Eve Morton, Author at Education North Tyneside

Flying With Fluency

At the end of 2023, I led a CPD session with a focus on reading fluency at the Linskill Centre. The session was well attended by both primary and secondary colleagues and I’ve also previously discussed the role of teaching fluency in this article. Now I’d like to share the journey we’ve been on with…

Reflecting on an effective writing curriculum

The focus on the teaching of reading in schools for the last few years has been high following DfE guidance about teaching phonics and the Reading Framework publication in 2021. This focus has led to greater consistency in the teaching of reading and closing gaps, with a clearer focus on the aspects of reading that…

Why all the talk about oracy?

It seems almost impossible at the moment to avoid the conversation about importance of oracy in education – and rightly so. As James Britton once said, ‘Reading floats on a sea of talk’ (Britton, 1970, p. 164), but good oracy skills go further than that. Strong oracy skills are essential for our young learners to…