Rooted in Reading – 5 key benefits of the blue reading passport
The second passport we produced, the blue one, was conceived as a more primary-orientated version of the original green passport. The...
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Jan 11, 20202 min read
Rooted in Reading: 10 things you need to know about the original green passport
1. The green passport was the first one in the series. Indeed, when I wrote it I thought it would be the only one but then when my...
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Jan 6, 20201 min read
Rooted in Reading passports: an introduction
It occurred to me recently that, although Rooted in Reading has now been around for over a decade, there are still many teachers out...
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steve246253
Jul 27, 20185 min read
Gaps – vocabulary, reading and NATE Conference
I am updating this blog, which dates from July 2018, in January 2022. The issues it highlights have been considerably exacerbated by...
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Oct 13, 20175 min read
The Rooted in Reading Award and student attainment
The Rooted in Reading Award passport was originally designed to be reading’s equivalent to the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The tasks are...
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Five easy ways to get started with Rooted in Reading
Uprooted by Su Blackwell, currently on show at the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford. Reading can have a transformational...
Joe Wicks, Functional Fluency and teacher observation
This blog was written a while back and then forgotten about. Since then Functional Fluency International has developed considerably. It...
The 15 Rooted in Reading Principles
Back in November 2010 I was invited to go down to London to lead a research seminar at the DfE on the reading for pleasure promotion...
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