Earlier in 2022 I was in Robert Raynes’ Year 7-8 class in Howick Intermediate (a decile 9 school in Howick, Auckland) when I noticed some very attractive and interesting student texts hanging from the ceiling. I asked Robert (a provisionally registered teacher) what they were about and he introduced me to a picture book called My Shadow is Pink by … Read More
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Making Reading-Writing Links’. Dr Murray Gadd provides more detail around this subject in the narrated video below. It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes PDF. Making reading-writing links for and with students is incredibly important in literacy. In this Murray Talk, we explore 1) What are these … Read More
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Instructional Strategies in Writing’. Dr Murray Gadd provides more detail and additional video around this subject. It is supplemented by downloadable teacher notes PDF. Scroll down for the video or click here Instructional strategies are deliberate acts of teaching that focus [student] learning in order to meet a … Read More
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present ‘Boys as Writers’ – a guide to boys engagement, progress and achievement in writing. Why should teachers be concerned about boys and writing? Nationally and internationally there is widespread evidence that many primary-age boys are not as engaged in writing as many primary-age girls and that many … Read More
In this episode of “Murray Talks”, we present an in-depth guide: Explaining the Components of an Instructional Writing Programme. This supplements and supports a previous Murray Talk: Timetabling and Organising an Instructional Writing Programme, where reference was made to the six “components” of an instructional writing programme. The original video from that talk is included … Read More