Research School Network: Blog Posts

Partnering with Parents: A Simple and Effective Approach to Supporting Reading at Home

Empowering families to support their children's communication and reading development at home.

Bringing reading to life: The power of readers theatre

In this blog, Stella Jones, Director of Town End Research School, introduces their Spotlight on Readers Theatre guide.

The MEMCO approach to explicit vocabulary instruction

Teachers in every subject should provide explicit vocabulary instruction to help students access and use academic language.

An approach to reading for SEN learners.

Reflections on the Key Stage 2 Reading Fluency Trial

Exploring the impact of an EEF trial in school

Explicit Vocabulary Instruction: A Child’s Eye View

Talking to children about a new approach to learning vocabulary.

Explicit Vocabulary Teaching: What Now?

Embedding newly-learnt vocabulary: what the Vocabulary in Action poster could look like in practice.

Leading Reading and Disciplinary Literacy

Learning to read before yearning to read

Stella Jones examines how early reading skills lay the foundation for a love of reading and academic success.

The power of reading aloud

Stella Jones explores how interactive classroom reading boosts language skills, sparks imagination and builds pupil connections.

Strategic Planning for Effective Literacy Transition from KS2 to KS3

The transition from KS2 to KS3 is a pivotal stage in a student’s academic journey, particularly when it comes to literacy.

‘Step to KS4’: The Power of Reading Intervention

Exploring the impact of explicitly teaching reading strategies to struggling readers through targeted intervention.