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4 Nov 2022

Shared Writing Lesson: Pterosaurs: Writing an Informational Report

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This is a shared writing lesson that I undertook with a group of Year 7-8 students. It has been filmed to illustrate the instructional practices that I deem to be important in a shared writing lesson, particularly with older primary-age students who are fluent and enthusiastic writers. Although students in the lesson are reasonably able … Read More

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7 Aug 2022

Shared Writing Lesson: Diary Of A Worm – with year 5-6 students

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In this session of “Working With Students”, Dr Murray Gadd conducts a shared writing lesson around the book “Diary Of A Worm” by Doreen Cronin This is a shared writing lesson that I undertook with a group of Year 5-6 students. It has been filmed to illustrate the instructional practices that I deem to be … Read More

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9 Aug 2021

Murray Talks Making Reading Writing Links

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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

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29 Apr 2021

Murray Talks Instructional Strategies in Writing

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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

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29 Apr 2021

Murray Talks: Boys as Writers

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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

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