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Five tips to pass the NAPLAN writing testFebruary 12, 2018 - 9:37 pm
1. Think and plan your NAPLAN writing test before you write. Boring – yes but completely necessary. Never forget that writing is a mixture of style and structure. It’s actually quite hard to write a creative writing piece or a persuasive text, so take the time to think about what you are going to write. […]
How to become a successful spellerSeptember 14, 2017 - 2:25 pm
One of the concerns raised in having a nationally standardised test is that it can create anxiety for young people who struggle with literacy. The problem, however, is that many children slip through the cracks and their difficulties with spelling are not picked up and assisted. NAPLAN can, in fact, identify students who struggle with […]
Make words work hardSeptember 3, 2017 - 1:07 pm
Be specific, definite and concrete. In both narrative and persuasive writing, you have to use words to create a visual feast of sights and sounds for the reader to fall into. Being specific creates engaging pictures in the mind of a reader. Don’t say Say […]
So NAPLAN…August 2, 2017 - 10:48 pm
Well – for someone that really likes everyone to just get on – wading into the NAPLAN debate can be quite scary. Clearly, I don’t want any child to be anxious about sitting a test and I don’t want teachers to feel that they have to only teach grammar and sentence structure in English lessons […]
A wonderful responseJuly 22, 2017 - 9:32 am
Thank you people of Australia and the world. You have embraced our first book and we are so excited. We have received some ringing endorsements from wonderful teachers and every teacher, librarian and parent we show the book to, says the same thing – ‘Yes please!’. From Lara Bird – a wonderful teacher – Mandy […]

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