff Picks

Summer Bibliotherapy 2024: Staff Picks

Staff summer bibliotherapy July 2024 At this time of year, with the summer holidays fast approaching, we’re thinking about what we might want to read during those (hopefully!) long sunny days and balmy evenings. Possibly sitting beside water, where the…

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08/07/2024
How to... Timetable Literacy Tree

How to... Timetable Literacy Tree

In this instalment of our “How to use...’ series, we explore answers to the question ‘We love it all… but how do we fit it all in?’ Literacy Tree can be used as a whole school provision from Reception to…

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05/07/2024
Impactful Writing Moderation Conversations: Part 2

Impactful Writing Moderation Conversations: Part 2

This blog post follows on from Impactful Moderation Conversations: Part 1, in which we discussed the value of writing moderation and explored key factors to consider when setting up for internal moderation. In this blog post, we will share a…

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21/06/2024
Impactful Writing Moderation Conversations: Part 1

Impactful Writing Moderation Conversations: Part 1

We know that the second half of the Summer Term is a busy time for assessment in primary schools. As the academic year begins to draw to a close, there is a focus on ensuring that end-of-year assessment judgements accurately…

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05/06/2024
How to use... Coverage Documents

How to use... Coverage Documents

In the next instalment of our ‘How to Use’ series, we take a look at some of the key documents from our Subject Leaders’ Toolkit which are designed to work alongside the curriculum maps to support schools with text selection:…

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01/06/2024
June 2024 Literature Review

June 2024 Literature Review

A recent dinner-time conversation with a couple of tweens associated with Literacy Tree led to a brilliantly in-depth discussion around the origins of Pride. The catalyst? One child’s peer, during Personal Development time, which, at this particular secondary school happens…

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30/05/2024
Why Pride Is Still a Protest

Why Pride Is Still a Protest

We are living through a period where LGBTQIA+ people are yet again having to fight for their right to exist and be represented, and this has unsurprisingly permeated through to a discussion around which books are ‘appropriate’ to share with…

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29/05/2024
A Book List for Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Authors and Characters

A Book List for Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Authors and Characters

Representation is important and we believe it's vital that children see their realities reflected in literature and that they have the opportunity to learn about the history of significant LGBTQ+ people. Many of the LGBTQ+ children's books here have existed…

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23/05/2024
How to use... Classroom Toolkit

How to use... Classroom Toolkit

In this latest instalment of our How to Use series, we look at the Literacy Tree Classroom Toolkit. The Classroom Toolkit can be found in the Member Resources section of the website and has a wealth of resources that can…

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17/05/2024
Books that support discussions around technology use

Books that support discussions around technology use

Educating, working with, or raising children in an age of rapid technological advancements presents both exciting opportunities and complex challenges for school staff, parents and carers. With 9 out of 10 children owning a mobile phone by age 11 (Ofcom,…

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10/05/2024
Understanding Mental Health Through Children’s Literature: A Lifeline for Young Minds

Understanding Mental Health Through Children’s Literature: A Lifeline for Young Minds

In today's world, where mental health awareness is increasingly paramount, children's literature has emerged as a powerful medium for fostering understanding, empathy, and resilience in young minds. With the challenges that children face in navigating their emotions, relationships, and the…

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