ERRR #109. Chris Such on Teaching Reading and Comprehension

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Christopher Such is the author of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading and Primary Reading Simplified. He is an experienced teacher, school leader and consultant, who delivers professional development for schools, trusts and ITT providers on the subject of evidence-informed reading and curriculum development. He also works part-time as a member of Ambition Institute’s learning design team where he co-designed their National Professional Qualifications in Leading Literacy.

In this podcast, we discuss Chris’ fantastic books, in addition to the recent work he has done with Steplab to write clear guidance for schools on how to reach reading and comprehension.

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Links/resources mentioned in the show

• Recommendations from Chris
  • Education
    • Tell Me: Children, Reading and Talk — Tell Me: Children, Reading and Talk — Aidan Chambers
    • Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling — Spell It Out — David Crystal
    • The Science of Reading: A Handbook — The Science of Reading: A Handbook — Margaret J. Snowling, Charles Hulme & Kate Nation
  • Literature
    • The Brothers Karamazov — The Brothers Karamazov — Fyodor Dostoevsky
    • Middlemarch — Middlemarch — George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) — BBC adaptation also available
    • Rebecca — Rebecca — Daphne du Maurier
    • Anna Karenina — Anna Karenina — Leo Tolstoy
  • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers — Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers — Derek Haylock & Anne Cockburn
  • Poetry
    • Paradise Lost — Paradise Lost — John Milton
    • War poetry by Siegfried Sassoon
• Ollie’s Books, Cognitive Load Theory in Action,  Tools for Teachers and The Classroom Management Handbook
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