In this course you will learn:

  • About the research that shows a pressing need to plan for vocabulary throughout the curriculum

  • How vocabulary affects reading comprehension and writing fluency.

  • How being 'well read' affects comprehension.

  • How to use the primary curriculum to create a whole-school vocabulary spine.

  • About the different tiers of words to include in the spine.

  • 10 ways to use your curriculum to derive the words for the vocabulary spine.

  • About effective approaches for introducing new vocabulary to students.

  • 23 activities for introducing new vocabulary and deepening students' understanding of it.

  • This is an evidence-informed course that uses a range of research for the basis of the activities.

What people are saying

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Excellent-totally relevant and brilliant!

Simrat Mavi

Research based practical whole school tools to infuse and embed ambitious vocabulary -brilliantly presented and explained with superb examples with a scinti...

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Research based practical whole school tools to infuse and embed ambitious vocabulary -brilliantly presented and explained with superb examples with a scintillating flair. Inspired to share the key messages with my staff to benefit our pupils. Thank you.

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Fantastic!

Danielle Callec

I would highly recommend this course. It offers lots of practical ideas and templates that can be taken straight into the school and classroom with lots of ...

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I would highly recommend this course. It offers lots of practical ideas and templates that can be taken straight into the school and classroom with lots of evidence and theory to back these up with.

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