I am so beyond excited for this 😍

New post on the cognitive benefits of writing in full, rich and connected sentences across subjects: readingforlearning.org/2025/07/20/w...

New post: the jobs sentences do in science: readingforlearning.org/2025/07/13/j...

Your weekend read ↓ Why questioning in lessons often fails (and what to do about it) #EduBlogUK #EduSky #UKEd

Inspired by The Writing Revolution, here's a physics version of but, because, so: readingforlearning.org/2025/06/26/a...

Redesigning our Year 9 curriculum to include Semmelweis and Snow, and vaccinations. Explaining through causality is part of our curricular metacontent. So these models build on a culture of explaining. I explain metacontent here: cmooreanderson.wixsite.com/teachingbiol... #iTeachBio #chatbiology

Teaching students how to write better sentences in science (a 3min video): drive.google.com/file/d/1D87U...

How to teach sentence writing in science to develop deeper understanding. A new post readingforlearning.org/2025/04/15/b...

A key aim of chemistry education is to help young people understand the world they live in. Here is my new EiC article on how to teach chemistry for understanding the world: edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why...

This is very good - linking cognitive science, knowledge and the science of reading. Lots of sticky notes! @natwexler.bsky.social

I found this really thought provoking this morning - thanks Carl.

I got a lot out of this Alex - thank you.

Who knew - sometimes when pupils are reading in class, they aren't paying full attention! Evidence here: readingforlearning.org/2025/05/24/t...

How closely do you need to support readers' comprehension? For some readers, a lot. readingforlearning.org/2025/05/24/t...

Are you a mathematics teacher in the UK? Or do you work in a job that requires the regular use of mathematics?

A new post - using short connected texts to enrich the content you've taught: readingforlearning.org/2025/05/18/a...

Inspired by the DfEs new secondary school literacy publication, here's a practical new post about reading comprehension readingforlearning.org/2025/05/11/w...

I'm on the great Physics Teaching Podcast! "Modelling Electricity with Ben Rogers is live! Join Robin, Rosie and friend-of-the-Podcast-and-author for a delectable selection of ways to teach electricity spanning from year 4 all the way through to some fun ideas for year 12 A-level classes."

New post - teaching reading comprehension strategies - classroom tips readingforlearning.org/2025/05/11/w...

I'm listening to Science of Reading: The Podcast | A guide to integrating knowledge building into your classroom, with Jackie Relyea, Ph.D. on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-csynn...

Question: to what extent is your subject about understanding the world and how much about preparation for the next stage in learning? I think it's something like this for science.

Get these key skills in all your science lessons says @benrogersedu.bsky.social edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why... #SciTeachUK

Read up on why @benrogersedu.bsky.social thinks literacy is so vital in your science classroom. Then find the #teachingresources you need for your chemistry lessons in our collection #SciTeachUK #ASEChat edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why... edu.rsc.org/resources/co...

Learners struggling with terminology in your science lessons? Read this advice from teacher, blogger and researcher @benrogersedu.bsky.social edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why... #SciTeachUK #teachingideas

Have we got news for you? Yes, we have! 1. an article by @benrogersedu.bsky.social edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why... 2. new literacy teaching resources by chemistry topic: edu.rsc.org/resources/co... #SciTeachUK #teachingresources

A key aim of chemistry education is to help young people understand the world they live in. Here is my new EiC article on how to teach chemistry for understanding the world: edu.rsc.org/endpoint/why...

It was a pleasure to talk about the pros and cons of telling stories with @physicstp.bsky.social. The discussion was based on a project funded by the IOP with @benrogersedu.bsky.social and @liamciniodwyer.bsky.social We tried not to get too distracted by stories to focus on their value in teaching.

I'm not sure whether this is useful to anyone. If you are a science teacher and want to know when to use commas in complex sentences, here are two rules to help: readingforlearning.org/2025/04/17/2...

How to teach sentence writing in science to develop deeper understanding. A new post readingforlearning.org/2025/04/15/b...

Cool! Thanks Dan.

Teaching students how to write better sentences in science (a 3min video): drive.google.com/file/d/1D87U...

while not about school leadership you should check out @cmooreanderson.bsky.social 's book Difference Maker which covers many of these ideas.

A new post of teaching tier three vocabulary and it's importance outside of the subject classroom: readingforlearning.org/2025/04/14/t...

Home made visualiser.

New post: the dreadful harm telling stories in science lessons does to learning... or does it? readingforlearning.org/2025/03/21/t... @liamciniodwyer.bsky.social @rbrockphysics.bsky.social

Do stories in science lessons help learning? @rbrockphysics.bsky.social @liamciniodwyer.bsky.social and my new paper in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching explores the impact of stories in science lessons. See the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

New post: 10 principle for teaching reading comprehension in science lessons: readingforlearning.org/2025/03/16/1...

New post on boosting Rich and Connected learning science and reading comprehension: readingforlearning.org/2025/03/02/t...

So... a lot of highly successful schools use Reading while Listening (RwL) - the teacher reads aloud while the students follow along, often using a ruler. But this is a clear example of the Split Attention effect - so who is right? readingforlearning.org/2025/02/01/r...

I wrote this post about reading in science lessons back in 2016 - it's still what I think about: readingforlearning.org/2016/05/25/r...

Absolutely. Dimension 1, Element 1 of the Model - Content knowledge. Professional bodies have a key role to play. You can watch the Element video that explains the Element bit more here (first video): evidencebased.education/element-vide...

Super beautiful Moon and Venus conjunction visible right now in the UK. Saturn also visible following them.

New post: Why you should make your science lead responsible for whole school literacy readingforlearning.org/2025/01/03/w...

This is great. I'm in the UK... I think we know knowledge is important for reading. Many of us have knowledge rich curricula. I think we aren't completing the circle: use the knowledge the pupils have developed for their reading and writing.

A new post on applying knowledge in science when practical is impractical (and a little game for you to play): readingforlearning.org/2024/12/29/a...

This is the post I've been working towards for years - how to develop rich and connected schema in science: readingforlearning.org/2024/12/15/r...

New post: what's the point of comprehension? readingforlearning.org/2024/11/17/w...

I've just written a short post on reading fluency, thinking in particular about the sciences and humanities: readingforlearning.org/2024/11/17/s...

A post I wrote 8 years ago... It holds up well: readingforlearning.org/2016/12/10/a...

What is comprehension? You read a text. Or listen to a talk. Or do an experiment. To comprehend, the new information needs somewhere to settle. You may already have a ‘mental home ‘ or perhaps you modify an existing mental home for the new information to settle into.