Our extended reading model and the study of non-fiction texts provide a powerful & evidence-based method for teaching PSHE, SMSC, British Values, and Citizenship topics. Drop us a message to start the discussion about how we can help you today! #Literacy literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/de...

Next week we enter December with a look the 1st female MP and a profile on Ozzy Osbourne. We also dig into Waves as part of our KS3 Science curriculum reading. How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

⚙️🚨NEW RESOURCES ALERT🚨⚙️ We are starting 2026 with some challenging topics including: 💶 The launch of the Euro and what actually is money? 🪧 What is the right to protest 💻 What is pornography? Extended reading & structured discussion embedded daily literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

⚙️🚨NEW RESOURCES ALERT🚨⚙️ We are starting 2026 with some challenging topics including: 💶 The launch of the Euro and what actually is money? 🪧 What is the right to protest 💻 What is pornography? Extended reading & structured discussion embedded daily literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

Last chance to grab a 15% discount in our #BlackFriday sale. Make 2026 a true year of reading with knowledge rich, adult modelled, interactive daily reading. Literacyengine.co.uk

Last chance to grab a 15% discount in our #BlackFriday sale. Make 2026 a true year of reading with knowledge rich, adult modelled, interactive daily reading. Literacyengine.co.uk

Our Tutor Time reading programme impacts 100% of students that attend tutor time. No chasing up completion. Every single student benefits from their form tutor reading to them & having rich academic conversations about the world & words around them. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/wh...

Our Tutor Time reading programme impacts 100% of students that attend tutor time. No chasing up completion. Every single student benefits from their form tutor reading to them & having rich academic conversations about the world & words around them. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/wh...

When we built our Interactive Read Aloud model, we started with the evidence around what works well. We built a cross curricular model that supports colleagues outside their specialism to deliver high impact, knowledge rich reading sessions. Literacyengine.co.uk

When we built our Interactive Read Aloud model, we started with the evidence around what works well. We built a cross curricular model that supports colleagues outside their specialism to deliver high impact, knowledge rich reading sessions. Literacyengine.co.uk

We took every topic across KS3 Geography, History, and Science and turned them into 10-15 minute academic reads. That's 140+ texts covering every aspect of those KS3 curricula. It is time to ditch the video and put reading back to the top of the class. Literacyengine.co.uk

We took every topic across KS3 Geography, History, and Science and turned them into 10-15 minute academic reads. That's 140+ texts covering every aspect of those KS3 curricula. It is time to ditch the video and put reading back to the top of the class. Literacyengine.co.uk

Before we look at incentives and initiatives to get students "Reading for Pleasure" we need to take an honest look at reading in our lessons. How far have we driven reading from our classrooms? If it can be reading, it should be reading. Literacyengine.co.uk

Before we look at incentives and initiatives to get students "Reading for Pleasure" we need to take an honest look at reading in our lessons. How far have we driven reading from our classrooms? If it can be reading, it should be reading. Literacyengine.co.uk

What are conspiracy theories and are they dangerous? The death of Queen Mary I Freddie Mercury Have you ever wondered what would happen if the polar ice caps melted? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

Our #BlackFriday sale is well under way. Join us before the end of November and receive 15% off your membership. Together we can make 2026 the year of evidence based whole school reading. Check out our full membership package here: literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...

#BlackFriday is back! Join us before the end of November and receive 15% off! Let's make 2026 your year of every adult in school reading to your students every day! literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...

⚙️🚨NEW RESOURCES ALERT 🚨⚙️ December's resources are now live featuring: ⚙️ Should video games be considered a sport? ⚙️ The 1st female MP ⚙️ Ozzy Osbourne ⚙️ Have you ever wondered why boxes of chocolates are getting smaller? Check them out now: literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

⚙️🚨NEW RESOURCES ALERT 🚨⚙️ December's resources are now live featuring: ⚙️ Should video games be considered a sport? ⚙️ The 1st female MP ⚙️ Ozzy Osbourne ⚙️ Have you ever wondered why boxes of chocolates are getting smaller? Check them out now: literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

This #RemembranceDay, ditch the YouTube clips & send a powerful message that reading is the primary medium for learning. Our FREE resources offer knowledge-rich, extended reading that honours history & builds understanding. Power up your Tutor Time here: literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/re...

This #RemembranceDay, ditch the YouTube clips & send a powerful message that reading is the primary medium for learning. Our FREE resources offer knowledge-rich, extended reading that honours history & builds understanding. Power up your Tutor Time here: literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/re...

If you want to add some extended reading to your #RemembranceDay programme this year, check out our FREE packs. They include 5 different texts, each in a Core and Simplified Language Version. See how non-fiction reading can transform your Tutor Time. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/re...

If you want to add some extended reading to your #RemembranceDay programme this year, check out our FREE packs. They include 5 different texts, each in a Core and Simplified Language Version. See how non-fiction reading can transform your Tutor Time. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/re...

Week 6 and our diverse topic choices are: ⚙️What is "Fair Trade"? ⚙️The 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott ⚙️Vladimir Putin ⚙️Have you ever wondered why different cultures celebrate the harvest? How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

Happy #WorldTeachersDay2025 from all of us at The Literacy Engine. Celebrating the literacy engineers that drive literacy forward every day. Literacyengine.co.uk

Week 6 and our diverse topic choices are: ⚙️What is "Fair Trade"? ⚙️The 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott ⚙️Vladimir Putin ⚙️Have you ever wondered why different cultures celebrate the harvest? How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

With our FREE General Election sample packs you can see how our Core & Simplified Language Version packs map against PSHE, SMSC, British Values, & Citizenship objectives. Download them now to see how we could transform your Tutor Time reading programme. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

With our FREE General Election sample packs you can see how our Core & Simplified Language Version packs map against PSHE, SMSC, British Values, & Citizenship objectives. Download them now to see how we could transform your Tutor Time reading programme. literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

Considering the amount of time & effort that is devoted to home reading projects & sustained silent reading in schools, you'd think they'd have more impact. The just don't unfortunately. If you are still using them, drop us a message & we'll help you better harness that time.

Every school I’ve ever worked at uses some form of DEAR or monitored at home reading program. It’s insidious. And it just demonstrates the Matthew principle everywhere I’ve taught that relies on it.

Considering the amount of time & effort that is devoted to home reading projects & sustained silent reading in schools, you'd think they'd have more impact. The just don't unfortunately. If you are still using them, drop us a message & we'll help you better harness that time.

Are still using "Drop Everything And Read"? Has your novel based tutor time reading programme lost its momentum? If the answer is yes, please drop us a message. We can help you better harness that time & create a culture of reading across your curriculum literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/co...

We featured Jane Goodall's work in April this year as one of our inspirational individuals. The world is a better place thanks to her work. #RIPJaneGoodall literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

Are still using "Drop Everything And Read"? Has your novel based tutor time reading programme lost its momentum? If the answer is yes, please drop us a message. We can help you better harness that time & create a culture of reading across your curriculum literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/co...

🚨⚙️NEW RESOURCES ALERT⚙️🚨 November Gears of Thought is now live! ⚙️ European Convention on Human Rights ⚙️ Conspiracy Theories ⚙️ Freddie Mercury ⚙️ The ISS How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

We enter October this week and #BlackHistoryMonth Our students will read about: ⚙️ The Race Relations Act ⚙️ The Bristol Bus Boycott 1963 ⚙️ Mae Jemison ⚙️ The European Convention on Human Rights How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

We enter October this week and #BlackHistoryMonth Our students will read about: ⚙️ The Race Relations Act ⚙️ The Bristol Bus Boycott 1963 ⚙️ Mae Jemison ⚙️ The European Convention on Human Rights How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

🚨⚙️NEW RESOURCES ALERT⚙️🚨 November Gears of Thought is now live! ⚙️ European Convention on Human Rights ⚙️ Conspiracy Theories ⚙️ Freddie Mercury ⚙️ The ISS How do your students start their day? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

How often do students encounter new information in your subject via reading? How often is it a YouTube video? We've covered the entire KS3 curriculum for Geography, History, and Science & share a topic every month. September's pack is "1066". literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...

How often do students encounter new information in your subject via reading? How often is it a YouTube video? We've covered the entire KS3 curriculum for Geography, History, and Science & share a topic every month. September's pack is "1066". literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...

Drop Everything And Read. At @researchED1 I shared this definition of the practice then shared where I'd adapted it from. English teaching is one of the last hiding places of Discovery Learning and needs to be weeded out by the roots. Our students deserve better. @literacyengine.bsky.social

This week in Gears Of Thought: ⚙️ What are loot boxes & microtransactions in video games ⚙️ The launch of Fortnite: Battle Royale ⚙️ Michael Faraday ⚙️ Have you ever wondered what a world without electricity would be like? literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/ge...

What we crafted was an evidence based Interactive Read Aloud model that puts knowledge and fluency building at the heart of a cross curricular model for reading across the secondary curriculum.

We looked at evidence based pedagogical theory and applied it to help shape our model. We took Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction and built a model for reading across the curriculum.

When we created our Interactive Read Aloud model, we started with the evidence of what works well. We knew some of the most common practices used to develop reading across a secondary school were having no impact, so we researched what was.

When we created our Interactive Read Aloud model, we started with the evidence of what works well. We knew some of the most common practices used to develop reading across a secondary school were having no impact, so we researched what was.

One of the best ways to promote "Reading for Pleasure" is to fill your curriculum with reading for learning. That habit of reading needs building over time and can't just be a 30 minute homework task from English. Time to put reading back to the top of the class literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...

Olo edu people. Does anyone have a writing mat for creative writing and analytical writing they could kindly share with me so that I don't have to reinvent the wheel. Happy to share resources back. @englishassociation.bsky.social @literacyengine.bsky.social Thank you in advance.

One of the best ways to promote "Reading for Pleasure" is to fill your curriculum with reading for learning. That habit of reading needs building over time and can't just be a 30 minute homework task from English. Time to put reading back to the top of the class literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/20...

A Tutor Time reading programme involves more than just giving tutors a set of novels & saying "read this aloud". Our programme provides support, PSHE mapping, oracy & debate strategies, and differentiated text levels throughout. It is built for success! literacyengine.co.uk/index.php/pr...