Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “The Word Collector” for Year 1 – 8 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and talking about “The Word Collector” by Peter H. Reynolds. This video is aimed at Year 1 – 8 students. It was originally broadcast by Murray on YouTube during the Covid-19 lockdown (March & April 2020) … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “The Truth According to Arthur” for Year 3 – 6 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “The Truth According to Arthur” by Tim Hopgood. This video is primarily aimed at Year 3 – 6 students. It was originally broadcast by Murray on YouTube during the Covid-19 lockdown (March & … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “The Man Who Walked Between the Towers” for Year 6 – 10 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “The Man Who Walked Between the Towers” by Mordecai Gerstein. This video is primarily aimed at Year 6 – 10 students. It was originally broadcast by Murray on YouTube during the Covid-19 lockdown … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “Roly the Anzac Donkey” for Year 3 – 8 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “Roly the Anzac Donkey” written by Glyn Harper. This video is primarily aimed at Year 3 – 8 students. It was originally broadcast by Murray on YouTube during the Covid-19 lockdown (March & … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “My Mum” for Year 1 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “My Mum” written and illustrated by Anthony Browne. This video is primarily aimed at Year 1 students.  It was originally made during the Covid-19 lockdown March-April 2020  “My Mum” – Purpose: The purpose … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “Demolition” for Year 1 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “Demolition” written by Sally Sutton. This video is primarily aimed at Year 1 students. It was originally broadcast by Murray on YouTube during the Covid-19 lockdown (March & April 2020) “Demolition” – Purpose: … Read More

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Update on the Arts June 2020

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It seems like a long time since I reported on books that I have read / movies and plays I have seen recently, so the following is a report on the reading and viewing that I did over Levels 4, 3 and 2. Viewing?  Almost nothing – no plays (apart from some excellent productions on line, including an outstanding version … Read More

Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type” for Year 4 – 6 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd reads’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type” by Doreen Cronin. This video is primarily aimed at Year 4 – 6 students. It was originally broadcast by Murray on YouTube during the Covid-19 lockdown … Read More

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Murray Gadd Reads & Writes from “Good News Bad News” for Years 3-8 students

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “Good News Bad News” by Colin McNaughton. This video is primarily aimed at Year 3 – 8 students. It was originally broadcast by Murray on YouTube during the Covid-19 lockdown (March & April … Read More

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Getting Through The Lockdown

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As the lock-down started late March 2020, I was about to get on a plane to fly to Sweden for a two-month working stint at Stockholm University, working on literacy issues with teachers of students with intellectual disabilities.  I’ve been doing this for four years now and this was to be my fifth visit.  But alas, like everyone else in … Read More

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