Reading between the lines: developing reading fluency for comprehension Published 26 November 2024 Reading comprehension is our ultimate goal in the teaching of fluency. Understanding texts, reacting to them and being able to read between the lines is essential if we want children to become kee, volitional readers. Read more
HMT Empire Windrush: Marking the 75th Anniversary Published 14 June 2023 Discover recommendations and a unit plan to mark the anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in Britain. Read more
Reading fluency? How do I teach that? Published 01 December 2022 In this blog, Kathy Roe, HFL’s Reading Fluency Project Lead sheds some light on the what, the how and the why of reading fluency instruction at KS1 and KS2. Read more
Reading Fluency: training for teachers Published 03 June 2022 Leading up to a special focus on reading fluency and the outcomes of our collaboration with the EEF, Kathy Roe brings shares the current picture for the HfL reading Fluency Project. Read more
Reading at Key Stage 1 – What might we do and how might we do it? Published 29 September 2020 Kathy Roe shares some strategies for supporting children with reading in Key Stage 1. Read more
KS1 Reading Fluency Project: text selection guidance – Years 1 and 2 Published 11 March 2020 Kathy Roe shares some marvellous text suggestions for use on the KS1 reading Fluency Project. Read more
All hail Macbeth! Published 23 March 2018 In this blog, Kathy Roe shares how one school brought the drama of Shakespeare's Macbeth to vivid life - through drama and writing - drawing upon HfL's Detailed English Plans. Read more
