@Suchmo83 – Edventures

The words from the forest

Kristian Still 23 Apr ’23 27 Apr ’23

Whenever I need help with a tricky ‘Science of Reading’ query, Chris Such rarely fails to respond with multiple possible responses. And rightly so, the Science of Reading is a complex and interwoven topic. His book, sadly, is mistitled – …

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Art and Science of reading

Kristian Still 29 Jul ’21 29 Jul ’21

Morning Reading, vocab remains very much in the professional learning cross hairs. This morning I read this recommendation to read a guest post on Pamela Snow’s blog. It is well worth it. Needless to say, that this short clip, adds …

I still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under me3 Nov ’24
This post is written for a friend. The point of desperation is often the point of truth. He wrote. How do your move forward, when you still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under you? If you can move at all? Let alone …
No rescuing3 Nov ’24
Do not do for someone, that they can do for themselves. This is a life, teaching, leading, parental sentiment or wisdom that I have long held important. It sits along side the notion of “no rescuing.” This is the focus on this post and thinking. …
Teams – Day 3 (part 2)2 Nov ’24
Prioritising time to write has not made it to the top of the priorities list until today (the end of half-term). That is a failing on my part. With hindsight, I should have planned and scheduled less. I am not comfortable accepting that “writing, thinking …
Yuimaru – ‘a circle of people’26 Oct ’24
It started with reading sports team Coach biographies. John Wooden, Phil Jackson, Mike Krzyzewski (Basketball), Sir Alex Ferguson, Johan Cruyff, Anson Dorrance (Football), Sir Clive Woodward and James Kerr’s Legacy (Rugby) and Dave Brailsford (Cycling) and there were plenty others. It turns out, many of …