Unfortunately Ruth Walker can no longer attend. This session will now be led by Bob Pritchard.
I've previously been highly cynical about literacy in Science. It always felt like it had no real place in Science lessons, was a distraction, and often only tagged on during formal lesson observations. The book
The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler (plus some
brilliant blogs on the topic by Pritesh Raichura, Ruth Walker, Ben Rogers, Tarjinder Gill, Jasper Green and Judith Hochman herself) changed that. Writing has now become a key part of my lessons, and is making a difference to how pupils learn, process and synthesise new knowledge and providing a great insight into their understanding and misconceptions. It's also improving their writing!
In this session I will give some practical and easy to use strategies for using writing as a tool for developing scientific understanding.
